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Evaluation of Arabic gum antibacterial and wound healing activities against Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from skin infections

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Last updated: 23 Dec 2024

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Bacteria
Biocontrol
Human Microbial Interactions
Medical Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Microbial Enzymes

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive bacterium that has reflected a noteworthy problem for public health. Nearly all Staphylococcus strains secrete lipase enzymes, which may cause damage to host tissues and deactivate host immune systems. This pathogen may colonize the skin and soft tissues. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Arabic gum in inhibiting the lipolytic activity of pathogenic S. aureus commonly found in skin infections, through both lab-based and animal experiments. We obtained 300 specimens from individuals who met the clinical requirements for various skin diseases from four Egyptian hospitals: Al-Minshawi general hospital, Tanta University hospital, Kafr El-Zayat general hospital, and Mahalla general hospital, respectively. We determined the lipase activity for the S. aureus isolates and examined the effect of Arabic gum on mice against the lipase enzyme activity. Arabic gum treatment reduced the lipase activity at 1/2 MIC, 1/4 MIC, 1/8 MIC, and 1/16 MIC by 84.1%, 68.7%, 81.6%, and 68.6%, respectively. In male Sprague-Dawley mice, Arabic gum revealed a significant improvement in burn healing. All of the mouse groups used in the experiment showed better neovascularization and re-epithelialization in the histological tests on Arabic gum. Our results suggest that Arabic gum may help burn wounds heal faster by affecting tissue regeneration. We concluded that Arabic gum has promising antibacterial and wound-healing properties against S. aureus skin infections.

DOI

10.21608/mb.2024.304207.1125

Keywords

Egypt, hospitals, lipolytic activity, Senegalia Senegal, Vachellia seyal

Authors

First Name

Deyaa

Last Name

Elebiary

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt.

Email

deyaa.elebiary77@gmail.com

City

Egypt

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First Name

Hesham

Last Name

Mahdy

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt.

Email

diaa.mohamed@gmail.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Mansour

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

ahmed.mansour@gmail.com

City

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Orcid

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First Name

Wesam

Last Name

Amer

MiddleName

H.

Affiliation

Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt.

Email

wesam.amer@med.tanta.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohammed

Last Name

Abu-Elghait

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt.

Email

dr_abuelghait@azhar.edu.eg

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Orcid

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Volume

9

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

47475

Issue Date

2024-06-01

Receive Date

2024-06-14

Publish Date

2024-07-25

Page Start

129

Page End

138

Print ISSN

2357-0326

Online ISSN

2357-0334

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https://mb.journals.ekb.eg/article_369266.html

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https://mb.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=369266

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369,266

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Original Article

Type Code

502

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Microbial Biosystems

Publication Link

https://mb.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Evaluation of Arabic gum antibacterial and wound healing activities against Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from skin infections

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Article

Created At

23 Dec 2024