Light-induced modulation of Porphyromonas gingivalis growth |
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Authors: | Izzo Agnella D Walsh Joseph T |
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Affiliation: | Biomedical Engineering Department, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. a-izzo@northwestern.edu |
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Abstract: | The bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis is a clinically significant agent in periodontitis, a disease for which there is no definitive cure. Several groups have attempted to kill this bacterium using low levels of light in the absence of a photosensitizer, with conflicting results. We hypothesize that it is not possible to kill P. gingivalis by targeting endogenous porphyrins for a photochemical reaction. We demonstrated that irradiation of P. gingivalis with 455 or 625 nm light emitting diodes did not induce a photochemical killing of the cultures. Controlled temperature experiments indicate that irradiation at either wavelength did not significantly impact the growth of P. gingivalis cultures, as compared to non-irradiated controls. Rather, the irradiation caused a temperature increase in the growth medium, which altered the growth of the cultures. These results indicate that heat-induced killing of P. gingivalis could be the mechanism behind successful irradiation experiments with this bacterium. |
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