Ancient and Novel Forms of Silver in Medicine and Biomedicine

Document Type : Review Article

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Fasa University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Silver has been known and used as a potent antimicrobial and wound healing agent since ancient time. Silver compounds have had other ancient applications through which Greeks, Romans and Egyptians had used silver compounds as food and water preservative. Silver and silver-based antimicrobials were put away after the discovery of antibiotics. Meanwhile, with almost a century application of antibiotics, resistant microbial strains appeared and antibiotics are going to become less and less effective. Fortunately, our traditional weapon against microorganisms reemerged in a novel form to reclaim again. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are well-known as potent and novel antimicrobial agents. AgNPs would disturb microbial growth through inhibiting the absorption of phosphate, collapsing the proton motive force, forming complexes with DNA, enzyme inactivation, as well as inhibition of glucose oxidation. Its follows attacking the respiratory chain, changing the permeability and potential of the cell membrane, and inducing bacteria into a viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state and eventually killing them. 

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Journal of Advanced Medical Sciences and Applied Technologies
Volume 2, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
6
March 2016
Pages 122-128

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