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ArticleBMC biotechnology2021

Antibacterial effect of cerium oxide nanoparticle against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Khosro Zamani, Noushin Allah-Bakhshi, Faezeh Akhavan, Mahdieh Yousefi, Rezvan Golmoradi, Moazzameh Ramezani, Horacio Bach, Shabnam Razavi, Gholam-Reza Irajian, Mahyar Gerami and 3 more

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Article in BMC biotechnology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Khosro Zamani *1. Microbial Biotechnology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Noushin Allah-Bakhshi *Department of Biology, Sana Institute of Higher education, Sari, Iran.
Faezeh AkhavanDepartment of Biology, Sana Institute of Higher education, Sari, Iran.
Mahdieh YousefiDepartment of Biology, Sana Institute of Higher education, Sari, Iran.
Rezvan Golmoradi1. Microbial Biotechnology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Moazzameh RamezaniDepartment of Biology, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
Horacio BachDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. hbach@mail.ubc.ca.
Shabnam Razavi1. Microbial Biotechnology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Gholam-Reza Irajian1. Microbial Biotechnology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahyar GeramiDepartment of Biology, Sana Institute of Higher education, Sari, Iran. mahyar.gerami@yahoo.com.
Ali Pakdin-PariziSari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran.
Majid TafrihiDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Mazandaran, Iran.
Fatemeh RamezaniPhysiology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ramezani.f@iums.ac.ir.ORCID 0000-0001-7553-1285
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IRSari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University · IRUniversity of British Columbia Hospital · CAUniversity of Mazandaran · IRUrmia University · IRYahoo (Spain) · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAntibiotics have been widely used for the treatment of bacterial infections for decades. However, the rapid emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has created many problems with a heavy burden for the medical community. Therefore, the use of nanoparticles as an alternative for antibacterial activity has been explored. In this context, metal nanoparticles have demonstrated broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity. This study investigated the antimicrobial activity of naked cerium oxide nanoparticles dispersed in aqueous solution (CNPs) and surface-stabilized using Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a bacterial model.

methodsGelatin-polycaprolactone nanofibers containing CNPs (Scaffold@CNPs) were synthesized, and their effect on P. aeruginosa was investigated. The minimum inhibitory and bactericidal concentrations of the nanoparticls were determined in an ATCC reference strain and a clinical isolate strain. To determine whether the exposure to the nanocomposites might change the expression of antibiotic resistance, the expression of the genes shv, kpc, and imp was also investigated. Moreover, the cytotoxicity of the CNPs was assessed on fibroblast using flow cytometry.

resultsMinimum bactericidal concentrations for the ATCC and the clinical isolate of 50 µg/mL and 200 µg/mL were measured, respectively, when the CNPs were used. In the case of the Scaffold@CNPs, the bactericidal effect was 50 µg/mL and 100 µg/mL for the ATCC and clinical isolate, respectively. Interestingly, the exposure to the Scaffold@CNPs significantly decreased the expression of the genes shv, kpc, and imp.

conclusionsA concentration of CNPs and scaffold@CNPs higher than 50 μg/mL can be used to inhibit the growth of P. aeruginosa. The fact that the scaffold@CNPs significantly reduced the expression of resistance genes, it has the potential to be used for medical applications such as wound dressings.

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Metal NanoparticlesPseudomonas aeruginosaAnti-Bacterial AgentsCeriumAnti-Bacterial Agentsceric oxideCeriumAntibiotic resistanceCerium oxide nanoparticlesClinical isolateCytotoxicityGene expressionNanofiberPseudomonas aeruginosa

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PMID34876083
PMCPMC8650514
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