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Pignatello R, Simerska P, Leonardi A, Abdelrahim AS, Petronio GP, Fuochi V, Furneri PM, Ruozi B, Toth I. Synthesis, characterization and in vitro evaluation of amphiphilic ion pairs of erythromycin and kanamycin antibiotics with liposaccharides. Eur J Med Chem 2016; 120:329-37. [PMID: 27236014 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.04.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Revised: 04/30/2016] [Accepted: 04/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The hydrophilic ion paring strategy (HIP) is a method explored to improve the cell/tissue uptake of poorly adsorbed drugs and to optimize their physico-chemical characteristics. In this context, we here describe the synthesis of some ion pairs of two model cationic antibiotics, erythromycin (ERY) and kanamycin A (KAN), with liposaccharides having different levels of lipophilicity and charge. The formation of drug-liposaccharide complexes was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) analysis. The effect of the amphiphilic liposaccharide moieties on the antimicrobial activity of ERY and KAN was assessed by measuring the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the compounds against a panel of bacterial strains that were susceptible or resistant to the parent antibiotics. The ion pairing did not depress the in vitro antibiotic activity, although no lowering of MIC values was registered. The experimental findings would motivate the future investigation of this ion pairing strategy in drug design, for instance allowing improvement of the encapsulation efficiency of hydrophilic antibiotics in lipid-based nanocarriers, or changing their in vivo biodistribution and pharmacokinetic profile.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rosario Pignatello
- Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, viale A. Doria, 6, 95125 Catania, Italy; NANO-i - Research Centre on Ocular Nanotechnology, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.
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- The School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences (SCMB), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, viale A. Doria, 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- The School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences (SCMB), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Section of Microbiology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences - BIOMETEC, University of Catania, via Androne, 81, 95124 Catania, Italy
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- Section of Microbiology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences - BIOMETEC, University of Catania, via Androne, 81, 95124 Catania, Italy
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- Nanomedicine Group, Te.Far.T.I. Center, Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41124 Modena, Italy
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- The School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences (SCMB), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia; The School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia; The Institute for Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Nichifor M, Mocanu G, Stanciu MC. Micelle-like association of polysaccharides with hydrophobic end groups. Carbohydr Polym 2014; 110:209-18. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.03.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Revised: 01/14/2014] [Accepted: 03/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Simerska P, Christie MP, Goodwin D, Jen FEC, Jennings MP, Toth I. α-1,4-Galactosyltransferase-catalyzed glycosylation of sugar and lipid modified Leu-enkephalins. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2013.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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