Ease of access to the cornea makes antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) ideal candidates for topical drug application. However, before bringing them to the clinic, it is fundamental to evaluate in vitro: (1) the ability of AMPs to kill bacteria in the presence of human tears, by counting the number of surviving bacteria on agar plates; (2) the potential cytotoxicity of AMPs to mammalian cells by a colorimetric method based on the production of a colored formazan crystals by metabolically active cells; and (3) the ability of AMPs to neutralize the toxic effect of the bacterial cell wall component, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), by measuring the level of the pro-inflammatory cytokine, TNF-α, released from LPS-activated macrophages, using a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
Methods for in vitro analysis of antimicrobial activity and toxicity of anti-keratitis peptides: bacterial viability in tears, MTT, and TNF-α release assays / Cappiello, Floriana; Casciaro, Bruno; Kolar, Satya Sree; Baidouri, Hasna; Mcdermott, Alison M.; Mangoni, Maria Luisa. - STAMPA. - 1548(2017), pp. 395-409. [10.1007/978-1-4939-6737-7_29].
Methods for in vitro analysis of antimicrobial activity and toxicity of anti-keratitis peptides: bacterial viability in tears, MTT, and TNF-α release assays
CAPPIELLO, FLORIANA;CASCIARO, BRUNO;MANGONI, Maria Luisa
2017
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Ease of access to the cornea makes antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) ideal candidates for topical drug application. However, before bringing them to the clinic, it is fundamental to evaluate in vitro: (1) the ability of AMPs to kill bacteria in the presence of human tears, by counting the number of surviving bacteria on agar plates; (2) the potential cytotoxicity of AMPs to mammalian cells by a colorimetric method based on the production of a colored formazan crystals by metabolically active cells; and (3) the ability of AMPs to neutralize the toxic effect of the bacterial cell wall component, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), by measuring the level of the pro-inflammatory cytokine, TNF-α, released from LPS-activated macrophages, using a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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