Post by CampGreyhound on Jan 13, 2011 8:18:24 GMT -5
Science is slowly catching up with us. This study shows the effectiveness of silver against fungal infections, particularly Candidas along with the fungus that causes Athlete's Foot and Ringworm.
My only criticism is that they used Nanosilver, which persists in the environment, and in the body. Ionic silver is much safer to use, as it does not persist, once it's work is done it breaks down and dissipates, relieving us all of the worry of adding to our load of heavy metal toxicity, or messing up the environment.
The an overview of a recent study in this area:
J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2008 Aug;18(8):1482-4.
Antifungal effect of silver nanoparticles on dermatophytes.Kim KJ, Sung WS, Moon SK, Choi JS, Kim JG, Lee DG. Department of Microbiology, College of Natural Scienes, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea.
Spherical silver nanoparticles (nano-Ag) were synthesized and their antifungal effects on fungal pathogens of the skin were investigated.
Nano-Ag showed potent activity against clinical isolates and ATCC strains of Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Candida species (IC80, 1-7 microg/ml).
The activity of nano-Ag was comparable to that of amphotericin B, but superior to that of fluconazole (amphotericin B IC80, 1-5 microg/ml; fluconazole IC80, 10- 30 microg/ml).
Additionally, we investigated their effects on the dimorphism of Candida albicans. The results showed nano-Ag exerted activity on the mycelia.
Thus, the present study indicates nano-Ag may have considerable antifungal activity, deserving further investigation for clinical applications.
My only criticism is that they used Nanosilver, which persists in the environment, and in the body. Ionic silver is much safer to use, as it does not persist, once it's work is done it breaks down and dissipates, relieving us all of the worry of adding to our load of heavy metal toxicity, or messing up the environment.
The an overview of a recent study in this area:
J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2008 Aug;18(8):1482-4.
Antifungal effect of silver nanoparticles on dermatophytes.Kim KJ, Sung WS, Moon SK, Choi JS, Kim JG, Lee DG. Department of Microbiology, College of Natural Scienes, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea.
Spherical silver nanoparticles (nano-Ag) were synthesized and their antifungal effects on fungal pathogens of the skin were investigated.
Nano-Ag showed potent activity against clinical isolates and ATCC strains of Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Candida species (IC80, 1-7 microg/ml).
The activity of nano-Ag was comparable to that of amphotericin B, but superior to that of fluconazole (amphotericin B IC80, 1-5 microg/ml; fluconazole IC80, 10- 30 microg/ml).
Additionally, we investigated their effects on the dimorphism of Candida albicans. The results showed nano-Ag exerted activity on the mycelia.
Thus, the present study indicates nano-Ag may have considerable antifungal activity, deserving further investigation for clinical applications.