Effectiveness of curcumin against Enterococcus faecalis biofilm

References

• Siqueira JF Jr, Rôças IN, Riche FN, Provenzano JC et al. Clinical outcome of the endodontic treatment of teeth with apical periodontitis using an antimicrobial protocol. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2008;106:757–62.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Fabricius L, Dahlén G, Sundqvist G, Happonen RP, Möller AJ, et al. Influence of residual bacteria on periapical tissue healing after chemomechanical treatment and root filling of experimentally infected monkey teeth. Eur J Oral Sci 2006;114:278–85.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Love RM. Enterococcus faecalis: a mechanism for its role in endodontic failure. Int Endod J 2001;34:399–405.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zehnder M. Root canal irrigants. J Endod 2006;32:389–98.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sundqvist G, Figdor D, Persson S, Sjögren U, et al. Microbiologic analysis of teeth with failed endodontic treatment and the outcome of conservative re-treatment. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 1998;85:86–93.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Peciuliene V, Reynaud AH, Balciuniene I, Haapasalo M, et al. Isolation of yeasts and enteric bacteria in root-filled teeth with chronic apical periodontitis. Int Endod J 2001;4:429–34.
   Google Scholar
• George S, Kishen A, Song KP. The role of environmental changes on monospecies biofilm formation on root canal wall by Enterococcus faecalis. J Endod 2005;31:867–72.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kowalski WJ, Kasper EL, Hatton JF, Murray BE, Nallapareddy SR, Gillespie MJ, et al. Enterococcus faecalis adhesin, Ace, mediates attachment to particulate dentine. J Endod 2006;32:634–7.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ørstavik D, Haapasalo M. Disinfection by endodontic irrigants and dressings of experimentally infected dentinal tubules. Endod Dent Traumatol 1990;6:142–9.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Siqueira JF Jr, Rôças IN, Favieri A, Lima KC. Chemomechanical reduction of the bacterial population in the root canal after instrumentation and irrigation with 1%, 2.5% and 5.25% sodium hypochlorite. J Endod 2002;26:331–4.
   Google Scholar
• Little JW. Complementary and alternative medicine: impact on dentistry. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2004;98:137–45.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Murray PE, Farber RM, Namerow KN, Kuttler S, Garcia-Godoy F, et al. Evaluation of Morinda citrofolia as an endodontic irrigant. J Endod 2008;34:66–70.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Prabhakar J, Senthilkumar M, Priya MS, Mahalakshmi K, Sehgal PK, Sukumaran VG, et al. Evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of herbal alternatives [Triphala and green tea polyphenols], MTAD, and 5% sodium hypochlorite against Enterococcus faecalis biofilm formed on tooth substrate: an in vitro study. J Endod 2010;36:83–6.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Banerjee A, Nigam SS. Antimicrobial efficacy of the essential oil of Curcuma longa. Indian J Med Res 1978;68:864–6.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Goel A, Boland CR, Chauhan DP. Specific inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2[COX-2] expression by dietary curcumin in HT-29 human colon cancer cells. Cancer Lett 2001;172:111–18.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Srihari Rao T, Basu N, Siddqui HH. Anti-inflammatory activity of curcumin analogues. Indian J Med Res 1982;75:574–8.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Kumar V, Lewis SA, Mutalik S, Shenoy DB, Venkatesh, Udupa N, et al. Biodegradable microspheres of curcumin for treatment of inflammation. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol 2002;46:209–17.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Satoskar RR, Shah SJ, Shenoy SG. Evaluation of anti-inflammatory property of curcumin [diferuloyl methane] in patients with postoperative inflammation. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther Toxicol 1986;24:651–4.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Taylor RD. Modification of the Brown and Brenn Gram stain for the differential staining of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria in tissue sections. Am J Clin Pathol 1966;46:472–6.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ricucci D, Siqueira JF Jr. Biofilms and apical periodontitis: study of prevalence and association with clinical and histopathologic findings. J Endod 2010;36:1277–88.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bhavani Shankar TN, Sreenivasa Murthy V. Effect of turmeric (Curcuma longa) fractions on the growth of some intestinal and pathogenic bacteria in vitro. Indian J Exp Biol 1979;17:1363–6.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Araujo CAC, Leon LL, Biological activities of Curcuma longa L. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 2001;96:723–8.
   Google Scholar
• Jayaprakasha GK, Negi PS, Anandharamakrishnan C, Sakariah KK. Chemical composition of turmeric oil – a byproduct from turmeric oleorsin industry and its inhibitory activity against different fungi. Z Naturforsch C 2001;56:40–4.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Çıkrıkçı S, Mozioğlu E, Yılmaz H. Biological activity of curcuminoids isolated from curcuma longa. Rec Nat Prod 2008;2:19–24.
   Google Scholar
• Chattopadhyay I, Biswas K, Bandyopadhyay U, Banerjee RK. Turmeric and curcumin: biological actions and medicinal applications. Curr Sci 2004;87:44–53.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rai D, Singh JK, Roy N, Panda D. Curcumin inhibits FtsZ assembly: an attractive mechanism for its antibacterial activity. Biochem J 2008;410:147–55.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Giardino L, Ambu E, Savoldi E, Rimondini R, Cassanelli C, Debbia EA, et al. Comparative evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of sodium hypochlorite, MTAD, and Tetraclean against Enterococcus faecalis biofilm. J Endod 2007;33:852–5.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Seal GJ, Ng YL, Spratt D, Bhatti M, Gulabivala K, et al. An in vitro comparison of the bactericidal efficacy of lethal photosensitization or sodium hyphochlorite irrigation on Streptococcus intermedius biofilms in root canals. Int Endod J 2002;35:268–74.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Sena NT, Gomes BP, Vianna ME, Berber VB, Zaia AA, Ferraz CC, Souza-Filho FJ, et al. In vitro antimicrobial activity of sodium hypochlorite and chlorhexidine against selected single-species biofilms. Int Endod J 2006;39:878–85.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Spratt DA, Pratten J, Wilson M, Gulabivala K, et al. An in vitro evaluation of the antimicrobial efficacy of irrigants on biofilms of root canal isolates. Int Endod J 2001;34:300–7.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Heling I, Steinberg D, Kenig S, Gavrilovich I, Sela MN, Friedman M, et al. Efficacy of a sustained-release device containing chlorhexidine and Ca[OH], in preventing secondary infection of dentinal tubules. Int Endod J 1992;25:20–4.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Siqueira JF Jr, Uzeda M. Intracanal medicaments: evaluation of the antibacterial effects of chlorhexidine, metronidazole, and calcium hydroxide associated with three vehicles. J Endod 1997;23:167–9.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Chávez de Paz LE, Bergenholtz G, Svensäter G. The effects of antimicrobials on endodontic biofilm bacteria. J Endod 2010;36:70–7.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Clegg MS, Vertucci FJ, Walker C, Belanger M, Britto LR, et al. The effect of exposure to irrigant solution on apical dentine biofilms in vitro. J Endod 2006;32:434–7.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Arias-Moliz MT, Ferrer-Luque CM, González-Rodríguez MP, Valderrama MJ, Baca P, et al. Eradication of Enterococcus faecalis biofilms by cetrimide and chlorhexidine. J Endod 2010;36:87–90.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chávez de Paz LE. Redefining the persistent infection in root canals: possible role of biofilm communities. J Endod 2007;33:652–62.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Haukvik T, Bruzeli E, Kristensen S, Tønnesen H. Photokilling of bacteria by curcumin in selected polyethylene glycol 400 [PEG 400] preparations. Studies on curcumin and curcuminoids, XLI. Pharmazie 2010;65:600–6.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Haukvik T, Bruzell E, Kristensen S, Tønnesen HH. A screening of curcumin derivatives for antibacterial phototoxic effects studies on curcumin and curcuminoids. XLIII. Pharmazie 2011;66:69–74.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Abascal K, Yarnell E. Herbs and drug resistance Part 2—clinical implications of research on microbial resistance to antibiotics. Altern Complement Ther 2002;8:284–90.
   Google Scholar
• Haapasalo M, Shen Y, Qian W, Gao Y. Irrigation in endodontics. Dent Clin N Am 2010;54:291–312.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar