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Acinetobacter baumannii is an important opportunistic pathogen that causes serious health-related infections, especially in intensive care units. The present study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial activity of Riparin-B (Rip-B) alone and in association with norfloxacin against multidrug-resistant clinical isolates of A. baumannii. For this, the minimum inhibitory concentrations were determined by the microdilution method. For the evaluation of resistance-modulating activity, MIC values for antibiotics were determined in the presence or absence of subinhibitory concentrations of Rip-B or chlorpromazine (CPZ). The AdeABC-AdeRS efflux system genes from these isolates were detected by PCR. Docking studies were also carried out to evaluate the interaction of Riparin-B and the AdeABC-AdeRS efflux system. The study was conducted from 2017 to 2019. The results showed that Rip-B showed weak intrinsic activity against the strains tested. On the other hand, Rip-B was able to modulate norfloxacin's response against A. baumannii strains that express efflux pump-mediated resistance. Docking studies provided projections of the interaction between Rip-B and EtBr with the AdeB protein, suggesting that Rip-B acts by competitive inhibition with the drug. Results found by in vitro and in silico assays suggest that Rip-B, in combination with norfloxacin, has the potential to treat infections caused by multidrug-resistant A. baumanni with efflux pump resistance.
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Bacterial resistance to antibiotics has become a public health issue around the world. The present study aimed to evaluate the antibacterial activity of chalcones isolated from flowers of Arrabidaea brachypoda, and their potential as efflux pump inhibitors of Staphylococcus aureus efflux pumps. Microdilution assays were performed with natural products from A. brachypoda. Chalcones 1, 3, 4, and 5 did not show intrinsic antimicrobial activity against all S. aureus strains tested, but they were able to potentiate the Norfloxacin action against the SA1199-B (norA) strain, with a better modulating action for the 4 trimethoxylated chalcone. All chalcones were also able to potentiate the action of EtBr against SA1199-B strain, suggesting a potential NorA inhibition. Moreover, chalcone 4 was able to interfere in the activity of MepA, and interfered weakly in the QacA/B activity. Molecular docking analyzes showed that tested chalcones are capable of binding in the hydrophobic cavity of NorA and MepA, in the same Norfloxacin binding site, indicating that chalcone 4 compete with the antibiotic for the same NorA and MepA binding sites. Association of chalcone 4 with Norfloxacin could be an alternative against multidrug resistant S. aureus over-productive of NorA or MepA.
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Introdução: Nos últimos anos, o ácido peracético tem sido utilizado na Odontologia para desinfecção de moldes de hidrocoloide irreversível. Objetivo: Avaliar a eficácia antimicrobiana do ácido peracético nas técnicas de nebulização e pulverização, em moldes de hidrocoloide irreversível. Material e método: Oitenta moldes de hemiarcos de voluntários foram distribuídos aleatoriamente em quatro grupos experimentais (n=20), com respectivos controles. Os moldes foram submetidos à desinfecção por dez minutos com ácido peracético 0,2% e hipoclorito de sódio 1%, pelos métodos de nebulização, com atmosfera de 100% de umidade relativa, e pulverização. Após desinfecção, cada molde foi imerso em solução salina e submetido à vibração ultrassônica para dispersão de possíveis microrganismos. Para análise microbiológica desta solução, foi realizada contagem de colônias que cresceram em meio de cultura estéril BHI-ágar após 24 h em estufa incubadora a 37°C. Resultado: Em todos os grupos, foi significante a diferença no número médio de colônias decorrentes da análise estatística do controle e do grupo experimental correspondente (p<0,05). Comparando-se o ácido peracético (0,2%) nos dois métodos, não houve diferença significativa (p=0,420); no entanto, comparando-se o hipoclorito de sódio (1%) nos dois métodos, a diferença foi estatisticamente significante (p=0,010). No mesmo método e com soluções diferentes, a nebulização com ácido peracético 0,2% foi mais eficaz que o hipoclorito de sódio 1% (p=0,030). Conclusão: Ácido peracético 0,2% pode ser usado para desinfecção de moldes de hidrocoloide irreversível nos métodos de pulverização e nebulização. Hipoclorito de sódio 1% mostrou ser mais eficaz quando se usou o método de pulverização.
Introduction: In recent years, peracetic acid has been used in dentistry for disinfection of irreversible hydrocolloid. Objective: To evaluate the antimicrobial effectiveness of peracetic acid using nebulization and spray techniques on irreversible hydrocolloid impressions. Material and method: 80 impressions of the hemi-arches of volunteers were randomly divided into four experimental groups (n = 20), with respective controls. The impressions were disinfected for 10 minutes with 0.2% peracetic acid and 1% sodium hypochlorite using the methods of nebulization in a 100% relative humidity atmosphere, and spraying. After disinfection, each impression was immersed in saline solution and subjected to ultrasonic vibration to disperse possible microorganisms. For the microbiological analysis of the solution, bacterial colonies, grown in sterile BHI-agar culture after 24h in an oven incubator at 37 ° C, were counted. Result: There was a statistically significant difference between the mean number of colonies of the control and each experimental group (p <0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between the two methods when using 0.2% peracetic acid (p = 0.420). However, there was a statistically significant difference between the two methods when using 1% sodium hypochlorite (p = 0.010). Nebulization with 0.2% peracetic acid was more effective than 1% sodium hypochlorite (p=0.030). Conclusion: 0.2% peracetic acid can be used for disinfection of irreversible hydrocolloid impressions using the methods of spraying or nebulization. Sodium hypochlorite (1%) proved to be more effective using the spraying method.
