Characterisation of microbial adherence to epithelial cells following biocide treatment by analysis of area under the frequency distribution curve

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-49

  Jones, David S ^a   Gorman, Sean P ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adherence; Area Under Curve; Blastospores; Candida albicans; Cetrimidine; Cetylpyridinium chloride; Chlorhexidine; Dequalinium chloride; Frequency distribution

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CETRIMIDE; CETYLPYRIDINIUM SALT; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DEQUALINIUM;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL ADHESION; CHEEK MUCOSA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THRUSH;

EID: 0031031682     PISSN: 09280987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-0987(96)00255-2     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Beachey, E.H. (1981) Bacterial adherence: adhesin-receptor interactions mediating the attachment of bacteria to mucosal surfaces. J. Infect. Dis. 143, 325-345.
2. Bolton, S. (1984) Pharmaceutical Statistics: Practical and Clinical Applications. Marcel Dekker, New York, pp. 230-231.
3. Critchley, I.A. and Douglas, L.J. (1987) Isolation and partial characterisation of an adhesin from Candida albicans. J. Gen. Microbiol. 133, 629-636.
4. Collins-Lech, C., Kalbfleisch, J.H., Franson, T.R. and Sohnle, P.G. (1984) Inhibition by sugars of Candidaalbicans adherence to human buccal epithelial mucosal cells and corneocytes in vitro. Infect. Immun. 46, 831-834.
5. Douglas, L.J. (1987) Adhesion of Candida species to epithelial surfaces. CRC Crit. Rev. Microbiol. 15, 27-43.
6. Douglas, L.J. and McCourtie, J. (1983) Effect of tunicamycin treatment on the adherence of Candida albicans to human buccal epithelial cells. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 16, 199-202.
7. Fowler, S. and Jones, D.S. (1992) Modified adherence of Candida albicans to human buccal epithelial cells in vitro following treatment with cationic, non-antibiotic antimicrobial agents. Int. J. Pharm. 86, 193-199.
8. Gorman, S.R, McCafferty, D.F., Woolfson, A.D. and Jones, D.S. (1987a) Reduced adherence of microorganisms to human mucosal epithelial cells following treatment with Taurolin™, a novel antimicrobial agent. J. Appl. Bacteriol. 62, 315-320.
9. Gorman, S.P., McCafferty, D.F., Woolfson, A.D. and Jones, D.S. (1987b) A comparative study of the microbial anti-adherence capacities of three antimicrobial agents. J. Clin. Pharm. Ther. 12, 393-399.
10. Gorman, S.P. (1991) Microbial adherence and biofilm formation. In Denyer, S.P. and Hugo, W.B. (Eds.), Mechanisms of Action of Chemical Biocides: Their Study and Exploitation. Blackwell Scientific, The Society for Applied Bacteriology Technical Series No. 27, Oxford, pp. 271-297.
11. Jones, D.S. and Fowler, S. (1994) The effect of Brolene™ (propamidine isethionate/benzalkonium chloride) on the adherence to human buccal epithelial cells and hyphal development of Candida albicans in vitro. Int. J. Pharm. 105, 71-75.
12. Jones, D.S., Schep, L.J. and Shepherd, M.G. (1995) The effect of cetylpyridinium chloride on the cell surface hydrophobicity and adherence of Candida albicans to human buccal epithelial cells in vitro. Pharm. Res. 12, 1896-1900.
13. Reid, G. and Brooks, H.J.L. (1985) A fluorescent antibody staining technique to detect bacterial adherence to urinary tract epithelial cells. Stain Technol. 60, 211-217.
14. Rosenstein, I.J., Grady, D., Hamilton-Miller, J.M.T. and Brumfitt, W. (1985) Relationship between adhesion of Escherichia coli to uroepithelial cells and the pathogenesis of urinary infection: problems in methodology and analysis. J. Med. Microbiol. 20, 335-344.
15. Rowland, M. and Tozier, T.N. (1989) Clinical Pharmacokinetics: Concepts and Applications. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, pp. 459-463.
16. Sandin, R.L., Rogers, A.L., Patterson, R.J. and Beneke, E.S. (1982) Evidence for mannose-mediated adherence of Candida albicans to human buccal cells in vitro. Infect. Immun. 35, 79-85.
17. Sandin, R.L., Rogers, A.L., Fernandez, M.I. and Beneke, E.S. (1987) Variations in the affinity of Candida albicans in vitro among human buccal epithelial cells, J. Med. Microbiol. 24, 151-155.
18. 4 radiolabelled blastospores and a Percoll™ gradient. Int. J. Pharm. 105, 39-45.
19. Schep, L.J., Jones, D.S. and Shepherd, M.G. (1995) Primary interactions of three quaternary ammonium compounds with blastospores of Candida albicans. Pharm. Res. 12, 649-652.
20. Shibl, A.M. (1985) Effects of antibiotics on microbial adherence. Rev. Infect. Dis. 7, 51-65.
21. Woolfson, A.D., Gorman, S.P., McCafferty, D.F. and Jones, D.S. (1987) On the statistical analysis of adherence assays. J. Appl. Bacteriol. 63, 147-151.
22. Wyatt, J.E., Poston, S.M. and Noble, W.C. (1990) Adherence of Staphylococcus aureus to cell monolayers. J. Appl. Bacteriol. 69, 834-844.