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Quercetin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles as an alternative for controlling bacterial adhesion to urethral catheter
Gabrielle Messias de Souza1, Leticia Franco Gervasoni1, Rafael da Silva Rosa2
1Health Sciences Faculty, University of Western Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Objectives:
The present study aimed to assess the antimicrobial and antiadhesion behavior of quercetin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles in Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus multidrug-resistant isolates.
Methods:
The ionic gelation method was used to prepare chitosan nanoparticles loaded with quercetin. The antimicrobial and antibiofilm effects were observed by minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), plate count, crystal violet assay, and the matrix exopolysaccharide dosages. The nanoparticles coated in silicone urethral catheters were evaluated by crystal violet assay and plating count method.
Results:
MIC ranged from 6.25 to 12.5 mg/ml. A reduction of at least 3.6 log CFU/ml and 6.2 log CFU/ml for, respectively, E. coli and S. aureus isolates was observed (p < 0.05). Under subinhibitory concentration (3.1 mg/ml) it was found a reduction of microbial adhesion and exopolysaccharide dosages in respectively 83.3% and 75% of the bacterial samples. The coated silicone urethral catheters showed a reduction of adhered cells in 25% of the isolates and biomass decreasing in 91.6% of them (p < 0.05).
Conclusions:
The quercetin nanoparticles provided antimicrobial and antiadhesion effects in multidrug-resistant isolates.
