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- Title
Anti-Acanthamoeba Potential of Valproate Sodium; an In Vitro Study.
- Authors
Rahimi, Reza; Hajihossein, Reza; Eslamirad, Zahra
- Abstract
Background & Objective: Conventional treatment of Acanthamoeba typically involves a combination drug strategy, but its efficacy in clinical settings remains incomplete. Evaluating the therapeutic potential of existing drugs is a way used to introduce effective treatments for infectious agents. This study aimed to assess the in vitro anti-Acanthamoeba effect of valproate (VPA). Materials & Methods: An experimental study was conducted using Acanthamoeba cysts belonging to the T4 and T5 genotypes. Cysts collected from the culture medium were exposed to gentamicin, polymyxin, and three different concentrations of VPA for varying durations (1, 4, 6, and 24 hours). The treated cysts were stained with trypan blue, and the percentage of growth inhibition was calculated. Additionally, the viability of treated cysts was assessed by culturing them on non-nutrient agar plates for one month. Results: The Acanthamoeba cysts of T4 and T5 genotypes showed susceptibility to VPA. The minimal cysticidal concentration (MCC) of VPA for maximum growth inhibition in both single and combination drug assays were 100 and 3 mg/ml, for durations of 24 and 4 hours, respectively. The growth inhibition observed in the groups exposed to gentamicin and polymyxin differed significantly from the growth inhibition in the group treated with ≥100 mg/ml VPA (P< 0.05). Conclusion: VPA enhances the effects of gentamicin and polymyxin on Acanthamoeba. Combining a low concentration of VPA (≥3 mg/ml) with gentamicin and polymyxin increases the potency and speed of action of these antibiotics.
- Subjects
PROTOZOA; DRUG efficacy; IN vitro studies; EXPERIMENTAL design; CELL culture; ANALYSIS of variance; COMBINATION drug therapy; CYSTS (Pathology); GENTAMICIN; CELL survival; AMEBIASIS; CHALONES; RESEARCH funding; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; POLYMYXIN; BIOLOGICAL assay; DATA analysis software; VALPROIC acid; MICROBIAL sensitivity tests; EVALUATION
- Publication
Journal of Advances in Medical & Biomedical Research, 2023, Vol 31, Issue 148, p457
- ISSN
2676-6264
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.30699/jambs.31.148.457