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Preliminary study of low-dose photodynamic therapy on the oxidative stress response of Cutibacterium acnes
Shi-Xin He1, Xiang-Ning Huang2, Tong-Dan Zou3
1Department of Medical Cosmetology, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China.
Purpose:
The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of photodynamic therapy (PDT) employing different, lower 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) dosages on the proliferative activity of Cutibacterium acnes (C. acnes).
Methods:
In this in vitro bacterial experiment, we examined the effects of PDT using different doses of ALA (0.05 mmol/L; 0.1 mmol/L; 0.5 mmol/L; 1.0 mmol/L; 2.5 mmol/L). To elucidate the underlying mechanisms, we assessed colony-forming units (CFUs), bacterial staining for live/dead, antioxidant enzyme activity, and gene expression of oxidative stress markers following treatment with different doses of ALA-PDT.
Results:
Our findings demonstrate that CFU, bacterial staining for live/dead, as well as the activity and gene expression of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT), all exhibited significant increases when the ALA concentration was 0.1/0.5 mmol/L. However, both CFU and cell growth of C. acnes decreased when the ALA concentration reached 1.0 mmol/L.
Conclusion:
Lower concentration of ALA-PDT (0.1/0.5 mmol/L) appears to promote the growth of C.acnes while higher doses (1.0 /2.5 mmol/L) are associated with eradication. The procedure is possibly mediated by the activation of antioxidant-related genes and enzyme expression in cells.
