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Thapa RK, Diep DB, Tønnesen HH. Nanomedicine-based antimicrobial peptide delivery for bacterial infections: recent advances and future prospects. JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL INVESTIGATION 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s40005-021-00525-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Background
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have gained wide interest as viable alternatives to antibiotics owing to their potent antimicrobial effects and the low propensity of resistance development. However, their physicochemical properties (solubility, charge, hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity), stability issues (proteolytic or enzymatic degradation, aggregation, chemical degradation), and toxicities (interactions with blood components or cellular toxicities) limit their therapeutic applications.
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Nanomedicine-based therapeutic delivery is an emerging concept. The AMP loaded nanoparticles have been prepared and investigated for their antimicrobial effects. In this review, we will discuss different nanomedicine-based AMP delivery systems including metallic nanoparticles, lipid nanoparticles, polymeric nanoparticles, and their hybrid systems along with their future prospects for potent antimicrobial efficacy.
Expert opinion
Nanomedicine-based AMP delivery is a recent approach to the treatment of bacterial infections. The advantageous properties of nanoparticles including the enhancement of AMP stability, controlled release, and targetability make them suitable for the augmentation of AMP activity. Modifications in the nanomedicine-based approach are required to overcome the problems of nanoparticle instability, shorter residence time, and toxicity. Future rigorous studies for both the AMP loaded nanoparticle preparation and characterization, and detailed evaluations of their in vitro and in vivo antimicrobial effects and toxicities, are essential.
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Ahmed DS, Mohammed MKA. Studying the bactericidal ability and biocompatibility of gold and gold oxide nanoparticles decorating on multi-wall carbon nanotubes. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-020-01223-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Choudhury P, Dinda S, Kumar Das P. Fabrication of soft-nanocomposites from functional molecules with diversified applications. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:27-53. [PMID: 31693041 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm01304k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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With the increasing demand for new soft materials having excellent physical and biological characteristics and functionality, the design of hybrid materials offers a simple, yet versatile platform for the development of materials with specific and tunable properties. By definition a "soft-nanocomposite" is the combination of supramolecular self-assemblies with nanomaterials of different origins (inorganic/metallic nanoparticles and carbonaceous allotropes like carbon nanotubes and graphene) through covalent/non-covalent interactions. Dynamic supramolecular self-assemblies can serve as excellent hosts for the incorporation of these dimensionally different nanomaterials. Nanomaterials within the matrix of supramolecular self-assemblies can give rise to new characteristics due to the synergistic contribution of both materials. Although the very initial work intended to use molecular gels as media for the preparation and stabilization of nanoparticles, recent reports have suggested that amalgamation of different supramolecular self-assemblies with nanoparticles is advantageous for both constituents. These newly developed soft-nanocomposites have interesting properties including electrical conductivity, viscoelasticity, thermal robustness, magnetic, phase-selective, redox and near-infrared radiation sensitive properties and so on. This review will focus on some of the most recent advancements in the development of novel soft-nanocomposites. In particular, we intend to correlate various design strategies for synthesis as well as composite preparation from functional molecules with interesting applications in the area of supercapacitors, nanoelectronics, photovoltaic devices, chemical and biosensors, biomedicine and so on. We expect that this article will be a general and conceptual demonstration of various approaches to develop different soft-nanocomposites and will highlight their applications across disciplines.
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- Pritam Choudhury
- School of Biological Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Jadavpur, Kolkata-700 032, India.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Jadavpur, Kolkata-700 032, India.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Jadavpur, Kolkata-700 032, India.
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Chaudhari AA, Ashmore D, Nath SD, Kate K, Dennis V, Singh SR, Owen DR, Palazzo C, Arnold RD, Miller ME, Pillai SR. A novel covalent approach to bio-conjugate silver coated single walled carbon nanotubes with antimicrobial peptide. J Nanobiotechnology 2016; 14:58. [PMID: 27412259 PMCID: PMC4944237 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-016-0211-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Due to increasing antibiotic resistance, the use of silver coated single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs-Ag) and antimicrobial peptides (APs) is becoming popular due to their antimicrobial properties against a wide range of pathogens. However, stability against various conditions and toxicity in human cells are some of the major drawbacks of APs and SWCNTs-Ag, respectively. Therefore, we hypothesized that APs-functionalized SWCNTs-Ag could act synergistically. Various covalent functionalization protocols described previously involve harsh treatment of carbon nanotubes for carboxylation (first step in covalent functionalization) and the non-covalently functionalized SWCNTs are not satisfactory. METHODS The present study is the first report wherein SWCNTs-Ag were first carboxylated using Tri sodium citrate (TSC) at 37 °C and then subsequently functionalized covalently with an effective antimicrobial peptide from Therapeutic Inc., TP359 (FSWCNTs-Ag). SWCNTs-Ag were also non covalently functionalized with TP359 by simple mixing (SWCNTs-Ag-M) and both, the FSWCNTs-Ag (covalent) and SWCNTs-Ag-M (non-covalent), were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Ultraviolet visualization (UV-VIS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Further the antibacterial activity of both and TP359 were investigated against two gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes) and two gram negative (Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and Escherichia coli) pathogens and the cellular toxicity of TP359 and FSWCNTs-Ag was compared with plain SWCNTs-Ag using murine macrophages and lung carcinoma cells. RESULTS FT-IR analysis revealed that treatment with TSC successfully resulted in carboxylation of SWCNTs-Ag and the peptide was indeed attached to the SWCNTs-Ag evidenced by TEM images. More importantly, the present study results further showed that the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of FSWCNTs-Ag were much lower (~7.8-3.9 µg/ml with IC50: ~4-5 µg/ml) compared to SWCNTs-Ag-M and plain SWCNTs-Ag (both 62.6 µg/ml, IC50: ~31-35 µg/ml), suggesting that the covalent conjugation of TP359 with SWCNTs-Ag was very effective on their counterparts. Additionally, FSWCNTs-Ag are non-toxic to the eukaryotic cells at their MIC concentrations (5-2.5 µg/ml) compared to SWCNTs-Ag (62.5 µg/ml). CONCLUSION In conclusion, we demonstrated that covalent functionalization of SWCNTs-Ag and TP359 exhibited an additive antibacterial activity. This study described a novel approach to prepare SWCNT-Ag bio-conjugates without loss of antimicrobial activity and reduced toxicity, and this strategy will aid in the development of novel and biologically important nanomaterials.
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- Atul A. Chaudhari
- />Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL USA
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- />Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL USA
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- />Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY USA
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- />Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY USA
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- />Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL USA
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- />Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL USA
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- />Therapeutic Peptides Inc., 7053 Revenue Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70809 USA
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- />Therapeutic Peptides Inc., 7053 Revenue Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70809 USA
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- />Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Auburn University, Auburn, AL USA
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- />Research Instrumentation Facility, Auburn University, Auburn, AL USA
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- />Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL USA
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Ghosh M, Das PK. Doxorubicin loaded 17β-estradiol based SWNT dispersions for target specific killing of cancer cells. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2016; 142:367-376. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2016.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Revised: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Terms of endearment: Bacteria meet graphene nanosurfaces. Biomaterials 2016; 89:38-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2015] [Revised: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Baral A, Roy S, Ghosh S, Hermida-Merino D, Hamley IW, Banerjee A. A Peptide-Based Mechano-sensitive, Proteolytically Stable Hydrogel with Remarkable Antibacterial Properties. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:1836-45. [PMID: 26818698 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b03789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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A long-chain amino acid containing dipeptide has been found to form a hydrogel in phosphate buffer whose pH ranges from 6.0 to 8.8. The hydrogel formed at pH 7.46 has been characterized by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), wide-angle powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) imaging and rheological analyses. The microscopic imaging studies suggest the formation of a nanofibrillar three-dimensional (3D) network for the hydrogel. As observed visually and confirmed rheologically, the hydrogel at pH 7.46 exhibits thixotropy. This thixotropic property can be exploited to inject the peptide. Furthermore, the hydrogel exhibits remarkable antibacterial activity against Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which are responsible for many common diseases. The hydrogel has practical applicability due to its biocompatibility with human red blood cells and human fibroblast cells. Interestingly, this hydrogel shows high resistance toward proteolytic enzymes, making it a new potential antimicrobial agent for future applications. It has also been observed that a small change in molecular structure of the gelator peptide not only turns the gelator into a nongelator molecule under similar conditions, but it also has a significant negative impact on its bactericidal character.
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- Abhishek Baral
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032, India
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032, India
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- Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences , Block-JD, Sector-III, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700098, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Reading-Whiteknights , Reading, RG6 6AD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032, India
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Rai M, Ingle A, Gaikwad S, Gupta I, Gade A, Silvério da Silva S. Nanotechnology based anti-infectives to fight microbial intrusions. J Appl Microbiol 2016; 120:527-42. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.13010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Revised: 08/26/2015] [Accepted: 08/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- M. Rai
- Nanobiotechnology Laboratory; Department of Biotechnology; S.G.B. Amravati University; Amravati Maharashtra India
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- Nanobiotechnology Laboratory; Department of Biotechnology; S.G.B. Amravati University; Amravati Maharashtra India
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- Nanobiotechnology Laboratory; Department of Biotechnology; S.G.B. Amravati University; Amravati Maharashtra India
- Department of Biotechnology; Engineering School of Lorena; Estrada municipal do Campinho; University of Sao Paulo; Lorena SP Brazil
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- Nanobiotechnology Laboratory; Department of Biotechnology; S.G.B. Amravati University; Amravati Maharashtra India
- Department of Biotechnology; Institute of Science; Aurangabad Maharashtra India
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- Nanobiotechnology Laboratory; Department of Biotechnology; S.G.B. Amravati University; Amravati Maharashtra India
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- Department of Biotechnology; Engineering School of Lorena; Estrada municipal do Campinho; University of Sao Paulo; Lorena SP Brazil
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Li D, Dong M, Besenbacher F, Huang Y, Chen M. The preparation of a recyclable catalyst of silver nanoparticles dispersed in a mesoporous silica nanofiber matrix. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra10867a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A recyclable catalyst of sliver nanoparticles well dispersed in mesoporous silica was successfully synthesized via a straight-forward strategy combining an electrospinning technique with post-calcination.
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- Dalong Li
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO)
- Aarhus University
- Aarhus C
- Denmark
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO)
- Aarhus University
- Aarhus C
- Denmark
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin
- China
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO)
- Aarhus University
- Aarhus C
- Denmark
- Department of Engineering
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Chaudhari AA, Jasper SL, Dosunmu E, Miller ME, Arnold RD, Singh SR, Pillai S. Novel pegylated silver coated carbon nanotubes kill Salmonella but they are non-toxic to eukaryotic cells. J Nanobiotechnology 2015; 13:23. [PMID: 25888864 PMCID: PMC4377206 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-015-0085-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Resistance of food borne pathogens such as Salmonella to existing antibiotics is of grave concern. Silver coated single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs-Ag) have broad-spectrum antibacterial activity and may be a good treatment alternative. However, toxicity to human cells due to their physico-chemical properties is a serious public health concern. Although pegylation is commonly used to reduce metal nanoparticle toxicity, SWCNTs-Ag have not been pegylated as yet, and the effect of pegylation of SWCNTs-Ag on their anti-bacterial activity and cell cytotoxicity remains to be studied. Further, there are no molecular studies on the anti-bacterial mechanism of SWCNTs-Ag or their functionalized nanocomposites. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study we created novel pegylated SWCNTS-Ag (pSWCNTs-Ag), and employed 3 eukaryotic cell lines to evaluate their cytotoxicity as compared to plain SWCNTS-Ag. Simultaneously, we evaluated their antibacterial activity on Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (Salmonella Typhimurium) by the MIC and growth curve assays. In order to understand the possible mechanisms of action of both SWCNTs-Ag and pSWCNTs-Ag, we used electron microscopy (EM) and molecular studies (qRT-PCR). RESULTS pSWCNTs-Ag inhibited Salmonella Typhimurium at 62.5 μg/mL, while remaining non-toxic to human cells. By comparison, plain SWCNTs-Ag were toxic to human cells at 62.5 μg/mL. EM analysis revealed that bacteria internalized either of these nanocomposites after the outer cell membranes were damaged, resulting in cell lysis or expulsion of cytoplasmic contents, leaving empty ghosts. The expression of genes regulating the membrane associated metabolic transporter system (artP, dppA, and livJ), amino acid biosynthesis (trp and argC) and outer membrane integrity (ompF) protiens, was significantly down regulated in Salmonella treated with both pSWCNTs-Ag and SWCNTs-Ag. Although EM analysis of bacteria treated with either SWCNTs-Ag or pSWCNTs-Ag revealed relatively similar morphological changes, the expression of genes regulating the normal physiological processes of bacteria (ybeF), quorum sensing (sdiA), outer membrane structure (safC), invasion (ychP) and virulence (safC, ychP, sseA and sseG) were exclusively down regulated several fold in pSWCNTs-Ag treated bacteria. CONCLUSIONS Altogether, the present data shows that our novel pSWCNTs-Ag are non-toxic to human cells at their bactericidal concentration, as compared to plain SWCNTS-Ag. Therefore, pSWCNTs-Ag may be safe alternative antimicrobials to treat foodborne pathogens.
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- Atul A Chaudhari
- Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, USA.
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- Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, USA.
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- Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, USA.
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- Research Instrumentation Facility, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
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- Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, USA.
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- Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, USA.
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