Zero valent silver nanoparticles capped with capsaicinoids containing Capsicum annuum extract, exert potent anti-biofilm effect on food borne pathogen Staphylococcus aureus and curtail planktonic growth on a zebrafish infection model

2018 ◽  
Vol 124 ◽  
pp. 291-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Lotha ◽  
Bhanuvalli R. Shamprasad ◽  
Niranjana Sri Sundaramoorthy ◽  
Ragavi Ganapathy ◽  
Saisubramanian Nagarajan ◽  
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Author(s):  
A G Raja Lakshmi ◽  
S Puviyarasu

Medicinal plants are the  sources of medicine. To determine the anti-bacterial effect of synthesized silver nanoparticles using Capsicum on Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae. The objective of the study was to determine the effect of different concentration extracts of Capsicum  annuum  (red bell pepper, green bell pepper and yellow bell pepper). The extract from Capsicum showed a higher antibacterial activity against  Klebsiella pneumoniae followed by Staphylococcus aureus. The extract had higher percentages of inhibition with increased concentration  of red and yellow bell pepper.


Antibiotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Md Saruar Bhuiyan ◽  
Jhih-Hang Jiang ◽  
Xenia Kostoulias ◽  
Ravali Theegala ◽  
Graham J. Lieschke ◽  
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Daptomycin is an important antibiotic for the treatment of infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus. The emergence of daptomycin resistance in S. aureus is associated with treatment failure and persistent infections with poor clinical outcomes. Here, we investigated host innate immune responses against clinically derived, daptomycin-resistant (DAP-R) and -susceptible S. aureus paired isolates using a zebrafish infection model. We showed that the control of DAP-R S. aureus infections was attenuated in vivo due to cross-resistance to host cationic antimicrobial peptides. These data provide mechanistic understanding into persistent infections caused by DAP-R S. aureus and provide crucial insights into the adaptive evolution of this troublesome pathogen.


2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 184-190
Author(s):  
Rasha Hadi Saleh ◽  
Entisar J. Al-Mukhtar ◽  
Zaytoon A. Al-Khafaji ◽  
Mohammed H. Al Hasnawy ◽  
Huda H. Al-Hasnawy

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1343
Author(s):  
Caroline Tyavambiza ◽  
Abdulrahman Mohammed Elbagory ◽  
Abram Madimabe Madiehe ◽  
Mervin Meyer ◽  
Samantha Meyer

Cotyledon orbiculata, commonly known as pig’s ear, is an important medicinal plant of South Africa. It is used in traditional medicine to treat many ailments, including skin eruptions, abscesses, inflammation, boils and acne. Many plants have been used to synthesize metallic nanoparticles, particularly silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). However, the synthesis of AgNPs from C. orbiculata has never been reported before. The aim of this study was to synthesize AgNPs using C. orbiculata and evaluate their antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties. AgNPs were synthesized and characterized using Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HR-TEM). The antimicrobial activities of the nanoparticles against skin pathogens (Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Methicillin Resistance Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans) as well as their effects on cytokine production in macrophages (differentiated from THP-1 cells) were evaluated. The AgNPs from C. orbiculata exhibited antimicrobial activity, with the highest activity observed against P. aeruginosa (5 µg/mL). The AgNPs also showed anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-alpha, IL-6 and IL-1 beta) in lipopolysaccharide-treated macrophages. This concludes that the AgNPs produced from C. orbiculata possess antimicrobial and anti-inflammation properties.


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