血啉甲醚对斜纹夜蛾SL细胞的氧化损伤

通过研究血啉甲醚（hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether, HMME）对斜纹夜蛾Spodoptera litura (SL)细胞的增殖抑制率IC₅₀、处理后细胞内丙二醛（malondialdehyde, MDA）的生成量、细胞内还原型谷胱甘肽（glutathione, GSH）水平和细胞器超微结构的变化,明确血啉甲醚对SL细胞的氧化损伤,并探讨将血啉甲醚及其衍生物拓展应用到农业害虫防治领域的可行性。用MTT法测定血啉甲醚光照处理下对SL细胞24 h和48 h的IC₅₀值分别为8.35 μg/mL和7.66 μg/mL。硫代巴比妥酸（TBA）法测定表明,血啉甲醚光活化后能导致胞内MDA含量明显升高,且MDA的生成量与其浓度呈正相关;当血啉甲醚浓度为50.000 μg/mL,光照处理48 h时,细胞内MDA生成量达到173.08±3.51 nmol/L。5,5′-二硫代双 (2-硝基)苯甲酸（DTNB）法对处理后细胞内GSH水平测定结果表明,光活化后的血啉甲醚处理SL细胞能导致细胞内还原型GSH相对含量随血啉甲醚浓度升高而显著降低;当血啉甲醚浓度为50.000 μg/mL,处理48 h时,光照处理组细胞内GSH相对含量较之同浓度黑暗处理下降了39.59%。扫描电镜观察显示,6.250 μg/mL的HMME处理细胞并光照后,细胞膜表面出现了明显的孔洞,有的细胞出现了花样皱褶和内陷。这些结果表明在血啉甲醚的试验剂量下,SL细胞受到了氧化损伤。     

光动力抗微生物化学疗法对解脲脲原体体外活性的影响

解脲脲原体是一种重要的病原微生物,近年来其耐药形势十分严峻,因此寻找一种全新的有效替代治疗方案尤为重要。本研究旨在探索光动力抗微生物化学疗法对解脲脲原体体外活性的影响。选取解脲脲原体两种生物群（Parvo生物群及T960生物群）代表菌株,包括标准株及临床株,与系列稀释的2.5~0.039 062 5 mmol/L光敏剂甲苯胺蓝孵育20 min或60 min,再以（633±10）nm红光照射,设置48、102、204和408 mJ/cm²共4组能量密度,48 h后判读结果。观察不同解脲脲原体与甲苯胺蓝孵育时间、甲苯胺蓝浓度、光照能量密度对光动力抗微生物化学疗法灭活解脲脲原体效果的影响,并观察两种生物群对光动力抗微生物化学疗法敏感性的差异。结果显示,光动力抗微生物化学疗法在体外对解脲脲原体有明显灭活作用。在光照能量密度及解脲脲原体与甲苯胺蓝孵育时间固定的前提下,这种灭活作用随甲苯胺蓝浓度的增加而增强;单一633 nm红光光源在408 J/cm²及以下的能量密度对解脲脲原体的活性无明显影响。在甲苯胺蓝浓度及解脲脲原体与甲苯胺蓝孵育时间固定的条件下,光动力抗微生物化学疗法对解脲脲原体的灭活作用随光照能量密度（48~408 mJ/cm²）的增加而增强;随甲苯胺蓝孵育时间（30~60 min）延长,光动力抗微生物化学疗法对解脲脲原体的灭活作用有增强的趋势。结果提示,解脲脲原体两种生物群对光动力抗微生物化学疗法的敏感性相似。本研究证实,光动力抗微生物化学疗法在体外能有效灭活解脲脲原体,有望成为解脲脲原体感染的有效替代治疗方法。     

Lipopolysaccharide neutralizing Peptide-porphyrin conjugates for effective photoinactivation and intracellular imaging of gram-negative bacteria strains

A simple and specific strategy based on the bioconjugation of a photosensitizer protophophyrin IX (PpIX) with a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) binding antimicrobial peptide YI13WF (YVLWKRKRKFCFI-Amide) has been developed for the effective fluorescent imaging and photodynamic inactivation of Gram-negative bacterial strains. The intracellular fluorescent imaging and photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT) studies supported our hypothesis that the PpIX-YI13WF conjugates could serve as efficient probes to image the bacterial strains and meanwhile indicated the potent activities against Gram-negative bacterial pathogens especially for those with antibiotics resistance when exposed to the white light irradiation. Compared to the monomeric PpIX-YI13WF conjugate, the dimeric conjugate indicated the stronger fluorescent imaging signals and higher photoinactivation toward the Gram-negative bacterial pathogens throughout the whole concentration range. In addition, the photodynamic bacterial inactivation also demonstrated more potent activity than the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of dimeric PpIX-YI13WF conjugate itself observed for E. coli DH5a (～4 times), S. enterica (～8 times), and other Gram-negative strains including antibiotic-resistant E. coli BL21 (～8 times) and K. pneumoniae (～16 times). Moreover, both fluorescent imaging and photoinactivation measurements also demonstrated that the dimeric PpIX-YI13WF conjugate could selectively recognize bacterial strains over mammalian cells and generate less photo damage to mammalian cells. We believed that the enhanced fluorescence and bacterial inactivation were probably attributed to the higher binding affinity between dimeric photosensitizer peptide conjugate and LPS components on the surface of bacterial strains, which were the results of efficient multivalent interactions.     

肝病住院患者抗菌药物使用调查

目的了解肝病住院患者抗菌药物的使用情况。方法对62例肝病住院患者抗菌药物的应用进行调查。结果抗菌药物的使用率为25.81％;单用占75．00％;主要抗菌药物为哌拉西林、阿莫西林和头孢曲松;用药途径以静脉以及口服 静脉为主;以治疗性用药为主,预防用药在住院患者中的总使用率为4．84％;细菌标本送检率仅为6．25％。结论减少预防性用药,严格掌握抗菌药物的使用可降低抗菌药物的应用率;对于复数耐药菌感染应采取联合用药;提高细菌标本的送检率对于抗菌药物的合理应用十分重要;加强临床医师的抗菌药物知识更新和公众普及教育。     

Modeling physiological resistance in bacterial biofilms

A mathematical model of the action of antimicrobial agents on bacterial biofilms is presented. The model includes the fluid dynamics in and around the biofilm, advective and diffusive transport of two chemical constituents and the mechanism of physiological resistance. Although the mathematical model applies in three dimensions, we present two-dimensional simulations for arbitrary biofilm domains and various dosing strategies. The model allows the prediction of the spatial evolution of bacterial population and chemical constituents as well as different dosing strategies based on the fluid motion. We find that the interaction between the nutrient and the antimicrobial agent can reproduce survival curves which are comparable to other model predictions as well as experimental results. The model predicts that exposing the biofilm to low concentration doses of antimicrobial agent for longer time is more effective than short time dosing with high antimicrobial agent concentration. The effects of flow reversal and the roughness of the fluid/biofilm are also investigated. We find that reversing the flow increases the effectiveness of dosing. In addition, we show that overall survival decreases with increasing surface roughness.     

抗菌光敏剂的分类及研究进展

目前控制细菌和病毒感染性疾病的方法很多,但由于微生物菌株种类越来越多,且耐药微生物菌株不断涌现,已有的治疗手段无法取得良好疗效,因此探索新的抗微生物治疗方法迫在眉睫。光动力抗菌化学疗法是基于光动力疗法的原理,利用光敏剂在异常组织选择性聚集,在分子氧的参与下,由特定波长的光激发产生活性氧,引发一系列的光化学反应,对微生物进行选择性杀伤的一种新方法。光动力抗菌化学疗法对细菌、真菌和病毒引起的感染,特别是耐药菌感染均显示很好的疗效。本文将对光动力抗菌化学疗法中常使用的光敏剂进行分类,并对其研究进展进行综述。     

The oral metagenome in health and disease

The oral cavity of humans is inhabited by hundreds of bacterial species and some of them have a key role in the development of oral diseases, mainly dental caries and periodontitis. We describe for the first time the metagenome of the human oral cavity under health and diseased conditions, with a focus on supragingival dental plaque and cavities. Direct pyrosequencing of eight samples with different oral-health status produced 1 Gbp of sequence without the biases imposed by PCR or cloning. These data show that cavities are not dominated by Streptococcus mutans (the species originally identified as the ethiological agent of dental caries) but are in fact a complex community formed by tens of bacterial species, in agreement with the view that caries is a polymicrobial disease. The analysis of the reads indicated that the oral cavity is functionally a different environment from the gut, with many functional categories enriched in one of the two environments and depleted in the other. Individuals who had never suffered from dental caries showed an over-representation of several functional categories, like genes for antimicrobial peptides and quorum sensing. In addition, they did not have mutans streptococci but displayed high recruitment of other species. Several isolates belonging to these dominant bacteria in healthy individuals were cultured and shown to inhibit the growth of cariogenic bacteria, suggesting the use of these commensal bacterial strains as probiotics to promote oral health and prevent dental caries.     

Photoinactivation effects of hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether on Gram-positive and -negative bacteria detected by atomic force microscopy

The photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy as a promising approach for efficiently killing pathogenic microbes is attracting increasing interest. In this study, the cytotoxic and phototoxic effects of hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether (HMME) on the Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria were investigated. The cell viability was assessed by colony-forming unit method, and the results indicated that there was no significant cytotoxicity but high phototoxicity in the examined concentrations. Notably, the Gram-positive bacteria were more sensitive to HMME in phototoxicity. Simultaneously, an atomic force microscope (AFM) was used to detect the changes in morphological and nanomechanical properties of bacteria before and after HMME treatment. AFM images indicate that upon photoinactivation, the bacterial surface changed from a smooth, homogeneous architecture to a heterogenous, crackled morphology. The force spectroscopy measurements reveal that the cell wall became less rigid and the Young’s modulus decreased about 50%, whereas the tip-cell-surface adhesion forces increased significantly compared to those of native cells. It was speculated that the photodynamic effects of HMME induced the changes in the chemical composition of the outer membrane and exposure of some proteins inside the envelope. AFM can be utilized as a powerful and sensitive method for studying the interaction between bacteria and drugs.     

The photodynamic effect of methylene blue and toluidine blue on <Emphasis Type="Italic">Candida albicans</Emphasis> is dependent on medium conditions

Due to the increased number of immunocompromised patients, the infections associated with the pathogen of the genus Candida and other fungi have increased dramatically. Photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT) has been presented as a potential antimicrobial therapy, in a process that combines light and a photosensitizing drug, which promotes a phototoxic response by the treated cells. In this work, we studied the effects of the different medium conditions during PACT, using either methylene blue (MB) or toluidine blue (TB) on Candida albicans. The inhibition of the growth produced by PACT was decreased for different pH values (6.0, 7.0, and 8.0) in a buffered medium. The phototoxic effects were observed only in the presence of saline (not buffered medium). PACT was modulated by calcium in a different manner using either MB or TB. Also when using MB both verapamil or sodium azide were able to decrease the phototoxic effects on the C. albicans. These results show that PACT is presented as a new and promising antifungal therapy, however, new studies are necessary to understand the mechanism by which this event occurs.     

Establishing the Minimal Bactericidal Concentration of an Antimicrobial Agent for Planktonic Cells (MBC-P) and Biofilm Cells (MBC-B)

This protocol allows for a direct comparison between planktonic and biofilm resistance for a bacterial strain that can form a biofilm in vitro. Bacteria are inoculated into the wells of a 96-well microtiter plate. In the case of the planktonic assay, serial dilutions of the antimicrobial agent of choice are added to the bacterial suspensions. In the biofilm assay, once inoculated, the bacteria are left to form a biofilm over a set period of time. Unattached cells are removed from the wells, the media is replenished and serial dilutions of the antimicrobial agent of choice are added. After exposure to the antimicrobial agent, the planktonic cells are assayed for growth. For the biofilm assay, the media is refreshed with fresh media lacking the antimicrobial agent and the biofilm cells are left to recover. Biofilm cell viability is assayed after the recovery period. The MBC-P for the antimicrobial agent is defined as the lowest concentration of drug that kills the cells in the planktonic culture.  In contrast, the MBC-B for a strain is determined by exposing preformed biofilms to increasing concentrations of antimicrobial agent for 24 hr. The MBC-B is defined as the lowest concentration of antimicrobial agent that kills the cells in the biofilm.     

Effects of lactoferrin and lactoperoxidase‐containing food on the oral microbiota of older individuals

The oral microbiota influences health and disease states. Some gram‐negative anaerobic bacteria play important roles in tissue destruction associated with periodontal disease. Lactoferrin (LF) and lactoperoxidase (LPO) are antimicrobial proteins found in saliva; however, their influence on the whole oral microbiota currently remains unknown. In this randomized, double‐blinded, placebo‐controlled study, the effects of long‐term ingestion of LF and LPO‐containing tablets on the microbiota of supragingival plaque and tongue coating were assessed. Forty‐six older individuals ingested placebo or test tablets after every meal for 8 weeks. The relative abundance of bacterial species was assessed by 16S rRNA gene high‐throughput sequencing. Most of the bacterial species in supragingival plaque and tongue coating that exhibited significant decreases in the test group were gram‐negative bacteria, including periodontal pathogens. Decreases in the total relative abundance of gram‐negative organisms in supragingival plaque and tongue coating correlated with improvements in assessed variables related to oral health, such as oral malodor and plaque accumulation. Furthermore, there was significantly less microbiota diversity in supragingival plaque at 8 weeks in the test group than in the placebo group and low microbiota diversity correlated with improvements in assessed variables related to oral health. These results suggest that LF and LPO‐containing tablets promote a shift from a highly diverse and gram‐negative‐dominated to a gram‐positive‐dominated community in the microbiota of supragingival plaque and tongue coating. This microbial shift may contribute to improvements in oral health, including oral malodor and state of the gingiva.

     

基于HMME的PDT体外灭活HL60实验研究

目的:探讨血卟啉单甲醚(HMME)介导的光动力疗法(HMME-PDT)对HL60细胞的作用及PDT前后HL60细胞表面超微结构的变化。方法:CCK-8法检测光敏剂浓度和光照剂量对HL60细胞抑制率的影响,荧光分光光度计监测PDT过程中光敏剂荧光强度随时间的变化,Fluo 3-AM荧光探针检测不同浓度HMME作用后HL60细胞内Ca2+变化,原子力显微镜观测PDT作用前后不同扫描范围HL60细胞表面的超微结构图。结果:细胞灭活率呈光敏剂浓度-光剂量依赖关系,当HMME为50μg/mL,光照剂量为24 J/cm2时,灭活效率达到70%;随着光照时间的增加,光敏剂的荧光强度不断减弱,下降速率也逐渐变慢;随HMME作用浓度增加,钙离子浓度显著升高;HMME-PDT作用后HL60细胞表面结构出现明显变化。结论:HMME-PDT能有效灭活HL60细胞,光敏剂浓度和光剂量是影响PDT疗效的重要因素,PDT过程中伴随有光漂白现象的发生,细胞凋亡和钙离子浓度增加呈正相关,PDT作用前后细胞出现明显萎缩,细胞膜粗糙度增加。     

Photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy in aquaculture: photoinactivation studies of Vibrio fischeri

Background

Photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT) combines light, a light-absorbing molecule that initiates a photochemical or photophysical reaction, and oxygen. The combined action of these three components originates reactive oxygen species that lead to microorganisms'' destruction. The aim was to evaluate the efficiency of PACT on Vibrio fischeri: 1) with buffer solution, varying temperature, pH, salinity and oxygen concentration values; 2) with aquaculture water, to reproduce photoinactivation (PI) conditions in situ.

Methodology/Principal Findings

To monitor the PI kinetics, the bioluminescence of V. fischeri was measured during the experiments. A tricationic meso-substituted porphyrin (Tri-Py⁺-Me-PF) was used as photosensitizer (5 µM in the studies with buffer solution and 10–50 µM in the studies with aquaculture water); artificial white light (4 mW cm⁻²) and solar irradiation (40 mW cm⁻²) were used as light sources; and the bacterial concentration used for all experiments was ≈10⁷ CFU mL⁻¹ (corresponding to a bioluminescence level of 10⁵ relative light units - RLU). The variations in pH (6.5–8.5), temperature (10–25°C), salinity (20–40 g L⁻¹) and oxygen concentration did not significantly affect the PI of V. fischeri, once in all tested conditions the bioluminescent signal decreased to the detection limit of the method (≈7 log reduction). The assays using aquaculture water showed that the efficiency of the process is affected by the suspended matter. Total PI of V. fischeri in aquaculture water was achieved under solar light in the presence of 20 µM of Tri-Py⁺-Me-PF.

Conclusions/Significance

If PACT is to be used in environmental applications, the matrix containing target microbial communities should be previously characterized in order to establish an efficient protocol having into account the photosensitizer concentration, the light source and the total light dose delivered. The possibility of using solar light in PACT to treat aquaculture water makes this technology cost-effective and attractive.     

Photodynamic antimicrobial therapy

Photodynamic antimicrobial therapy (PACT) involves the utilisation of photosensitizers activated by exposure to visible light in order to eradicate microbes (this method has already been applied in photodynamic therapy of tumours). Photodynamic effect of the particular photosensitive substance (PS) is attributed to its ability to penetrate susceptible microorganisms, to absorb the light of certain wavelength, and to generate reactive cytotoxic oxygen products. The target microorganisms for photoinactivation are bacteria, fungi, viruses and protozoa. Photodynamic antimicrobial therapy is proposed as a potentially topical, non-invasive approach suitable for treatment of locally occurring infection. The fact that bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics and antiseptics has lead to an increased interest in the development of new alternative eradication methods, such as PACT. Research and development of photosensitive substances are aimed at finding effective antimicrobial substances, which would have a broad-spectrum potency.     

Characterization of induced Staphylococcus aureus bacteriophage SAP-26 and its anti-biofilm activity with rifampicin

Lytic bacteriophages (phages) have been investigated as treatments for bacterial infectious diseases. An induced phage, SAP-26, was isolated from a clinical isolate of Staphylococcus aureus. It belongs to the family Siphoviridae and its genome consists of double-stranded 41,207 bp DNA coding for 63 open reading frames. The phage SAP-26 showed a wide spectrum of lytic activity against both methicillin-resistant S. aureus and methicillin-susceptible S.aureus. Furthermore, combined treatment with a phage and antimicrobial agents showed a strong biofilm removal effect which induced structural changes in the biofilm matrix and a substantial decrease in the number of bacteria. Such a broad host range in S. aureus and biofilm removal activity of the phage SAP-26 suggests the possibility of its use as a therapeutic phage in combination with appropriate antimicrobial agent(s). Among the three antimicrobial agents combined with phage, the combination of rifampicin showed the best biofilm removal effect. To the authors' knowledge, this study showed for the first time that S. aureus biofilm could be efficiently eradicated with the mixture of phage and an antimicrobial agent, especially rifampicin.     

Characterization of induced Staphylococcus aureus bacteriophage SAP-26 and its anti-biofilm activity with rifampicin

Lytic bacteriophages (phages) have been investigated as treatments for bacterial infectious diseases. An induced phage, SAP-26, was isolated from a clinical isolate of Staphylococcus aureus. It belongs to the family Siphoviridae and its genome consists of double-stranded 41,207 bp DNA coding for 63 open reading frames. The phage SAP-26 showed a wide spectrum of lytic activity against both methicillin-resistant S. aureus and methicillin-susceptible S.aureus. Furthermore, combined treatment with a phage and antimicrobial agents showed a strong biofilm removal effect which induced structural changes in the biofilm matrix and a substantial decrease in the number of bacteria. Such a broad host range in S. aureus and biofilm removal activity of the phage SAP-26 suggests the possibility of its use as a therapeutic phage in combination with appropriate antimicrobial agent(s). Among the three antimicrobial agents combined with phage, the combination of rifampicin showed the best biofilm removal effect. To the authors' knowledge, this study showed for the first time that S. aureus biofilm could be efficiently eradicated with the mixture of phage and an antimicrobial agent, especially rifampicin.     

自噬在声动力疗法抑制C6胶质瘤细胞增殖中的作用

目的:探讨自噬在血卟啉单甲醚(Hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether,HMME)介导的声动力疗法(Sonodynamic therapy,SDT)抑制C6胶质瘤细胞增殖中的作用。方法:选取对数期生长的C6胶质瘤细胞并随机分为四组:对照组(未予处理)、超声组(单独超声照射)、HMME组(单独加入HMME)、SDT组(超声照射+HMME)。透射电镜观察SDT处理的C6胶质瘤细胞中自噬体数量的改变。应用qRT-PCR和免疫印迹分析SDT处理对C6胶质瘤细胞中的LC3、Beclin1、Bcl-2 m RNA及蛋白表达水平的影响。MTT检测C6胶质瘤细胞的活力变化。结果:透射电子显微镜显示SDT组自噬体数量较对照组明显增多。SDT组C6胶质瘤细胞中微管相关蛋白1轻链3 (Microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3, LC3)、Beclin1 m RNA和蛋白水平高于对照组,B细胞淋巴瘤-2(B cell lymphoma-2, Bcl-2) m RNA和蛋白水平低于对照组。与对照组相比,SDT组C6胶质瘤细胞存活率从0 h至6 h逐渐下降,从12 h至72 h逐渐升高。3-甲基腺嘌呤(3-Methyladenine,3-MA)+SDT、氯喹(Chloroquine,CQ)+SDT处理后C6胶质瘤细胞存活率较SDT组明显降低。结论:SDT可能通过诱导自噬抑制C6胶质瘤细胞增殖。     

Emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance following exposure to antibiotics

Within a susceptible wild-type population, a small fraction of cells, even <10(-9) , is not affected when challenged by an antimicrobial agent. This subpopulation has mutations that impede antimicrobial action, allowing their selection during clinical treatment. Emergence of resistance occurs in the frame of a selective compartment termed a mutant selection window (MSW). The lower margin corresponds to the minimum inhibitory concentration of the susceptible cells, whereas the upper boundary, named the mutant prevention concentration (MPC), restricts the growth of the entire population, including that of the resistant mutants. By combining pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic concepts and an MPC strategy, the selection of resistant mutants can be limited. Early treatment avoiding an increase of the inoculum size as well as a regimen restricting the time within the MSW can reduce the probability of emergence of the resistant mutants. Physiological and, possibly, genetic adaptation in biofilms and a high proportion of mutator clones that may arise during chronic infections influence the emergence of resistant mutants. Moreover, a resistant population can emerge in a specific selective compartment after acquiring a resistance trait by horizontal gene transfer, but this may also be avoided to some extent when the MPC is reached. Known linkage between antimicrobial use and resistance should encourage actions for the design of antimicrobial treatment regimens that minimize the emergence of resistance. Emergence of a resistant bacterial subpopulation within a susceptible wild-type population can be restricted with a regimen using an antibiotic dose that is sufficiently high to inhibit both susceptible and resistant bacteria.     

Effect of a novel antimicrobial peptide chrysophsin-1 on oral pathogens and Streptococcus mutans biofilms

Dental caries and pulpal diseases are common oral bacterial infectious diseases. Controlling and reducing the causative pathogens, such as Streptococcus mutans and Enterococcus faecalis, is a key step toward prevention and treatment of the two diseases. Chrysophsin-1 is a cationic antimicrobial peptide having broad-spectrum bactericidal activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. In this study, we investigated the antibacterial activity of chrysophsin-1 against several oral pathogens and S. mutans biofilms and performed a preliminary study of the antimicrobial mechanism. Cytotoxic activity of chrysophsin-1 against human gingival fibroblasts (HGFs) was investigated. Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC), minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) and time-kill assay were used to evaluate the killing effect of chrysophsin-1. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to analyze morphological and membrane change in oral pathogens. Live/Dead staining, in conjunction with confocal scanning laser microscopy (CSLM), was used to observe and analyze S. mutans biofilms. MIC and MBC results demonstrated that chrysophsin-1 had different antimicrobial activities against the tested oral microbes. Lysis and pore formation of the cytomembrane were observed following treatment of the bacteria with chrysophsin-1 for 4h or 24h by SEM. Furthermore, CLSM images showed that chrysophsin-1 remarkably reduced the viability of cells within biofilms and had a significantly lethal effect against S. mutans biofilms. Toxicity studies showed that chrysophsin-1 at concentration between 8 μg/ml and 32 μg/ml had little effect on viability of HGFs in 5 min. Our findings suggest that chrysophsin-1 may have potential clinical applications in the prevention and treatment of dental caries and pulpal diseases.