Responses of gravid screwworm flies,Cochliomyia hominivorax, to whole wounds, wound fluid, and a standard blood attractant in olfactometer tests

1983 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 913-922 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Hammack ◽  
G. G. Holt
Keyword(s):  
Cochliomyia Hominivorax ◽  
Wound Fluid

scholarly journals Sodium Salicylate Influences the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Structure and Susceptibility Towards Silver

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 1060
Author(s):  
Erik Gerner ◽  
Sofia Almqvist ◽  
Peter Thomsen ◽  
Maria Werthén ◽  
Margarita Trobos
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Biofilm Formation ◽  
Sodium Salicylate ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Cell Aggregation ◽  
Wound Fluid ◽  
Global Challenge ◽  
3D Collagen ◽  
Biofilm Development ◽  
Biofilm Structure

Hard-to-heal wounds are typically infected with biofilm-producing microorganisms, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which strongly contribute to delayed healing. Due to the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance, alternative treatment strategies are needed. Here, we investigated whether inhibition of quorum sensing (QS) by sodium salicylate in different P. aeruginosa strains (QS-competent, QS-mutant, and chronic wound strains) influences biofilm formation and tolerance to silver. Biofilm formation was evaluated in simulated serum-containing wound fluid in the presence or absence of sodium salicylate (NaSa). Biofilms were established using a 3D collagen-based biofilm model, collagen coated glass, and the Calgary biofilm device. Furthermore, the susceptibility of 48-h-old biofilms formed by laboratory and clinical strains in the presence or absence of NaSa towards silver was evaluated by assessing cell viability. Biofilms formed in the presence of NaSa were more susceptible to silver and contained reduced levels of virulence factors associated with biofilm development than those formed in the absence of NaSa. Biofilm aggregates formed by the wild-type but not the QS mutant strain, were smaller and less heterogenous in size when grown in cultures with NaSa compared to control. These data suggest that NaSa, via a reduction of cell aggregation in biofilms, allows the antiseptic to become more readily available to cells.

scholarly journals Insulin-Degrading Activity in Wound Fluid

2004 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 847-851 ◽  
Author(s):  
William C. Duckworth ◽  
Janet Fawcett ◽  
Sreedevi Reddy ◽  
Jeffrey C. Page
Keyword(s):  
Wound Fluid
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