In vivo Assessment of Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Technology on the Bioactivity of Spirulina

The present study challenges the in vivo assessment of cold atmospheric pressure plasma (CAPP) technology on the bioactive activity (antioxidant/antiaging and antimicrobial potential) of Spirulina powder, using Caenorhabditis elegans as an animal model. Surface microdischarge cold atmospheric pressure plasma (SMD-CAPP) treatment was 3.3 W discharge power for 7 min. C. elegans lifespan and egg laying were used as indicators of antioxidant/antiaging potential of Spirulina (1 mg/mL), when grown with Spirulina CP-treated [E_SCP] and untreated [E_S], compared with a control [E_0] (non-supplemented with Spirulina). According to our results, under both Spirulina supplemented media [E_SCP and E_S] and for the first 17 days, nematodes experienced an increase in lifespan but without significant differences (p > 0.05) between control and Spirulina CP-treated. Regarding the in vivo assay of the antimicrobial potential of Spirulina against Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (infected worms), no significant differences (p > 0.05) were found between the three exposure scenarios (control [S_0]; Spirulina supplemented media [S_S]; CP-treated Spirulina supplemented media [S_SCP]). According to present results, CAPP-treatment do not influence negatively the lifespan of C. elegans but a reduction in the Spirulina antiaging potential was found. No in vivo modifications in antimicrobial activity seem to be linked to CAPP-processed Spirulina.

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Main Authors: Pina-Pérez, M. Consuelo, Úbeda-Manzanaro, María, Beyrer, Michael, Martínez López, Antonio, Rodrigo Aliaga, Dolores
Other Authors: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
Format: artículo biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media 2022-01-24
Subjects:Spirulina (Arthospira) platensis, Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP), In vivo studies, C. elegans, Antimicrobial activity, Antioxidant activity,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/258875
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780
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