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Mursalin MH, Astley R, Coburn PS, Bagaruka E, Hunt JJ, Fischetti VA, Callegan MC. Therapeutic potential of Bacillus phage lysin PlyB in ocular infections. mSphere 2023; 8:e0004423. [PMID: 37273201 PMCID: PMC10449515 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00044-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Bacteriophage lytic enzymes (i.e., phage lysins) are a trending alternative for general antibiotics to combat growing antimicrobial resistance. Gram-positive Bacillus cereus causes one of the most severe forms of intraocular infection, often resulting in complete vision loss. It is an inherently β-lactamase-resistant organism that is highly inflammogenic in the eye, and antibiotics are not often beneficial as the sole therapeutic option for these blinding infections. The use of phage lysins as a treatment for B. cereus ocular infection has never been tested or reported. In this study, the phage lysin PlyB was tested in vitro, demonstrating rapid killing of vegetative B. cereus but not its spores. PlyB was also highly group specific and effectively killed the bacteria in various bacterial growth conditions, including ex vivo rabbit vitreous (Vit). Furthermore, PlyB demonstrated no cytotoxic or hemolytic activity toward human retinal cells or erythrocytes and did not trigger innate activation. In in vivo therapeutic experiments, PlyB was effective in killing B. cereus when administered intravitreally in an experimental endophthalmitis model and topically in an experimental keratitis model. In both models of ocular infection, the effective bactericidal property of PlyB prevented pathological damage to ocular tissues. Thus, PlyB was found to be safe and effective in killing B. cereus in the eye, greatly improving an otherwise devastating outcome. Overall, this study demonstrates that PlyB is a promising therapeutic option for B. cereus eye infections.IMPORTANCEEye infections from antibiotic-resistant Bacillus cereus are devastating and can result in blindness with few available treatment options. Bacteriophage lysins are an alternative to conventional antibiotics with the potential to control antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This study demonstrates that a lysin called PlyB can effectively kill B. cereus in two models of B. cereus eye infections, thus treating and preventing the blinding effects of these infections.
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- Md Huzzatul Mursalin
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Dean McGee Eye Institute, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- Dean McGee Eye Institute, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Oklahoma Christian University, Edmond, Oklahoma, USA
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- Laboratory of Bacterial Pathogenesis and Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- Dean McGee Eye Institute, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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Nguyen TD, Itayama T, Ramaraj R, Iwami N, Shimizu K, Dao TS, Pham TL, Maseda H. Physiological response of Simocephalus vetulus to five antibiotics and their mixture under 48-h acute exposure. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 829:154585. [PMID: 35306083 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Antibiotics, widely known as major environmental xenobiotics, are increasingly being released into ecosystems due to their essential functions in human health and production. During the COVID-19 pandemic waves, antibiotic use increases remarkably in treating bacterial coinfections. Antibiotics were initially expected only to affect prokaryotes, but recent research has shown that they can disturb the biological systems of eukaryotes, especially vulnerable aquatic creatures, through both direct and indirect processes. However, their toxicity to the freshwater cladoceran Simocephalus vetulus, an essential link in the aquatic food web, has never been evaluated. The effects of four fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin: CFX, ofloxacin: OFX, gatifloxacin: GFX, delafloxacin: DFX), tetracycline (TET), and a mixture of these medicines (MIX) on S. vetulus thoracic limb rate (TLR) were examined in this study. After S. vetulus was exposed to 20 and 40 mg GFX L-1, 90% and 100% mortality rates were recorded. At 2.5-10 mg L-1, GFX dramatically lowered the TLR of S. vetulus, resulting in a median effective concentration of 9.69 mg L-1. TLRs increased when the organisms were exposed to 10-40 mg L-1 of CFX and 1.25-40 mg L-1 of OFX. However, DFX and TET exposures did not affect TLRs. Exposure to MIX reduced TLR only at 40 mg L-1, suggesting an antagonistic interaction among the five pharmaceuticals. This study demonstrated that S. vetulus physiological responses to antibiotics, even in the same class, are complex and elusive. Beyond a common additive concentration principle, the antagonistic interaction of antibiotic mixture indicates a high level of uncertainty in terms of ecological dangers. We initially introduce S. vetulus to ecotoxicological studies of antibiotics, presenting the species as a low-cost model for physiological investigations of environmental xenobiotics.
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- Tan-Duc Nguyen
- Graduate school of Engineering, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki-shi, Japan
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- Graduate school of Engineering, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki-shi, Japan.
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- School of Renewable Energy, Maejo University, Sansai, Chiang Mai 50290, Thailand
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- School of Science and Engineering, Meise University, 2-1-1 Hodokubo, Hino-shi, Tokyo 191-8506, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi 100000, Viet Nam; Institute of Tropical Biology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 85 Tran Quoc Toan Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam
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- Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-8-31 Midorigaoka, Ikeda, Osaka 563-8577, Japan
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Salem MA, Gouda MA, El-Bana GG. Chemistry of 2-(Piperazin-1-yl) Quinoline-3-Carbaldehydes. MINI-REV ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.2174/1570193x18666211001124510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This review described the preparation of 2- chloroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde derivatives 18
through Vilsmeier-Haack formylation of N-arylacetamides and the use of them as a key intermediate
for the preparation of 2-(piperazin-1-yl) quinoline-3-carbaldehydes. The synthesis of the 2-
(piperazin-1-yl) quinolines derivatives was explained through the following chemical reactions:
acylation, sulfonylation, Claisen-Schmidt condensation, 1, 3-dipolar cycloaddition, one-pot
multicomponent reactions (MCRs), reductive amination, Grignard reaction and Kabachnik-Field’s
reaction.
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- Mohammed A. Salem
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, Mohail Asir, King Khalid University, Rafha, Saudia Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, 11284 Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Arts, Taibah University, Ulla, Medina, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, El-Gomhoria Street, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, El-Gomhoria Street, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
- Laboratory Department, Mansoura University Student Hospital, Mansoura University, El-Gomhoria Street, Mansoura ET- 35516, Egypt
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Jalageri MD, Nagaraja A, Puttaiahgowda YM. Piperazine based antimicrobial polymers: a review. RSC Adv 2021; 11:15213-15230. [PMID: 35424074 PMCID: PMC8698587 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00341k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Microbial infections are a life threatening concern in several areas, which include the biomedical sector, healthcare products, water purification systems, and food packaging. Polymers with low molecular weight bioactive agents or disinfectants help the scientific community to reduce the lethality rate caused by pathogenic microbes. Antimicrobial polymeric approach is one of the advanced approaches made by researchers in concern with the problems associated with small molecules that restrict their applications in broad spectrum. History reveals the synthesis of numerous antimicrobial polymers using various antimicrobial agents but lacks the use of piperazine molecule, which is of pharmaceutical importance. This review gives an insight into the current and future perspective for the development of piperazine-based antimicrobial polymers.
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- Manohara Dhulappa Jalageri
- Department of Chemistry, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal 576 104 India
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- Department of Chemistry, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal 576 104 India
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- Department of Chemistry, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal 576 104 India
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Murugesh V, Sahoo AR, Achard M, Sharma GVM, Bruneau C, Suresh S. Ruthenium Catalyzed Regioselective β‐C(
sp
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)−H Functionalization of
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nitrophenyl Substituted Piperazines using Aldehydes as Alkylating Agents. Adv Synth Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202001060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- V. Murugesh
- Department of Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT) Hyderabad 500 007 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad 201002 India
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- Univ Rennes CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) UMR 6226 F 35000 Rennes France
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- Univ Rennes CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) UMR 6226 F 35000 Rennes France
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- Department of Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT) Hyderabad 500 007 India
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- Univ Rennes CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) UMR 6226 F 35000 Rennes France
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- Department of Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT) Hyderabad 500 007 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad 201002 India
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Ongkasin K, Masmoudi Y, Tassaing T, Le-Bourdon G, Badens E. Supercritical loading of gatifloxacin into hydrophobic foldable intraocular lenses – Process control and optimization by following in situ CO2 sorption and polymer swelling. Int J Pharm 2020; 581:119247. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Jegal U, Lee JH, Lee J, Jeong H, Kim MJ, Kim KH. Ultrasound-assisted gatifloxacin delivery in mouse cornea, in vivo. Sci Rep 2019; 9:15532. [PMID: 31664145 PMCID: PMC6820539 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-52069-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Gatifloxacin is a 4th generation fluoroquinolone antibiotic used in the clinic to treat ocular infection. One limitation of gatifloxacin is its relatively poor corneal penetration, and the increase of its trans-corneal delivery would be beneficial to reduce the amount or frequency of daily dose. In this study, ultrasound treatment was applied to enhance the trans-corneal delivery of gatifloxacin without damage. Experiments were conducted on mouse eyes in ex vivo and in vivo conditions. Ultrasound waves with 1 MHz in frequency, 1.3 W/cm2 in intensity were applied onto the mouse cornea for 5 minutes, and then gatifloxacin ophthalmic solution was instilled and left there for 10 minutes. 3D gatifloxacin distribution in the cornea was measured by two-photon microscopy (TPM) imaging based on its intrinsic fluorescence. Longitudinal TPM imaging of ultrasound treated mouse corneas showed the increase of initial gatifloxacin intensities on the corneal surface compared to untreated mouse corneas by 67%, and then the increased gatifloxacin delivery into the cornea from the surface at later time. The delivered gatifloxacin in the corneal epithelium stayed longer in the ultrasound treated corneas than in the untreated corneas. The enhanced trans-corneal delivery and extended stay of gatifloxacin in the mouse cornea by ultrasound treatment could be beneficial for therapeutic effects. This study demonstrated the detail process of enhanced trans-corneal gatifloxacin delivery by ultrasound treatment.
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- Uk Jegal
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeoungbuk, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeoungbuk, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeoungbuk, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeoungbuk, 37673, Republic of Korea. .,Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeoungbuk, 37673, Republic of Korea.
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Duxfield L, Sultana R, Wang R, Englebretsen V, Deo S, Swift S, Rupenthal I, Al-Kassas R. Development of gatifloxacin-loaded cationic polymeric nanoparticles for ocular drug delivery. Pharm Dev Technol 2015; 21:172-9. [PMID: 26794936 DOI: 10.3109/10837450.2015.1091839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The present investigation aimed at improving the ocular bioavailability of gatifloxacin by prolonging its residence time in the eye and reducing problems associated with the drug re-crystallization after application through incorporation into cationic polymeric nanoparticles. Gatifloxacin-loaded nanoparticles were prepared via the nanoprecipitation and double emulsion techniques. A 50:50 Eudragit® RL and RS mixture was used as cationic polymer with other formulation parameters varied. Prepared nanoparticles were evaluated for size, zeta potential, and drug loading. An optimized formulation was selected and further characterized for in vitro drug release, cytotoxicity, and antimicrobial activity. The double emulsion method produced larger nanoparticles than the nanoprecipitation method (410 nm and 68 nm, respectively). Surfactant choice also affected particle size and zeta potential with Tween 80 producing smaller-sized particles with higher zeta potential than PVA. However, the zeta potential was positive at all experimental conditions investigated. The optimal formulation produced by double emulsion technique and has achieved 46% drug loading. This formulation had optimal physicochemical properties with acceptable cytotoxicity results, and very prolonged release rate. The particles antimicrobial activities of the selected formulation have been tested against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus and showed prolonged antimicrobial effect for gatifloxacin.
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- Linda Duxfield
- a Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences , School of Pharmacy, The University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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- a Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences , School of Pharmacy, The University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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- a Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences , School of Pharmacy, The University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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- a Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences , School of Pharmacy, The University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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- a Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences , School of Pharmacy, The University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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- c Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology , Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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- b Buchanan Ocular Therapeutics Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, New Zealand National Eye Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand , and
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- a Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences , School of Pharmacy, The University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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Bilayered films based on novel polymer derivative for improved ocular therapy of gatifloxacin. ScientificWorldJournal 2014; 2014:297603. [PMID: 24516362 PMCID: PMC3910078 DOI: 10.1155/2014/297603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2013] [Accepted: 10/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Context. Thiomers could prove to be suitable mucoadhesives for fabrication of ocular inserts. Objective. The study intends to explore the application of thiolated sodium alginate (TSA) to the preparation of bilayered ocular inserts of gatifloxacin. Methods. Cysteine moieties were grafted onto sodium alginate (SA) and the resultant thiomer was characterized for relevant physicochemical properties. Bilayered inserts were fabricated with a mucoadhesive immediate release layer composed of either SA or TSA and a sustained release layer composed of acrylates. Films were prepared by solvent evaporation and evaluated for mechanical properties, drug content, and in vitro release. Results and Discussion. The synthesized TSA possessed 248.80 ± 49.7 μmol thiol groups/gm and its solutions thickened on standing due to disulphide bridging. Its films showed improved mucoadhesion and also a strikingly beneficial property of resisting erosion and remaining as a hydrated adhesive layer for the duration of drug release. The bilayered films were found to be flexible, with good folding endurance, uniform thickness, and appropriate drug content, and showed a release of about 80% of loaded gatifloxacin in 12 h. Conclusion. The study demonstrates promise in employing thiolated polymer in conjunction with acrylates for the design of ocular inserts for twice a day therapy with gatifloxacin.
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