Kennedy, Stephnie M, Deshpande, Pallavi 
ORCID: 0000-0001-9714-9917, Gallagher, Andrew G, Horsburgh, Malcolm J ORCID: 0000-0002-3806-0039, Allison, Heather E ORCID: 0000-0003-0017-7992, Kaye, Stephen B ORCID: 0000-0003-0390-0592, Wellings, Donald A and Williams, Rachel L ORCID: 0000-0002-1954-0256
(2022)
Amoebicidal Activity of Poly-Epsilon-Lysine Functionalized Hydrogels
INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, 63 (1).
11-.
ISSN 0146-0404, 1552-5783
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Abstract
PURPOSE. To determine the amoebicidal activity of functionalized poly-epsilon-lysine hydrogels (pϵK+) against Acanthamoeba castellanii. METHODS. A. castellanii trophozoites and cysts were grown in the presence of p?K solution (0-2.17 mM), pϵK or pϵK+hydrogels, or commercial hydrogel contact lens (CL) for 24 hours or 7 days in PBS or Peptone-Yeast-Glucose (PYG) media (nutrient-deplete or nutrient-replete cultures, respectively). Toxicity was determined using propidium iodide and imaged using fluorescence microscopy. Ex vivo porcine corneas were inoculated with A. castellanii trophozoites ± pϵK, pϵK+hydrogels or commercial hydrogel CL for 7 days. Corneal infection was assessed by periodic acid-Schiff staining and histologic analysis. Regrowth of A. castellanii from hydrogel lenses and corneal discs at 7 days was assessed using microscopy and enumeration. RESULTS. The toxicity of pϵK+hydrogels resulted in the death of 98.52% or 83.31% of the trophozoites at 24 hours or 7 days, respectively. The toxicity of pϵK+hydrogels resulted in the death of 70.59% or 82.32% of the cysts in PBS at 24 hours or 7 days, respectively. Cysts exposed to pϵK+hydrogels in PYG medium resulted in 75.37% and 87.14% death at 24 hours and 7 days. Ex vivo corneas infected with trophozoites and incubated with pϵK+hydrogels showed the absence of A. castellanii in the stroma, with no regrowth from corneas or pϵK+hydrogel, compared with infected-only corneas and those incubated in presence of commercial hydrogel CL. CONCLUSIONS. pϵK+hydrogels demonstrated pronounced amoebicidal and cysticidal activity against A. castellanii. p?K+ hydrogels have the potential for use as CLs that could minimize the risk of CL-associated Acanthamoeba keratitis.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | amoebicidal, hydrogels, antitrophozoite, anticyst |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health & Life Sciences Faculty of Health & Life Sciences > Inst. Infection, Vet & Ecological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2021 09:04 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Jun 2026 09:33 |
| DOI: | 10.1167/iovs.63.1.11 |
| Open Access URL: | https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?article... |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3145281 |
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