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ArticleCurrent medicinal chemistry2021

A Novel Dicationic Boron Dipyrromethene-based Photosensitizer for Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Priyanga Dharmaratne, Ligang Yu, Roy Chi-Hang Wong, Ben Chun-Lap Chan, Kit-Man Lau, Baiyan Wang, Clara Bik San Lau, Kwok-Pui Fung, Dennis Kee-Pui Ng, Margaret Ip

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Article in Current medicinal chemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Priyanga DharmaratneSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.
Ligang YuDepartment of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.
Roy Chi-Hang WongDepartment of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.
Ben Chun-Lap ChanInstitute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.
Kit-Man LauInstitute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.
Baiyan WangSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.
Clara Bik San LauInstitute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.
Kwok-Pui FungInstitute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.
Dennis Kee-Pui NgDepartment of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.
Margaret IpDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) 16151202
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe report herein the synthesis of a novel dicationic boron dipyrromethene derivative (compound 3) which is symmetrically substituted with two trimethylammonium styryl groups.

methodsThe antibacterial photodynamic activity of compound 3 was determined against sixteen methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains, including four ATCC type strains (ATCC 43300, ATCC BAA-42, ATCC BAA-43, and ATCC BAA-44), two mutant strains [AAC(6')-APH(2") and RN4220/pUL5054], and ten nonduplicate clinical strains of hospital- and community-associated MRSA. Upon light irradiation, the minimum bactericidal concentrations of compound 3 were in the range of 1.56-50 μM against all the sixteen MRSA strains. Interestingly, compound 3 was not only more active than an analogue in which the ammonium groups are not directly connected to the n-conjugated system (compound 4), but also showed significantly higher (p < 0.05) antibacterial potency than the clinically approved photosensitizer methylene blue. The skin irritation of compound 3 during topical application was tested on human 3-D skin constructs and proven to be non-irritant in vivo at concentrations below 1.250 mM. In the murine MRSA infected wound study, the colony forming unit reduction of compound 3 + PDT group showed significantly (p < 0.05) higher value (>2.5 log

conclusionIn conclusion, the present study provides a scientific basis for future development of compound 3 as a potent photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy for MRSA wound infection.

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Anti-Infective AgentsMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusPhotochemotherapyAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBoronHumansMiceMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPhotosensitizing AgentsPorphobilinogenAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsBorondipyrromethenePhotosensitizing AgentsPorphobilinogenantibacterial potency.antimicrobial photodynamic therapyboron dipyrrometheneMethicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureusmurine wound infection modelphotosensitizer

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PMID33292110
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