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Gong J, Cheng X, Zuo J, Zhang Y, Lin J, Liu M, Jiang Y, Long Y, Si H, Gao X, Guo D, Gu N. Silver nanoparticles combat Salmonella Typhimurium: Suppressing intracellular infection and activating dendritic cells. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2023; 226:113307. [PMID: 37068446 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2023.113307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
Abstract
Salmonella Typhimurium (ST) can hide inside cells, avoid antibiotic therapy and being killed by host's immune system to cause persistent infection in humans and animals. Metal nanoparticles are regarded as an alternative to overcome the above limitations, silver nanoparticles especially have been applied in combating drug-resistant bacteria. However, the therapeutic effects of silver nanoparticles against intracellular infection and their impacts on host immunity remain an area of further investigation. In this work, we synthesized Ganoderma extract-capped silver nanoparticles (Ag@Ge) and explored the therapeutic potential and immune adjuvant effects of Ag@Ge against intracellular ST. Firstly, Ag@Ge had a small particle size of 35.52±7.46 nm, good stability, and biocompatibility. Then, Ag@Ge effectively entered RAW 264.7 cells, suppressed intracellular ST infection. Furthermore, Ag@Ge activated mouse dendritic cells (DCs) in vitro, evidenced by increased phenotypic markers (CD80/CD86/CD40/major compatibility complex II (MHCII)) expression and cytokine and chemokine (interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 (CCL-2), and chemokine (C-C motif) receptor-7 (CCR-7)) transcription. More notably, the combination of Ag@Ge with inactivated ST recruited intestinal DCs to mitigate ST infection in mice, evidenced by decreased body weight loss and bacterial loads in the tissues (liver, jejunum, and colon), and improved platelets count. The above findings indicate that Ag@Ge has the potential as an alternative nano-antibiotic against intracellular ST infection.
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- Jiahao Gong
- Engineering Center of Innovative Veterinary Drugs, Center for Veterinary Drug Research and Evaluation, MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Engineering Center of Innovative Veterinary Drugs, Center for Veterinary Drug Research and Evaluation, MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Engineering Center of Innovative Veterinary Drugs, Center for Veterinary Drug Research and Evaluation, MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Engineering Center of Innovative Veterinary Drugs, Center for Veterinary Drug Research and Evaluation, MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing 210095, China; College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Engineering Center of Innovative Veterinary Drugs, Center for Veterinary Drug Research and Evaluation, MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Animal, Plant and Food Inspection Center of Nanjing Customs District, 39 Chuangzhi Road, Nanjing 210000, China
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- Animal, Plant and Food Inspection Center of Nanjing Customs District, 39 Chuangzhi Road, Nanjing 210000, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Engineering Center of Innovative Veterinary Drugs, Center for Veterinary Drug Research and Evaluation, MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Engineering Center of Innovative Veterinary Drugs, Center for Veterinary Drug Research and Evaluation, MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- Medical School, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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Mekonnen D, Mengist HM, Jin T. SARS-CoV-2 subunit vaccine adjuvants and their signaling pathways. Expert Rev Vaccines 2022; 21:69-81. [PMID: 34633259 PMCID: PMC8567292 DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2021.1991794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Vaccines are the agreed upon weapon against the COVID-19 pandemic. This review discusses about COVID-19 subunit vaccines adjuvants and their signaling pathways, which could provide a glimpse into the selection of appropriate adjuvants for prospective vaccine development studies. AREAS COVERED In the introduction, a brief background about the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the vaccine development race and classes of vaccine adjuvants were provided. . The antigen, trial stage, and types of adjuvants were extracted from the included articles and thun assimilated. Finally, the pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), their classes, cognate adjuvants, and potential signaling pathways were comprehended. EXPERT OPINION Adjuvants are unsung heroes of subunit vaccines. The in silico studies are very vital in avoiding several costly trial errors and save much work times. The majority of the (pre)clinical studies are promising. It is encouraging that most of the selected adjuvants are novel. Much emphasis must be paid to the optimal paring of antigen-adjuvant-PRRs for obtaining the desired vaccine effect. A good subunit vaccine/adjuvant is one that has high efficacy, safety, dose sparing, and rapid seroconversion rate and broad spectrum of immune response. In the years to come, COVID-19 adjuvanted subunit vaccines are expected to have superior utility than any other vaccines for various reasons.
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- Daniel Mekonnen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Division of Molecular Medicine, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Cas Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Disease, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Division of Molecular Medicine, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Cas Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Disease, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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Zamani K, Allah-Bakhshi N, Akhavan F, Yousefi M, Golmoradi R, Ramezani M, Bach H, Razavi S, Irajian GR, Gerami M, Pakdin-Parizi A, Tafrihi M, Ramezani F. Antibacterial effect of cerium oxide nanoparticle against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. BMC Biotechnol 2021; 21:68. [PMID: 34876083 PMCID: PMC8650514 DOI: 10.1186/s12896-021-00727-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Antibiotics have been widely used for the treatment of bacterial infections for decades. However, the rapid emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has created many problems with a heavy burden for the medical community. Therefore, the use of nanoparticles as an alternative for antibacterial activity has been explored. In this context, metal nanoparticles have demonstrated broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity. This study investigated the antimicrobial activity of naked cerium oxide nanoparticles dispersed in aqueous solution (CNPs) and surface-stabilized using Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a bacterial model. METHODS Gelatin-polycaprolactone nanofibers containing CNPs (Scaffold@CNPs) were synthesized, and their effect on P. aeruginosa was investigated. The minimum inhibitory and bactericidal concentrations of the nanoparticls were determined in an ATCC reference strain and a clinical isolate strain. To determine whether the exposure to the nanocomposites might change the expression of antibiotic resistance, the expression of the genes shv, kpc, and imp was also investigated. Moreover, the cytotoxicity of the CNPs was assessed on fibroblast using flow cytometry. RESULTS Minimum bactericidal concentrations for the ATCC and the clinical isolate of 50 µg/mL and 200 µg/mL were measured, respectively, when the CNPs were used. In the case of the Scaffold@CNPs, the bactericidal effect was 50 µg/mL and 100 µg/mL for the ATCC and clinical isolate, respectively. Interestingly, the exposure to the Scaffold@CNPs significantly decreased the expression of the genes shv, kpc, and imp. CONCLUSIONS A concentration of CNPs and scaffold@CNPs higher than 50 μg/mL can be used to inhibit the growth of P. aeruginosa. The fact that the scaffold@CNPs significantly reduced the expression of resistance genes, it has the potential to be used for medical applications such as wound dressings.
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- Khosro Zamani
- 1. Microbial Biotechnology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Sana Institute of Higher education, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Sana Institute of Higher education, Sari, Iran
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- 1. Microbial Biotechnology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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- 1. Microbial Biotechnology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- 1. Microbial Biotechnology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Sana Institute of Higher education, Sari, Iran.
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- Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Mazandaran, Iran
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- Physiology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Anwar M, Muhammad F, Aslam B, Saleemi MK. Isolation, characterization and in-vitro antigenicity studies of outer membrane proteins (OMPs) of Salmonella gallinarum coated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). Immunobiology 2021; 226:152131. [PMID: 34461389 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2021.152131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
The development of biomimetic nanoparticles by combining the natural cellular material with synthetic nanoparticles has inspired innovative therapeutic strategies as compared to traditional line of therapeutics. Therefore, the research was conducted to prepare the outer membrane proteins (OMPs) from Salmonella gallinarum and coated on to the surface of synthetic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). The size of the final product was characterized by Zeta sizer and Zeta potential. The coating of outer membrane proteins onto the gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The sterility, stability and safety of the prepared antigen was confirmed by standard culture media, in biological buffer solution and in-vitro pyrogenic testing, respectively. In-vitro antigenicity of outer membrane protein alone and coated with gold nanoparticles were observed through macrophage phagocytosis assay. On the basis of results, it was anticipated that bacterial outer membrane protein has immunogenic antigenic properties and coating of bacterial outer membrane protein on the surfaces of synthetic gold nanoparticles not only preserved the complex biological characteristics of bacteria but also provided greater immune responses as compared to outer membrane protein alone. So, it was concluded that the coating of bacterial outer membrane proteins on the surface of synthetic gold nanoparticles have synergistic effects to induce the immune responses and promising potential to develop the effective antibacterial vaccine against salmonellosis in poultry birds.
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- Majid Anwar
- Institute of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
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