sodium-hypochlorite and Hemolysis

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), in particular clonal complex (CC) 398, is increasingly found in livestock. Recently, MRSA CC30 was identified in Danish pigs. We determined the susceptibility of porcine S. aureus isolates of CC398 and CC30 to disinfectants used in pig farming (benzalkonium chloride, hydrogen peroxide, formaldehyde, sodium hypochlorite, and caustic soda). Furthermore, efflux pump activity, antimicrobial resistance profiles, hemolysis properties, and the presence of toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) and Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL)-encoding virulence factors were investigated.. Susceptibilities to biocides and antimicrobial agents of 79 porcine S. aureus isolates were determined by the microdilution method. Isolates comprised 21 methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) and 40 MRSA isolates belonging to CC398 and 13 MSSA and 5 MRSA isolates belonging to CC30. The presence of quaternary ammonium compound (QAC) resistance efflux pumps was analyzed using an ethidium bromide accumulation assay. The presence of qac resistance genes in active efflux pump positive isolates was determined by whole-genome sequencing data. All isolates were screened for lukPV and tst genes with PCR, and hemolytic activities were determined using an agar plate assay.. S. aureus isolates did not show reduced susceptibility to the biocides tested. However, the QAC resistance gene, qacG, was detected in three MRSA CC30 isolates and the qacC in one MRSA CC30 isolate. CC30 isolates were generally more susceptible to non-beta-lactam antibiotics than CC398. Isolates generally had low hemolytic activity and none encoded PVL or TSST-1.. The presence of qac genes in European porcine S. aureus isolates and in livestock-associated MRSA CC30 is for the first time described in this study. This finding is concerning as it ultimately may compromise disinfection with QACs and thereby contribute to the selection and spread of MRSA CC30.

Topics: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacterial Proteins; Benzalkonium Compounds; Disinfectants; Erythrocytes; Formaldehyde; Gene Expression; Hemolysis; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; Membrane Transport Proteins; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Protein Isoforms; Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; Sheep; Sodium Hypochlorite; Staphylococcal Infections; Swine; Swine Diseases; Virulence Factors

Both hypochlorite and ionizing radiation induce oxidation processes of biomolecules. The effects are dependent to a large degree on the dose of the oxidizing agent. Previously we observed that split doses of gamma radiation caused lower hemolysis than the same but single doses. The critical factors influencing the occurrence of this effect were: the value of the first dose and the time between the doses. In this work we examined the effect of gamma radiation (40-400 Gy) on hemolysis of human erythrocytes induced by hypochlorite. Erythrocytes in PBS, hematocrit 2 %, were irradiated with doses of 40, 200 or 400 Gy. The dose-rate was 23.8 Gy/min. Cell suspensions were stirred during irradiation. After irradiation the erythrocytes were incubated for 1, 3 or 4 hours at room temperature and then hypochlorite was added to a 250 microM concentration. Control samples were erythrocytes treated only with NaOCl. The level of hemolysis was determined after NaOCl addition. Hemolysis of erythrocytes preirradiated with the dose of 400 Gy was lower than hemolysis of erythrocytes treated only with NaOCl. The effect was dependent on the time between the end of irradiation and the addition of NaOCl. In contrast, slightly higher hemolysis was observed for erythrocytes preirradiated with lower (40 or 200 Gy) doses of radiation. The observed effect is similar to that obtained for radiation-induced hemolysis. It suggests that ionizing radiation may induce structural and/or functional changes in erythrocytes, which make the cell more resistant to further oxidative damage.

Topics: Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; Erythrocyte Membrane; Erythrocytes; Hemolysis; Humans; In Vitro Techniques; Oxidants; Sodium Hypochlorite

To evaluate the in vitro effect of 2.5% and 5.0% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) on human blood.. Each concentration of NaOCl was reacted with human blood for 5 min at volume ratios of 1 : 1, 1 : 6, 1 : 12, each creating changes in colour, pH and temperature. Reaction suspensions were separated by centrifugation, and absorption measurements made for separated bilirubin, Fe, and protein supernatants. Each supernatant was desalted, lyophilized, and treated by SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SOS-PAGE).. Increased ratios and concentrations of NaOCl caused an increase in both pH and temperature. Protein supernatants tended to decompose on SDS-PAGE. Supernatants showed increased decolourisation with 5.0% NaOCl. Concentrations of bilirubin, Ferrum and protein in supernatants decreased with increased NaOCl concentration. NaOCl had an effect on the protein component in blood.. These data suggest that changes in molecular structure are due to the chemical effects of NaOCl. Protein bands tended to show low molecular weight, suggesting that haemoglobin components effect the oxidation-reduction reaction.

Topics: Adult; Bilirubin; Blood Physiological Phenomena; Blood Proteins; Color; Disinfectants; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; Hemolysis; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Iron; Materials Testing; Molecular Weight; Protein Denaturation; Sodium Hypochlorite; Temperature; Time Factors

Twenty-five patients with pyoinflammatory maxillofacial diseases treated in an inpatient setting in the Regional Dentistry Clinic of Krasnodar and 8 healthy volunteers were examined. After opening and draining of the purulent focus the patients were divided into 2 groups. Group 1 consisted of 21 patients treated by intravenous 0.04% sodium hypochlorite (SHC) and intravenous infusions of SHC-oxidized autoblood for 2-3 days. Group 2 (6 pts) was treated by intravenous infusions of SHC-oxidized autoblood for 6 days. The criteria of intoxication were erythrocyte resistance tests in hypotonic sodium chloride and at different concentrations of urea in isotonic medium. A new method for evaluating erythrogram deviations from reference values is proposed, which helps adequately assess the severity of intoxication.

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Blood Transfusion, Autologous; Cell Membrane Permeability; Cellulitis; Erythrocyte Membrane; Face; Hemolysis; Humans; Indicators and Reagents; Jaw; Middle Aged; Osmosis; Oxidation-Reduction; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sodium Hypochlorite; Toxemia; Urea

The stability of rabbit erythrocytes to hemolysis induced by different compounds in the presence or absence of ethanol or acetaldehyde has been analyzed. Ethanol slightly reduced erythrocyte stability against acidic hemolysis only after long-term preincubation, but the effect of ethanol on stability to oxidative hemolysis manifested itself immediately after its addition to the cells. Ethanol decreased both stability of cells to oxidative damage and dispersion of the hemolytic curve. Comparison of the effects of ethanol and acetaldehyde showed that the destabilizing effect of ethanol might be caused by either its direct action or the effect of its metabolites formed during preincubation of ethanol with erythrocytes. Possible mechanisms of ethanol and acetaldehyde effects on erythrocyte stability are discussed.

Topics: Acetaldehyde; Animals; Erythrocyte Membrane; Erythrocytes; Ethanol; Hemolysis; Hydrogen Peroxide; Hydroxyl Radical; In Vitro Techniques; Male; Nitric Oxide; Oxidation-Reduction; Rabbits; Sodium Hypochlorite

Topics: Animals; Chlorhexidine; Dequalinium; Guinea Pigs; Hemolysis; Humans; Root Canal Irrigants; Sodium Hypochlorite

Topics: Animals; Edema; Erythrocytes; Eye; Female; Hemolysis; Hemorrhage; Humans; Male; Rabbits; Rats; Skin; Skin Diseases; Sodium Hypochlorite