ReviewDrug resistance updates : reviews and commentaries in antimicrobial and anticancer chemotherapy2017
Antimicrobial blue light inactivation of pathogenic microbes: State of the art.
Review in Drug resistance updates : reviews and commentaries in antimicrobial and anticancer chemotherapy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 121 papers.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Violet-Blue Light Inactivation of Bacteria in Chronic Wounds
Comparative Study Evaluating Safety and Effectiveness of ( Proton Pump Inhibitor Versus Vonoprazan ) Based Triple Therapy With or Without Zinc to Eradicate H. Pylori Infection
Who cites it
121 citing papers in PubMed, 283 citations in OpenAlex.
- A randomized controlled trial of home-applied dual-light photodynamic therapy during supportive periodontal care (HOPE-CP study).Journal of periodontology · 2026Trial
- 400 nm femtosecond laser irradiation eradicates mature MRSA biofilms and inhibits their formation via quorum sensing dysregulation.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Light Photo Treatment at 405 nm Can Effectively KillMicroorganisms · 2026Article
- Selective Photodisinfection of Bacteria and Biofilms Using Blue Light-Activated Molybdenum Nanoclusters via Dual Singlet Oxygen and Hydroxyl Radical Sensitization.Inorganic chemistry · 2026Article
- Experiences and theory reveal a decrease in antimicrobial blue light killing efficiency as biofilm grows in a Pseudomonas aeruginosa model.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Illuminating the mechanism: gene expression responses to antimicrobial photodynamic therapy.BMC genomics · 2026Review
- Opn3 Drives Blue-Light-Induced Reduction in Lipid Droplets and Antiviral Defense.Biomolecules · 2026Article
- The "Irradiance Effect" Plays a Crucial Role in the Photosensitization ofMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Radiation-induced synthesis of silver nanocomposites and their antibacterial applications.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Femtosecond laser irradiation has an anti-virulence effect by reducing the adhesion and invasion of MRSA bacteria to human cells: an in vitro study.Lasers in medical science · 2025Article
- Beyond Resistance: Tolerance and Resilience of Bacteria to Photodynamic and Oxidative Stress.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Lights out for Superbugs: Is antimicrobial blue light a potential approach for future infection Control?Advanced drug delivery reviews · 2025Review
- Base-Catalyzed Pathway Towards Isocyanate Derivatives of Silsesquioxanes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Comparison of the inactivation of seven foodborne pathogens and spoilage bacteria under 405 nm blue light treatment in liquid media and on solid surfaces.Microbiology spectrum · 2025Article
- Rational control of combined photothermal and photodynamic therapy for effective eradication of biofilms.Nanoscale · 2025Article
- Evaluation of 415-nm Blue Light and Hypochlorous Acid on the Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) Cranial Implant Microbiota.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2025Article
- Low-Irradiance Antimicrobial Blue Light-Bathing Therapy for Wound Infection Control.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
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- An Antimicrobial Blue Light Prototype Device Controls Infected Wounds in a Preclinical Porcine Model.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2025Article
61 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
As an innovative non-antibiotic approach, antimicrobial blue light in the spectrum of 400-470nm has demonstrated its intrinsic antimicrobial properties resulting from the presence of endogenous photosensitizing chromophores in pathogenic microbes and, subsequently, its promise as a counteracter of antibiotic resistance. Since we published our last review of antimicrobial blue light in 2012, there have been a substantial number of new studies reported in this area. Here we provide an updated overview of the findings from the new studies over the past 5 years, including the efficacy of antimicrobial blue light inactivation of different microbes, its mechanism of action, synergism of antimicrobial blue light with other angents, its effect on host cells and tissues, the potential development of resistance to antimicrobial blue light by microbes, and a novel interstitial delivery approach of antimicrobial blue light. The potential new applications of antimicrobial blue light are also discussed.
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