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ArticleOral diseases2025

Antifungal recombinant psoriasin of human origin effectively inhibits fungal growth on denture base.

Lucia Adriana Lifshits, Edward Bronshtein, May Attias, Yoav Breuer, Adi Cohen, Matan Gabay, Marina Sova, Evgeny Weinberg, Eran Zenziper, Daniel Z Bar and 2 more

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Article in Oral diseases, 2025. 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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12 authors.

Lucia Adriana LifshitsDepartment of Oral Biology, The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Edward BronshteinDepartment of Oral Biology, The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
May AttiasDepartment of Oral Biology, The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Yoav BreuerDepartment of Oral Biology, The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Adi CohenDepartment of Oral Biology, The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4008-5078
Matan GabayDepartment of Oral Biology, The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Marina SovaDepartment of Oral Biology, The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Evgeny WeinbergDepartment of Oral Biology, The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Eran ZenziperDepartment of Oral Rehabilitation, The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Daniel Z BarDepartment of Oral Biology, The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Nir StererDepartment of Oral Rehabilitation, The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Maayan GalDepartment of Oral Biology, The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3668-8647

Funding

Bountica LtdSchool of Dental Medicine of Tel Aviv Universitythe Marian Gertner Institute for Medical Nano-Systems
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of recombinant psoriasin as a novel treatment for oral candidiasis by eliminating Candida albicans growth on polymethyl methacrylate denture base. MATERIALS AND

methodsRecombinant psoriasin protein was expressed and purified from E. coli, and Candida growth was monitored in vitro with varying concentrations of psoriasin. Subsequently, denture-base polymethyl methacrylate was immersed in psoriasin's solution or voriconazole, and fungal growth on the acrylic base and in the medium was examined by scanning electron microscopy and optical density, respectively. Cellular viability of HeLa and human gingival fibroblast cells treated with psoriasin was measured by methylene blue assay.

resultsThe findings reveal an effective antifungal activity of psoriasin, completely inhibiting Candida albicans growth in RPMI at a protein concentration above 400 nM. Immersing the polymethyl methacrylate with 50 μM psoriasin completely eradicates fungal growth. Psoriasin has low cytotoxicity in HeLa cells at a concentration higher than 12 μM and no toxic effect on human gingival fibroblasts.

conclusionsThis study marks psoriasin as an effective alternative to conventional antifungal treatments for denture stomatitis and a safe alternative to chemical antifungals in dental medicine and beyond.

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Antifungal AgentsCandida albicansDenture BasesS100 Calcium Binding Protein A7Cell SurvivalFibroblastsGingivaHeLa CellsHumansMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningPolymethyl MethacrylateRecombinant ProteinsAntifungal AgentsPolymethyl MethacrylateRecombinant ProteinsS100A7 protein, humanS100 Calcium Binding Protein A7antifungal agentsCandida albicansdenture stomatitispolymethylmethacrylatepsoriasinrecombinant proteins

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PMID39073178
PMCPMC11976117

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