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Anti-Biofilm Activity of Chlorella-Mediated Light Activated Disinfection: Ex Vivo Inhibition of Intracanal Mature Enterococcus Faecalis Biofilms Via Application of Natural Product Publisher Pubmed



Pourhajibagher M1 ; Mirimoosavi RS2 ; Chiniforush N3 ; Safaraei Y4 ; Ariankia S4 ; Lalegani MR4 ; Bazarjani F5 ; Bahador A6
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  1. 1. Dental Research Center, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Islamic Azad University East Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Laser Research Center of Dentistry, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Oral Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy Published:2020


Abstract

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of light-activated disinfection (LAD) as a strategy for optimizing root canal disinfection using Chlorella (Chlo) as a natural photosensitizer against Enterococcus faecalis biofilms ex vivo. Materials and methods: The physical and chemical stability and absorption spectra of Chlo were determined. The mature microbial biofilm of E. faecalis was formed in root canals of 70 freshly extracted single-rooted premolars. After determining the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of Chlo using the agar dilution testing, E. faecalis biofilms were exposed in the following groups (n = 10): 1- Chlo at a concentration of 2× MIC, 1- Chlo at a concentration of 4× MIC, 3- Diode laser, 4−2× MIC dose of Chlo-mediated LAD, 5−4× MIC dose of Chlo-mediated LAD, 6−0.2 % chlorohexidine (CHX), and 7- control group (E. faecalis biofilms without exposure to any photosensitizer and light source). The quantitative and qualitative evaluations of E. faecalis biofilms were done using counts of colony forming units (CFUs) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) and fluorescence microscope analysis, respectively. Results: According to the results, the MIC of Chlo was 125 μg/mL, which inhibited the growth of E. faecalis. To evaluate the anti-biofilm effects of Chlo, the 2× and 4× MICs of Chlo (250 and 500 μg/mL, respectively) were used in the current study. The 4× MIC dose (500 μg/mL) of Chlo-mediated LAD was significantly more effective compared to other groups (P < 0.05), while the lowest percentage of dead cells was detected in the diode laser irradiation group. In addition, there was no significant difference in the log10 CFU of E. faecalis between the biofilm treated with 500 μg/mL Chlo-mediated LAD (1.27 ± 0.05) versus 0.2 % CHX (1.10 ± 0.06) (P < 0.05). As Moreover, SEM and fluorescence microscope images of the microbial biofilms showed that the highest percentage of dead bacteria was found in the 500 μg/mL Chlo-mediated LAD group. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that Chlo-mediated LAD can be used as an adjuvant therapy to eliminate the E. faecalis biofilms in the root canal system. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.
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