Habibi M, Gheibi N, Nooroozi J, Naser Pour T, Jahani Hashemi H, Khosroshahi N et al . Effects of low-power laser irradiation on the growth of staphylococcus aureus with and without the presence of caffeic acid. Iran J Med Microbiol 2011; 5 (1 and 2) :34-42
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1- Microbiology, Islamic Azad University, Science & Research Branch – Tehrn, Iran
2- Assistant Professor of Biophysics, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Cellular and Molecular Research Center , Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran , gheibi_n@yahoo.com
3- Professor of Microbiology , Islamic Azad University, Science & Research Branch – Tehrn, Iran
4- Associate Professor of Microbiology, Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
5- Associate Professor of Biostatics, Department of Biostatics, School of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
6- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
Abstract: (13313 Views)
Background and Objectives: Staphylococcus aureus is the aetiological agent of a wide range
of infections. The role of staphylococcus aureus an important infection pathogen is clearly
determined . But one of the major challenge of human is the antibiotic resistance because of vast
prescription of the antibiotics. The purpose of this investigation was to determine low power
laser and caffeic acid effects on S. aureus and whether this strategy could be used to kill the
bacteria in vitro.
Material and Methods: In vitro investigation of antibacterial properties of Low-power laser
and caffeic acid carried out on clinical and standard strains of S. aureus. The samples from 10
cases were collected from wounded of the skin in burning infection. S. aureus species in the
samples were identified by standard morphology, microscopy, and biochemistry and PCR tests.
Then minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of caffeic Acid were determined for the
microorganism by macro dilution method. The samples were exposed to 2mW He-Ne laser for 2
or 3 min in the presence of sub MIC concentration caffeic acid separately or together and then
cultured on nutrient agar and then incubated in 37°C 24 h and after that number of colonies was
counted to quantification bacterial cell death.
Results: Certain concentrations of the extracts showed significant antibacterial effect on the
strains. Extracts with 20 mg concentration showed defined growth inhibitory effect and 30 mg
concentration showed both inhibitory and bactericidal effects on all of the given bacteria. The
minimum inhibitory concentrations were determined 7mM for S. aureus, 6.5 and 6.75 mM
considered as sub-MIC concentrations. Triplicate data of colony count showed that caffeic acid
suppresses the colony production of the staphylococcus in a concentration dependent manner in
comparison with control group (p<0.0001). Invitro studies of low power laser (2mW) effects
show its suppressive properties in exposure time dependent manner. The difference between 3
and 2min laser exposures show significant decreasing of colonies growth (p<0.0001). There was
same difference between 2min and control without exposure (p<0.0001). Co-exposure of
samples with laser and caffeic acid show a synergetic effect in the colony formation reduction in
comparison with sole caffeic acid (p<0.0001) or laser (p<0.0001).
Conclusion: In this study Low-power He-Ne laser suppressed the colony formation of
staphylococcus aureus growth and co-exposure of laser and caffeic acid boosted the bactericidal
effectiveness.
Type of Study:
Original Research Article |
Subject:
Antimicrobial Substances Received: 2013/11/30 | Accepted: 2013/11/30 | ePublished: 2013/11/30