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Kasprzycka W, Szumigraj W, Wachulak P, Trafny EA. New approaches for low phototoxicity imaging of living cells and tissues. Bioessays 2024; 46:e2300122. [PMID: 38514402 DOI: 10.1002/bies.202300122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Fluorescence microscopy is a powerful tool used in scientific and medical research, but it is inextricably linked to phototoxicity. Neglecting phototoxicity can lead to erroneous or inconclusive results. Recently, several reports have addressed this issue, but it is still underestimated by many researchers, even though it can lead to cell death. Phototoxicity can be reduced by appropriate microscopic techniques and carefully designed experiments. This review focuses on recent strategies to reduce phototoxicity in microscopic imaging of living cells and tissues. We describe digital image processing and new hardware solutions. We point out new modifications of microscopy methods and hope that this review will interest microscopy hardware engineers. Our aim is to underscore the challenges and potential solutions integral to the design of microscopy systems. Simultaneously, we intend to engage biologists, offering insight into the latest technological advancements in imaging that can enhance their understanding and practice.
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- Wiktoria Kasprzycka
- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Kaliskiego, Warsaw, Poland
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- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Kaliskiego, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laser Technology Division, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Kaliskiego, Warsaw, Poland
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- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Kaliskiego, Warsaw, Poland
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Osuchowski ŁP, Dobrzyńska M, Kasprzycka W, Osuchowska PN, Szczęśniak B, Mierczyk Z, Trafny EA. Adhesion and morphology of mammalian cells on nanoporous and nonporous spherical carbon substrates. Nanotechnology 2023; 34. [PMID: 37725962 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/acfb0e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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Three spherical activated carbons (SACs) were used as substrates for mammalian cell proliferation. SACs were obtained by carbonizing styrene-co-divinylbenzene ion exchangers 35WET, XAD4, or 1200H. The new materials (XAD_C, WET_C, and H_C) were characterized by adsorption-desorption nitrogen isotherms and mercury intrusion porosimetry. XAD_C and WET_C exhibited well-developed BET surface areas, similar total pore volumes, and highly different pore size distributions. H_C was nonporous spherical material-reference material. The XAD_C was meso-macroporous, but the WET_C was micro-mesoporous. All SACs were not cytotoxic toward Leydig TM3 cells. The differences in porous structure and morphology of the carbon scaffolds led to morphological differences in adhered cells. The monolayer of cells was distributed flat over the entire WET_C and H_C surfaces. Leydig TM3 cells adhered to nonporous SAC but were easily washed out due to weak adhesion. The cells adhered in clusters to XAD_C and proliferated in clusters. As microscopic techniques and viability tests demonstrated, only nanoporous carbons provided a good surface for the attachment and proliferation of eukaryotic cells.
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- Łukasz Paweł Osuchowski
- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
- Military Institute of Chemistry and Radiometry, 00-910 Warsaw, Poland
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- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
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- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
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- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
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- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
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- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
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Iwańska A, Trafny EA, Czopowicz M, Augustynowicz-Kopeć E. Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from cystic fibrosis patients with chronic infections. Sci Rep 2023; 13:11741. [PMID: 37474574 PMCID: PMC10359326 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39005-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023] Open
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Patients with cystic fibrosis are predisposed to chronic respiratory tract infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. As the disease progresses, the microorganism diversifies into genotypically and phenotypically different strains which may coexist in the patient's airways for years. Adaptation of the microorganism to the airways of patients with cystic fibrosis probably occurs in response to the host's airway environment, the elements of the immune system and antibiotic therapy. Due to the chronic persistence of the microorganism in the airways, a comprehensive molecular analysis was conducted. The analysis included 120 strains isolated from 10 adult cystic fibrosis patients with chronic P. aeruginosa infection. The aim of the study was to analyze the molecular patterns of P. aeruginosa strains and to trace their transmission in the population of cystic fibrosis patients, as well as to study a relationship of the disease with specific phenotypic features. In the research, a genotypic analysis of P. aeruginosa was performed using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. The results of a number of phenotypic features of the strains were added to the outcomes of the molecular studies. As a result, 28 different genotypes were distinguished. The study also showed cross-transmission of strains between patients. 3 transmissible clusters were identified, including IG1 and IG2 clusters with 9 strains of P. aeruginosa each, obtained from 2 patients and IG3 cluster with 6 strains of P. aeruginosa isolated from 3 patients. Moreover, it was found that in some patients, several unrelated strains of P. aeruginosa may transiently or permanently infect the respiratory tract. A comprehensive understanding of the P. aeruginosa adaptation may help to develop more effective antimicrobial therapies and to identify new targets for future drugs in order to prevent progression of the infection to chronic stages.
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- Agnieszka Iwańska
- Department of Microbiology, National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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Czwartos J, Dobosz B, Kasprzycka W, Osuchowska PN, Stępińska M, Trafny EA, Starzyński J, Mierczyk Z. Preliminary Study on the Effect of a Single High-Energy Electromagnetic Pulse on Morphology and Free Radical Generation in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24087246. [PMID: 37108409 PMCID: PMC10139018 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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The effect of nanosecond electromagnetic pulses on human health, and especially on forming free radicals in human cells, is the subject of continuous research and ongoing discussion. This work presents a preliminary study on the effect of a single high-energy electromagnetic pulse on morphology, viability, and free radical generation in human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC). The cells were exposed to a single electromagnetic pulse with an electric field magnitude of ~1 MV/m and a pulse duration of ~120 ns generated from a 600 kV Marx generator. The cell viability and morphology at 2 h and 24 h after exposure were examined using confocal fluorescent microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. The number of free radicals was investigated with electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). The microscopic observations and EPR measurements showed that the exposure to the high-energy electromagnetic pulse influenced neither the number of free radicals generated nor the morphology of hMSC in vitro compared to control samples.
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- Joanna Czwartos
- Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 2 Kaliskiego St., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 2, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 2 Kaliskiego St., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 2 Kaliskiego St., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 2 Kaliskiego St., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 2 Kaliskiego St., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Electronical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Koszykowa 75, 00-662 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 2 Kaliskiego St., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
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Kasprzycka W, Trębińska-Stryjewska A, Lewandowski RB, Stępińska M, Osuchowska PN, Dobrzyńska M, Achour Y, Osuchowski ŁP, Starzyński J, Mierczyk Z, Trafny EA. Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Field Only Transiently Affects the Cellular and Molecular Processes of Leydig Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222011236. [PMID: 34681896 PMCID: PMC8541366 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222011236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to verify whether the nanosecond pulsed electric field, not eliciting thermal effects, permanently changes the molecular processes and gene expression of Leydig TM3 cells. The cells were exposed to a moderate electric field (80 quasi-rectangular shape pulses, 60 ns pulse width, and an electric field of 14 kV/cm). The putative disturbances were recorded over 24 h. After exposure to the nanosecond pulsed electric field, a 19% increase in cell diameter, a loss of microvilli, and a 70% reduction in cell adhesion were observed. Some cells showed the nonapoptotic externalization of phosphatidylserine through the pores in the plasma membrane. The cell proportion in the subG1 phase increased by 8% at the expense of the S and G2/M phases, and the DNA was fragmented in a small proportion of the cells. The membrane mitochondrial potential and superoxide content decreased by 37% and 23%, respectively. Microarray’s transcriptome analysis demonstrated a negative transient effect on the expression of genes involved in oxidative phosphorylation, DNA repair, cell proliferation, and the overexpression of plasma membrane proteins. We conclude that nanosecond pulsed electric field affected the physiology and gene expression of TM3 cells transiently, with a noticeable heterogeneity of cellular responses.
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- Wiktoria Kasprzycka
- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; (W.K.); (A.T.-S.); (R.B.L.); (M.S.); (P.N.O.); (M.D.); (Ł.P.O.); (Z.M.)
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- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; (W.K.); (A.T.-S.); (R.B.L.); (M.S.); (P.N.O.); (M.D.); (Ł.P.O.); (Z.M.)
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- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; (W.K.); (A.T.-S.); (R.B.L.); (M.S.); (P.N.O.); (M.D.); (Ł.P.O.); (Z.M.)
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- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; (W.K.); (A.T.-S.); (R.B.L.); (M.S.); (P.N.O.); (M.D.); (Ł.P.O.); (Z.M.)
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- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; (W.K.); (A.T.-S.); (R.B.L.); (M.S.); (P.N.O.); (M.D.); (Ł.P.O.); (Z.M.)
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- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; (W.K.); (A.T.-S.); (R.B.L.); (M.S.); (P.N.O.); (M.D.); (Ł.P.O.); (Z.M.)
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- Faculty of Electronics, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; (Y.A.); (J.S.)
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- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; (W.K.); (A.T.-S.); (R.B.L.); (M.S.); (P.N.O.); (M.D.); (Ł.P.O.); (Z.M.)
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- Faculty of Electronics, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; (Y.A.); (J.S.)
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- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; (W.K.); (A.T.-S.); (R.B.L.); (M.S.); (P.N.O.); (M.D.); (Ł.P.O.); (Z.M.)
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- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; (W.K.); (A.T.-S.); (R.B.L.); (M.S.); (P.N.O.); (M.D.); (Ł.P.O.); (Z.M.)
- Correspondence:
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Osuchowska PN, Wachulak P, Kasprzycka W, Nowak-Stępniowska A, Wakuła M, Bartnik A, Fiedorowicz H, Trafny EA. Adhesion of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells under Fluorescent and Soft X-ray Contact Microscopy. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22147279. [PMID: 34298899 PMCID: PMC8306697 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22147279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Understanding cancer cell adhesion could help to diminish tumor progression and metastasis. Adhesion mechanisms are currently the main therapeutic target of TNBC-resistant cells. This work shows the distribution and size of adhesive complexes determined with a common fluorescence microscopy technique and soft X-ray contact microscopy (SXCM). The results presented here demonstrate the potential of applying SXCM for imaging cell protrusions with high resolution when the cells are still alive in a physiological buffer. The possibility to observe the internal components of cells at a pristine and hydrated state with nanometer resolution distinguishes SXCM from the other more commonly used techniques for cell imaging. Thus, SXCM can be a promising technique for investigating the adhesion and organization of the actin cytoskeleton in cancer cells.
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- Paulina Natalia Osuchowska
- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; (P.N.O.); (W.K.); (A.N.-S.)
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- Laser Technology Division, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; (P.W.); (A.B.)
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- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; (P.N.O.); (W.K.); (A.N.-S.)
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- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; (P.N.O.); (W.K.); (A.N.-S.)
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- Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Roentgena 5, 02-781 Warsaw, Poland; (M.W.); (H.F.)
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- Laser Technology Division, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; (P.W.); (A.B.)
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- Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Roentgena 5, 02-781 Warsaw, Poland; (M.W.); (H.F.)
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- Biomedical Engineering Centre, Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; (P.N.O.); (W.K.); (A.N.-S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-261-839-544
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Lewicki S, Leśniak M, Machaj EK, Antos-Bielska M, Trafny EA, Kocik J, Pojda Z. Physical properties and biological interactions of liposomes developed as a drug carrier in the field of regenerative medicine. J Liposome Res 2017; 27:90-98. [PMID: 28067107 DOI: 10.3109/08982104.2016.1166510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Liposomes are used for encapsulation of the active compounds in different therapies, with the increasing frequency. The important areas of clinical applications of liposomes are cancer targeted treatment, antibiotic delivery or regenerative medicine. The liposomes can transfer both hydrophilic and hydrophobic compounds and have the lipid bilayer which imitates the cell membrane. Liposomes additionally may extend half-live period of drugs and protect them against the elimination in different ways, such as phagocytosis, enzymatic cleavage or exclusion by detoxification. The size and charge of liposomes play an important role in drug distribution and absorption into the cell. Limited data is available on the effects of liposomes on stem cells and progenitor cells. In this article, we examined the effect of charged conventional liposomes on growth of mesenchymal and blood stem cells isolated from umbilical cord. The data suggest a likelihood, that positively charged liposomes could impair stem cell growth and metabolism. Different methodological approaches allowed for the selection of negatively charged liposomes for further experiments, as the only type of liposomes which has the lowest cytotoxicity and does not affect hematopoietic cell proliferation.
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- Sławomir Lewicki
- a Department of Regenerative Medicine , Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology , Warsaw , Poland
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- a Department of Regenerative Medicine , Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology , Warsaw , Poland
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- b Department of Cellular Engineering , The Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology , Warsaw , Poland
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- c Department of Microbiology , Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology , Warsaw , Poland , and
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- d Military Institute of Technology, Biomedical Engineering Center, Institute of Optoelectronics , Warsaw , Poland
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- a Department of Regenerative Medicine , Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology , Warsaw , Poland
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- b Department of Cellular Engineering , The Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology , Warsaw , Poland
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Olszewska-Sosińska O, Zielnik-Jurkiewicz B, Stępińska M, Antos-Bielska M, Lau-Dworak M, Kozłowska K, Trafny EA. Persistence of non-typeable Haemophilus Influenzae in the pharynx of children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy after treatment with azithromycin. Pathog Dis 2015; 74:ftv106. [PMID: 26546328 DOI: 10.1093/femspd/ftv106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This study was performed in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy to evaluate the effect of azithromycin (AZT) on the presence of NTHi in monocyte/macrophages (CD14(+) cells) of adenoids/tonsils and the persistence of NTHi after adenotonsillectomy. A total of 36 pediatric patients participated in the study: 20 children were treated with AZT before adenotonsillectomy, and 16 children did not receive the antibiotic prior to surgery. NTHi were identified by culture and PCR in swabs and tissue samples. NTHi was detected in the lysates of CD14(+) cells by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and by culture. The molecular typing was used to cluster NTHi isolates from each child. The intracellular NTHi was found in 10 (62.5%) untreated patients and was identified in three (15%) azithromycin-treated patients (P = 0.003). The proportion of the persistent NTHi strains was similar in both groups. AZT treatment followed by adenotonsillectomy did not completely eliminate NTHi from pharynges; however, it significantly reduced the risk of carriage of Haemophilus influenzae inside the CD14(+) cells.
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- O Olszewska-Sosińska
- Department of Otolaryngology Children's Hospital, Niekłańska 4/24, 03-924 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Otolaryngology Children's Hospital, Niekłańska 4/24, 03-924 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Kozielska 4, 01-163 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Kozielska 4, 01-163 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, Children's Hospital, Niekłańska 4/24, 03-924 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Kozielska 4, 01-163 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Kozielska 4, 01-163 Warsaw, Poland
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Włodarski M, Kaliszewski M, Trafny EA, Szpakowska M, Lewandowski R, Bombalska A, Kwaśny M, Kopczyński K, Mularczyk-Oliwa M. Fast, reagentless and reliable screening of "white powders" during the bioterrorism hoaxes. Forensic Sci Int 2015; 248:71-7. [PMID: 25598484 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2014] [Revised: 12/15/2014] [Accepted: 12/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The classification of dry powder samples is an important step in managing the consequences of terrorist incidents. Fluorescence decays of these samples (vegetative bacteria, bacterial endospores, fungi, albumins and several flours) were measured with stroboscopic technique using an EasyLife LS system PTI. Three pulsed nanosecond LED sources, generating 280, 340 and 460nm were employed for samples excitation. The usefulness of a new 460nm light source for fluorescence measurements of dry microbial cells has been demonstrated. The principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) have been used for classification of dry biological samples. It showed that the single excitation wavelength was not sufficient for differentiation of biological samples of diverse origin. However, merging fluorescence decays from two or three excitation wavelengths allowed classification of these samples. An experimental setup allowing the practical implementation of this method for the real time fluorescence decay measurement was designed. It consisted of the LED emitting nanosecond pulses at 280nm and two fast photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) for signal detection in two fluorescence bands simultaneously. The positive results of the dry powder samples measurements confirmed that the fluorescence decay-based technique could be a useful tool for fast classification of the suspected "white powders" performed by the first responders.
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- Maksymilian Włodarski
- Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Gen. S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Gen. S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Gen. S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; Department of Microbiology, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Kozielska 4, 01-163 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Kozielska 4, 01-163 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Gen. S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland; Department of Microbiology, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Kozielska 4, 01-163 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Gen. S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Gen. S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Gen. S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Gen. S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
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Trafny EA, Lewandowski R, Zawistowska-Marciniak I, Stępińska M. Use of MTT assay for determination of the biofilm formation capacity of microorganisms in metalworking fluids. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 29:1635-43. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-013-1326-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2012] [Accepted: 03/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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AIMS To develop a multiplex PCR assay for the detection of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis in human faeces. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 54 Salmonella strains representing 19 serovars and non-Salmonella strains representing 11 different genera were used. Five primer pairs were employed in the assay. Three of them targeted to the genes hilA, spvA and invA that encode virulence-associated factors. A fourth primer pair amplified a fragment of a unique sequence within S. enterica serovar Enteritidis genomes. An internal amplification control (a fragment of a conservative sequence within the 16S rRNA genes) was targeted by a fifth primer pair. The assay produced two or three amplicons from the invA, hilA and 16S rRNA genes for 19 Salmonella serovars. All Salmonella and non-Salmonella strains yielded a band of an internal amplification control. For S. enterica serovar Typhimurium, four products (the fourth from the spvA gene), and for S. enterica serovar Enteritidis five amplicons (the fifth from the sdf gene) were observed. S. enterica serovar Enteritidis was cultured from three of 71 rectal swabs from diarrhoeal patients. Five specific amplicons were generated with the multiplex PCR assay only from culture-positive faecal samples. CONCLUSION The multiplex PCR assay specifically detects S. enterica serovar Enteritidis. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This is a novel multiplex PCR assay, which contains an internal amplification control and enables concurrent survey for Salmonella virulence genes.
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- E A Trafny
- Department of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warsaw, Poland.
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Kot B, Trafny EA. The application of PCR to the identification of selected virulence markers of Yersinia genus. Pol J Vet Sci 2004; 7:27-31. [PMID: 15061482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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The subject of this study was thirty nine strains of Yersinia enterocolitica, isolated from faeces of humans who showed symptoms typical of intestinal yersiniosis, and seventy strains of Y enterocolitica, four strains of Y. pseudotuberculosis, and one strain of Y. kristensenii from healthy pigs. In the population tested the following serogroups appeared: O3, O9, O2, O5. A PCR was used to detect the presence of pathogenic chromosomal markers, such as myfA and inv genes of the tested Yersinia species. Among Y. enterocolitica strains isolated from humans and belonging to serogroup O3 (thirty four strains) and serogroup O9 (five strains) thirty three Y. enterocolitica O3 strains and four Y. enterocolifica O9 strains, gave a positive reaction to the nmyfA gene, yielding a fragment of 280 base pairs (bp). Among seventy Y. enterocolitica strains isolated from pigs forty strains belonging to serogroup O3 and fifteen strains belonging to serogroup O9 gave a positive reaction to the myfA gene. The presence of 390 bp amplified products, corresponding to the inv gene fragment, was detected in PCR products of three Y pseudotlluberculosis strains from pigs and only in one Y. enterocolitica O3 strain from humans, which had no myfA gene. The results obtained show that the myfA gene is only present in the strains that belong to pathogenic serotypes of Y. enterocolitica. The myfA gene prevailed in the Y. enterocolitica O3 and O9 strains from humans but was less common in the Y. enterocolitica O3 and O9 strains from pigs.
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- B Kot
- Division of Microbiology, University of Podlasie, B. Prusa 12, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland.
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Grzybowski J, Trafny EA. Antimicrobial properties of copper-coated electroconductive polyester fibers. Polim Med 2000; 29:27-33. [PMID: 10876646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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Three synthetic copper-coated EURO-static fibers (PET--polyester, PA--polyamide, and PAC--polyacrylamide) manufactured by EUROPA Corporation S.C., Poland, were tested as potential antimicrobial agents. The inhibitory properties of the fibers were examined using different microorganisms as follows: i. Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25293, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 reference strains, ii. 8 strains of S. aureus (4 MRSA and 4 MSSA) and 5 strains of P. aeruginosa isolated from infected wounds, and iii. fungal pathogen Scopulariopsis sp. isolated from onychomycosis case. The results of experiments have evidenced that polyester (PET) copper-coated EURO-static fibers inhibit the growth of all the strains used.
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- J Grzybowski
- Department of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warsaw, Poland
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Trafny EA, Antos-Bielska M, Grzybowski J. Antibacterial activity of liposome-encapsulated antibiotics against Pseudomonas aeruginosa attached to the matrix of human dermis. J Microencapsul 1999; 16:419-29. [PMID: 10420328 DOI: 10.1080/026520499288889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The present studies were undertaken to compare the antibacterial activity of liposome vesicles containing amikacin, ciprofloxacin or polymyxin B in the removal of P. aeruginosa organisms from microcolonies growing on sections of the matrix of human dermis. Encapsulation efficiency of antimicrobials inside cationic liposomes was 30% for amikacin, 50% for ciprofloxacin, and 100% for polymyxin B. The sections of dermis were colonized for 72 h with P. aeruginosa strains isolated from burn wounds. After that time, an intense growth of microorganisms on the dermis surface was observed. The sessile organisms were treated (with mild shaking) with solutions of either liposomal or free amikacin, ciprofloxacin, and polymyxin B for 1 h, and also with a mixture of liposomal or free ciprofloxacin and polymyxin B (1:1) for 20 min. After treatment with liposomal antimicrobials, the mean per cent of viable cells attached to the dermis was 48.7% for liposomal amikacin, 17.4% for liposomal ciprofloxacin, 19.1% for liposomal polymyxin B, and 3.6% for a mixture of liposomal ciprofloxacin and liposomal polymyxin B. Removal of P. aeruginosa from microcolonies growing on the dermal matrix was more effective when liposomal formulations were used compared to the free antibiotics. Therefore, cleansing of the contaminated matrix of human dermis with liposomal ciprofloxacin, liposomal polymyxin B or with the mixture of both liposomal antibiotics seems to increase the efficacy at the removal of attached bacterial cells.
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- E A Trafny
- Department of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warsaw, Poland
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Trafny EA, Kowalska K, Grzybowski J. Adhesion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to collagen biomaterials: effect of amikacin and ciprofloxacin on the colonization and survival of the adherent organisms. J Biomed Mater Res 1998; 41:593-9. [PMID: 9697032 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4636(19980915)41:4<593::aid-jbm11>3.0.co;2-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The adherence of P. aeruginosa to collagen membrane, sponge, and to a new anti-infective COLL dressing and the susceptibility of the organisms attached to the biomaterials to amikacin were investigated in vitro. After 17 h of attachment, the bacteria demonstrated an increased resistance to amikacin compared with their free-floating counterparts. Amikacin, even at a concentration exceeding 150 times the minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) for the strain tested, did not eradicate the attached bacteria from the surface of collagen membrane. However, when the drug at a high concentration (over 16 times the minimal inhibitory concentration, MIC) was present in the incubation medium before it had been inoculated with P. aeruginosa, a reduction of 2 log10 units in the organisms adherent to the surface of collagen membrane was observed. We conclude that slow release of the antibiotic from the COLL dressing could control the bacterial colonization on the surface. In fact, the released amikacin at the final concentration of 32 times the MBC reduced the number of adherent bacteria by 6 log10 units. In contrast, ciprofloxacin at the same final bactericidal concentration completely eradicated the bacteria from the surface of COLL dressing. However, as ciprofloxacin is not recommended for use as a topical antimicrobial agent, a further search is needed to find an agent with a similar anticolonization activity.
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- E A Trafny
- Microbiology Department, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warsaw, Poland
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Trafny EA. Susceptibility of adherent organisms from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from burn wounds to antimicrobial agents. Int J Antimicrob Agents 1998; 10:223-8. [PMID: 9832283 DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(98)00042-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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To assess the bactericidal effects of ciprofloxacin, netilymicin, and polymyxin B on adherent Pseudomonas aeruginosa organisms and also the bactericidal effects of ciprofloxacin, vancomycin and teicoplanin on adherent Staphylococcus aureus cells, a simple end-point microplate assay, based on the method described by Miyake et al. was used in the present study. As results of the assay, the minimal inhibitory concentration (MICADH) values are taken, which express the susceptibility of the bacterial cells spontaneously released from the surface of adherent microcolonies to antimicrobial agents. Also, a minimal bactericidal concentration (MBCADH) value was read, which is defined as the lowest antibiotic concentration required to kill the sessile bacterial cells. For twenty P. aeruginosa strains and nineteen S. aureus strains isolated from burn wounds, an enhanced resistance against bactericidal action of the applied antibiotics was observed when bacterial cells were attached to polystyrene surface. The MICADH values were comparable with the conventional MIC values only for ciprofloxacin and netilmicin for P. aeruginosa strains. The MBCADH values exceeded many times the conventional MBC values for the majority of strains. The validity of the assay was estimated in the experiment designed to determine the concentration of ciprofloxacin that should be released topically from the collagen dressing to prevent the biomaterial from microbial colonization and allow the decontamination of the wound.
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- E A Trafny
- Department of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warsaw, Poland
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Grzybowski J, Antos-Bielska M, Ołdak E, Trafny EA. Release of antibiotics from collagen dressing. Polim Med 1998; 27:3-9. [PMID: 9513248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Our new collagen dressing has been developed recently. Three types (A, B, and C) of the dressing were prepared in this study. Each type contained bacitracin, neomycin or colistin. The antibiotic was input into: i. collagen sponge (CS)--type A, ii. layer of limited hydrophobicity (LLH)--type B, and iii. into both CS and LLH layers--type C. The final concentration of the antibiotic that resulted from the loading level was 2 mg/cm2 for the dressings of type A and B and 4 mg/cm2 for the dressing of type C. The antibiotics were then extracted from the pieces of dressings for two days through dialysis membrane. Susceptibility of 54 bacterial strains (S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter) isolated from burn wounds were tested to the three antibiotics used for preparation of the dressings. The results of the study evidenced that efficiency of released of antibiotics into the extracts depended on the kind of antibiotic and on the type of dressing. The concentration of the antibiotics proved to be much higher than MIC90 values of the bacterial isolates tested in respect to their susceptibility. The dressing containing mixture of the three antibiotics in two layers--CS and LLH is now considered as potentially effective for care of infected wounds. It may be useful for the treatment of infected wounds or for profilaxis of contaminated wounds, ensuring: i. sufficient antimicrobial activity in wound, and ii. optimal wound environment for the presence of collagenic biomaterial on the damaged tissue.
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- J Grzybowski
- Department of Microbiology, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warsaw, Poland
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A new antibacterial dressing for infected wounds was prepared. The dressing was composed of a collagen membrane and collagen sponge; both biomaterials possess good tissue biocompatibility. An active antibacterial layer of limited hydrophobicity was placed between the membrane and the sponge and into the upper part of the sponge. The dressing contained gentamycin or amikacin at concentrations of 0.3 microgram/cm2 (loading level of the drug utilized during preparation of the dressing). Either the antibiotic or its concentration easily can be changed in the dressing by the manufacturer. The dressing was stable for several months. The antibiotic was released slowly from the dressing in in vitro experiments for 3 days. Antibacterial activity of the dressing was tested using a mouse wound model experimentally infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Both dressings, containing either amikacin or gentamycin, reduced the number of living bacterial cells in the infected tissue almost to zero during the course of observation. The new dressing may be effective in the treatment of infected wounds in patients.
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- J Grzybowski
- Department of Microbiology, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warszawa, Poland
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A new model for in vitro evaluation of an activity of antibacterial agents released from delivery systems containing antibiotics or antiseptics was developed. The model was composed of two layers of agar gel of two different concentrations in PBS. In the upper gel, the wells were cut and filled with polyurethane sponges saturated with bacterial broth culture. The sponges were then covered with tested dressings containing antibacterial agent. The model was tested by using two bacterial strains, Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Staphylococcus aureus and experimental collagen dressing with doxycyclin, amikacin, or with silver sulfadiazine. The number of colony-forming units (CFU) in the polyurethane sponges was significantly lower under the dressings with antibacterial agents as compared to the control (the same dressing without antimicrobials) during 3 days of observation. The new in vitro model can be recommended for examination of different antibacterial delivery systems instead of experimentally infected wounds in laboratory animals or instead of the other in vitro models.
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- J Grzybowski
- Department of Microbiology, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warszawa, Poland
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The interaction of liposomes loaded with Ponceau red (used as a marker) with Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells was observed and it resulted in marker leakage. The marker leakage from liposomes was low in physiological fluids. The interaction was independent of secreted phospholipase C level and the serotype of the tested strain. Six of 37 examined isolates did not cause any release of the marker from the liposomes. Marker release of over 50% of total encapsulated material was observed only for ten of the strains tested.
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- M Antos
- Department of Microbiology, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warszawa, Poland
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An antibiotic delivery system has been developed using collagen sponge with liposome-encapsulated polymyxin B. Superficial, non-lethal infection was produced in mice by injecting Pseudomonas aeruginosa into the skin windows. Wounds were dressed with collagen sponge containing liposomal polymyxin B or containing empty liposomes (with PBS) as a control. Single dose of topically applied collagen sponge with encapsulated polymyxin B decreased bacterial cell number as compared to the control. Finally, after 8 days of experiment, the number of bacterial colonies dropped below 10(4) per biopsy. Presented polymyxin B delivery system offers potential clinical advantages.
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- E A Trafny
- Department of Microbiology, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warszawa, Poland
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This study was undertaken to examine if receptor recognizing saccharides may be involved in the adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to collagen type I and type II. We performed an adherence inhibition assay: cells of individual P. aeruginosa isolates attached to immobilized collagen type I or type II in the presence of monosaccharides, which could serve as blockers of bacterial receptors. Bacterial binding to collagen type I molecules was inhibited to the highest degree by sugar composition D-galactose/D-mannose/N-acetylneuraminic acid (5:5:1), whereas attachment of P. aeruginosa to collagen type II was inhibited by composition d-glucose/D-galactose (1:1). The same strains which were sensitive to inhibition of binding to collagen type II by both collagen types, were also sensitive to blocking by composition D-glucose/D-galactose. It suggests that saccharides play a role in adherence of P. aeruginosa to collagen type I and type II, and a common receptor for both types of collagen may be available on the surface of P. aeruginosa cells.
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- M Stepińska
- Microbiology Department, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warsaw, Poland
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Trafny EA, Stepińska M, Antos M, Grzybowski J. Effects of free and liposome-encapsulated antibiotics on adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to collagen type I. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1995; 39:2645-9. [PMID: 8592995 PMCID: PMC163005 DOI: 10.1128/aac.39.12.2645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The adherence of 27 clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains to collagen type I was investigated by using a solid-phase assay. The influence of free antibiotics (amikacin, gentamicin, piperacillin, bacitracin, and polymyxin B) and liposome-entrapped antibiotics (amikacin and polymyxin B) on bacterial attachment to collagen type I was examined. The greatest inhibitory effect was shown for free and liposomal amikacin, which decreased the attachment of 74 and 100% of tested strains, respectively. The mean percent attachment (+/- standard deviation) in the presence of free amikacin was 65.7% (+/- 12.0%) as measured by solid-phase assay. In the presence of liposomal amikacin, the attachment ranged from 17.3% (+/- 6.0%) to 42.1% (+/- 9.4%), depending on the antibiotic solvent. In contrast, polymyxin B, even at a subinhibitory concentration, enhanced attachment of all P. aeruginosa isolates to collagen. Liposomal polymyxin B displayed a protective effect only when the encapsulated drug was of a low concentration. Application of liposome-encapsulated amikacin may be advantageous in injured tissues in which extracellular matrix structures become exposed.
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- E A Trafny
- Microbiology Department, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warsaw, Poland
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The influence of liposomal amikacin on Pseudomonas aeruginosa was studied. P. aeruginosa clinical isolates caused release of encapsulated amikacin from liposomes. The liposomal amikacin proved to be active as bactericidal agent after 3 h of incubation with P. aeruginosa. Incubation of P. aeruginosa with liposomal amikacin resulted in inhibition of the growth when equivalent of 2 MIC was added but not when equivalent of 1 MIC was added. Susceptibility of bacterial isolates to the liposomal amikacin varied with bacterial strain used, but generally encapsulation of amikacin did not enhance their antibacterial activity.
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- M Antos
- Department of Microbiology, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warszawa, Poland
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Trafny EA, Xuong NH, Adams JA, Ten Eyck LF, Taylor SS, Sowadski JM. cAMP-dependent protein kinase: crystallographic insights into substrate recognition and phosphotransfer. Protein Sci 1994; 3:176-87. [PMID: 8003955 PMCID: PMC2142788 DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560030203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The crystal structure of ternary and binary substrate complexes of the catalytic subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase has been refined at 2.2 and 2.25 A resolution, respectively. The ternary complex contains ADP and a 20-residue substrate peptide, whereas the binary complex contains the phosphorylated substrate peptide. These 2 structures were refined to crystallographic R-factors of 17.5 and 18.1%, respectively. In the ternary complex, the hydroxyl oxygen OG of the serine at the P-site is 2.7 A from the OD1 atom of Asp 166. This is the first crystallographic evidence showing the direct interaction of this invariant carboxylate with a peptide substrate, and supports the predicted role of Asp 166 as a catalytic base and as an agent to position the serine -OH for nucleophilic attack. A comparison of the substrate and inhibitor ternary complexes places the hydroxyl oxygen of the serine 2.7 A from the gamma-phosphate of ATP and supports a direct in-line mechanism for phosphotransfer. In the binary complex, the phosphate on the Ser interacts directly with the epsilon N of Lys 168, another conserved residue. In the ternary complex containing ATP and the inhibitor peptide, Lys 168 interacts electrostatically with the gamma-phosphate of ATP (Zheng J, Knighton DR, Ten Eyck LF, Karlsson R, Xuong NH, Taylor SS, Sowadski JM, 1993, Biochemistry 32:2154-2161). Thus, Lys 168 remains closely associated with the phosphate in both complexes. A comparison of this binary complex structure with the recently solved structure of the ternary complex containing ATP and inhibitor peptide also reveals that the phosphate atom traverses a distance of about 1.5 A following nucleophilic attack by serine and transfer to the peptide. No major conformational changes of active site residues are seen when the substrate and product complexes are compared, although the binary complex with the phosphopeptide reveals localized changes in conformation in the region corresponding to the glycine-rich loop. The high B-factors for this loop support the conclusion that this structural motif is a highly mobile segment of the protein.
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Zheng J, Trafny EA, Knighton DR, Xuong NH, Taylor SS, Ten Eyck LF, Sowadski JM. 2.2 A refined crystal structure of the catalytic subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase complexed with MnATP and a peptide inhibitor. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 1993; 49:362-5. [PMID: 15299527 DOI: 10.1107/s0907444993000423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 280] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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. The crystal structure of a ternary complex containing the catalytic subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase, ATP and a 20-residue inhibitor peptide was refined at a resolution of 2.2 A to an R value of 0.177. In order to identify the metal binding sites, the crystals, originally grown in the presence of low concentrations of Mg(2+), were soaked in Mn(2+). Two Mn(2+) ions were identified using an anomalous Fourier map. One Mn(2+) ion bridges the gamma- and beta-phosphates and interacts with Asp184 and two water molecules. The second Mn(2+) ion interacts with the side chains of Asn171 and Asp l84 as well as with a water molecule. Modeling a serine into the P site of the inhibitor peptide suggests a mechanism for phosphotransfer.
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- J Zheng
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0654, USA
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Trafny EA, Grzybowski J, Patzer J, Popiel D, Wrembel-Wargocka J, Dzierzanowska D, Zawistowska-Marciniak I, Kobus K. Characterization of antibody response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients with wound infections. Microbiol Immunol 1991; 35:435-42. [PMID: 1921760 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1991.tb01574.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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ELISA was used to measure the amount and avidity of IgG antibodies to exotoxin A (ExA) and 7 Fisher's immunotypes of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the sera of 13 patients with mild or moderate Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. Changes in the specificity of tested sera during the course of infection were demonstrated. A statistically significant increase was seen in the amount and avidity of the antibodies to ExA in a majority of the sera, and an increase was seen in amount of antibodies to LPS immunotype 4 in the sera of patients with moderate infections.
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- E A Trafny
- Department of Microbiology, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warsaw, Poland
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Grzybowski J, Trafny EA, Wrembel-Wargocka J, Patzer J, Dzierzanowska D, Zawistowska-Marciniak I, Kłos M. Amount, avidity, and specificity of antibodies to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in normal human sera. J Clin Microbiol 1989; 27:1367-71. [PMID: 2502560 PMCID: PMC267558 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.27.6.1367-1371.1989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Seventy-two normal human sera from healthy blood donors were tested by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in order to determine the amounts and avidities of immunoglobulins M and G antibodies to lipopolysaccharides of seven Fisher's immunotypes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and to exotoxin A. The patterns of specificity for seven immunotypes in all individual sera were determined. These data show a predominance of antibodies directed to Fisher's immunotypes 7 and 4 in the human population tested and may reflect frequency of occurrence of immunotypes outside the hospital environment.
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- J Grzybowski
- Department of Microbiology, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warsaw, Poland
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Grzybowski J, Trafny EA. [Immunoenzyme test ELISA: classification and nomenclature]. POSTEP HIG MED DOSW 1985; 39:440-63. [PMID: 3914641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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