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Molecules ; 24(11)2019 May 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31151290

RESUMO

Polymeric nanoparticle-based carriers are promising agents to deliver drugs to cells. Vitis vinifera phenolic compounds are known for their antifungal activity against Candida albicans. The aim of the present study was to investigate the antifungal activity of pterostilbene or crude extracts from non-fermented grape pomace, entrapped in poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid nanoparticles (NPs), with diameters of 50 and 150 nm, on Candida biofilm. The fluorescent probe coumarin 6 was used to study the uptake of poly(lactic-co-glycolic)acid (PLGA) NPs in planktonic cells and biofilm. The green fluorescent signal of coumarin 6 was observed in Candida biofilm after 24 and 48 hours. Both pterostilbene and crude pomace extract entrapped in NPs exerted a significantly higher anti-biofilm activity compared to their free forms. The entrapment efficiency of both pterostilbene and crude pomace extract in PLGA NPs was ~90%. At 16 µg/mL, pterostilbene loaded in PLGA NPs reduced biofilm formation of 63% and reduced mature biofilm of 50%. Moreover, at 50 µg/mL, the pomace extract loaded in NPs reduced mature biofilm of 37%. These results strongly suggest that PLGA NPs are promising nanodevices for the delivery of antifungal drugs as the crude grape pomace extract, a by-product of white wine making.


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Antifúngicos/farmacologia , Biofilmes/efeitos dos fármacos , Candida/efeitos dos fármacos , Nanopartículas , Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia , Estilbenos/farmacologia , Antifúngicos/química , Biopolímeros/química , Fenômenos Químicos , Nanopartículas/química , Extratos Vegetais/química , Copolímero de Ácido Poliláctico e Ácido Poliglicólico/química , Estilbenos/química , Vitis/química
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Soft Matter ; 10(12): 1944-52, 2014 Mar 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24651999

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We have recently employed L-amino acids in the lipase-catalyzed biofabrication of a class of self-assembling Fmoc-peptides that form 3-dimensional nanofiber scaffolds. Here we report that using d-amino acids, the homochiral self-assembling peptide Fmoc-D-Phe3 (Fmoc-F*F*F*) also forms a 3-dimensional nanofiber scaffold that is substantially distinguishable from its L-peptide and heterochiral peptide (F*FF and FF*F*) counterparts on the basis of their physico-chemical properties. Such chiral peptides self-assemble into ordered nanofibers with well defined fibrillar motifs. Circular dichroism and atomic force microscopy have been employed to study in depth such fibrillar peptide structures. Dexamethasone release kinetics from PLGA and CS-PLGA nanoparticles entrapped within the peptidic hydrogel matrix encourage its use for applications in drug controlled release.


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Materiais Biocompatíveis/química , Nanofibras/química , Peptídeos/química , Aminoácidos/química , Materiais Biocompatíveis/farmacologia , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Hidrogel de Polietilenoglicol-Dimetacrilato/química , Hidrogel de Polietilenoglicol-Dimetacrilato/farmacologia , Cinética , Microscopia de Força Atômica , Modelos Moleculares , Peptídeos/farmacologia
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