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. 2024 Jun:47:104212.
doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2024.104212. Epub 2024 May 11.

The role of efflux pump inhibitor in enhancing antimicrobial efficiency of Ag NPs and MB as an effective photodynamic therapy agent

Yaran Allamyradov  1 , Justice Ben Yosef  2 , Salizhan Kylychbekov  1 , Inomjon Majidov  1 , Zikrulloh Khuzhakulov  1 , Alper Yusuf Er  3 , Chazz Kitchens  4 , Simran Banga  4 , Ali Oguz Er  5
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The role of efflux pump inhibitor in enhancing antimicrobial efficiency of Ag NPs and MB as an effective photodynamic therapy agent

Yaran Allamyradov et al. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2024 Jun.
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Abstract

Efflux pumps are active transporters, which allow the cell to remove toxic substances from within the cell including antibiotics and photosensitizer complexes. Efflux pump inhibitors (EPIs), chemicals that prevent the passage of molecules through efflux pumps, play a crucial role in antimicrobial effectiveness against pathogen. In this work, we studied the effect of EPI, namely, reserpine, on photodeactivation rate of pathogens when used with Ag NPs and methylene blue (MB). Our results show that using reserpine led to a higher deactivation rate than Ag NPs and MB alone. The mechanism of this observation was investigated with singlet oxygen generation amount. Additionally, different sizes of Ag NPs were tested with reserpine. Molecular docking calculation shows that reserpine had higher affinity toward AcrB than MB. The improvement in bacterial deactivation rate is attributed to blockage of the AcrAB-TolC efflux pump preventing the removal of MB rather than enhanced singlet oxygen production. These results suggest that using reserpine with nanoparticles and photosynthesize is a promising approach in photodynamic therapy.

Keywords: Efflux pump inhibitor; Material characterization; Methylene blue; Photodynamic therapy; Silver nanoparticles; Singlet oxygen generation.

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