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High-performance lung-targeted bio-responsive platform for severe colistin-resistant bacterial pneumonia therapy

Authors :
Decui Cheng
Rui Tian
Tingting Pan
Qiang Yu
Li Wei
Jiaozhi Liyin
Yunqi Dai
Xiaoli Wang
Ruoming Tan
Hongping Qu
Min Lu
Source :
Bioactive Materials, Vol 35, Iss , Pp 517-533 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
KeAi Communications Co., Ltd., 2024.

Abstract

Polymyxins are the last line of defense against multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacterial infections. However, this last resort has been threatened by the emergence of superbugs carrying the mobile colistin resistance gene-1 (mcr-1). Given the high concentration of matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP-3) in bacterial pneumonia, limited plasma accumulation of colistin (CST) in the lung, and potential toxicity of ionic silver (Ag+), we designed a feasible clinical transformation platform, an MMP-3 high-performance lung-targeted bio-responsive delivery system, which we named “CST&Ag@CNMS”. This system exhibited excellent lung-targeting ability (>80% in lungs), MMP-3 bio-responsive release property (95% release on demand), and synergistic bactericidal activity in vitro (2–4-fold minimum inhibitory concentration reduction). In the mcr-1+ CST-resistant murine pneumonia model, treatment with CST&Ag@CNMS improved survival rates (70% vs. 20%), reduced bacteria burden (2–3 log colony-forming unit [CFU]/g tissue), and considerably mitigated inflammatory response. In this study, CST&Ag@CNMS performed better than the combination of free CST and AgNO3. We also demonstrated the superior biosafety and biodegradability of CST&Ag@CNMS both in vitro and in vivo. These findings indicate the clinical translational potential of CST&Ag@CNMS for the treatment of lung infections caused by CST-resistant bacteria carrying mcr-1.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2452199X
Volume :
35
Issue :
517-533
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Bioactive Materials
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.b9b5cfe033284520a5ac7bb26e211fc9
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2024.02.017