title: Influence of hyaluronic acid on bacterial and fungal species, including clinically relevant opportunistic pathogens.
abstract: Hyaluronic acid (HA) has several clinical applications (aesthetic surgery, dermatology, orthopaedics and ophtalmology). Following recent evidence, suggesting antimicrobial and antiviral properties for HA, we investigated its effects on 15 ATCC strains, representative of clinically relevant bacterial and fungal species. The in vitro system employed allowed to assess optical density of broth cultures as a measure of microbial load in a time-dependent manner. The results showed that different microbial species and, sometimes, different strains belonging to the same species, are differently affected by HA. In particular, staphylococci, enterococci, Streptococcus mutans, two Escherichia coli strains, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida glabrata and C. parapsilosis displayed a HA dose-dependent growth inhibition; no HA effects were detected in E. coli ATCC 13768 and C. albicans; S. sanguinis was favoured by the highest HA dose. Therefore, the influence of HA on bacteria and fungi warrants further studies aimed at better establishing its relevance in clinical applications.
authors: Dipartimento di Scienze di Sanità Pubblica, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Ardizzoni
authors: Rachele G
authors: RG
authors: Neglia
authors: Maria C
authors: MC
authors: Baschieri
authors: Claudio
authors: C
authors: Cermelli
authors: Manuela
authors: M
authors: Caratozzolo
authors: Elena
authors: E
authors: Righi
authors: Beniamino
authors: B
authors: Palmieri
authors: Elisabetta
authors: E
authors: Blasi
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D025141:Drug Resistance, Fungal; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects*; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors; D055675:Viscosupplements / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D055675:Viscosupplements; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid