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- - The study tested the effectiveness of N-chlorotaurine (NCT), an oxidant used topically, against Chlamydia bacteria in a lab setting.
- - Results showed that both Chlamydia pneumoniae and Chlamydia trachomatis were significantly inactivated by 0.1% and 1% NCT solutions within just one minute of exposure.
- - This research is the first to demonstrate NCT's antimicrobial effects on Chlamydiae, suggesting the need for further clinical studies on its potential applications.
Article Abstract
Purpose: The antimicrobial activity of N-chlorotaurine (NCT), an endogenous long-lived oxidant applied topically, was tested against Chlamydiae in vitro.
Methodology: Elementary bodies of Chlamydia pneumoniae strain CV-6 and Chlamydia trachomatis serovars A and D were incubated in 0.01, 0.1 and 1 % (w/v) NCT solution at pH 7.1 and 37 °C. After different incubation times, aliquots were removed and grown in cell culture. The number of inclusion forming units was quantified by immunofluorescence and real-time qPCR.Results/Key findings.Chlamydia pneumoniae and Chlamydia trachomatis were inactivated by 1 and 0.1 % NCT within 1 min. Moreover, 0.025-0.1 % NCT significantly reduced the number of intracellularly growing C. pneumoniae within 30 min.
Conclusions: This is the first study demonstrating the antimicrobial activity of NCT against Chlamydiae. Clinical implications of these findings have to be investigated in further trials.
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