Laser-enhanced drug delivery of antiretroviral drugs into human immunodeficiency virus-1 infected TZMbl cells

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The introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has significantly increased life expectancy and improved management of the human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) disease globally. This well-established treatment regime has shown to reduce viral capacity to undetectable limits when using traditional clinical assays. The establishment of viral reservoirs during the early stages of infection are the major contributors to failure of the current regimens to eradicate HIV-1 infection since the reservoirs are not affected by antiretroviral drugs (ARVs). Therefore, advanced modification of the present treatment and investigation of novel antiretroviral drug delivery system are needed. The aim of this study was to use femtosecond (fs) laser pulses to deliver ARVs into HIV-1 infected TZMbl cells. Different ARVs were translocated into TZMbl cells using fs pulsed laser (800 nm) with optimum power of 4 μW and 10 ms laser to cell exposure time. Changes in cellular processes were evaluated using cellular morphology, viability, cytotoxicity and luciferase activity assays. Cells treated with the laser in the presence of ARVs showed a significant reduction in viral infectivity, cell viability and an increase in cytotoxicity. This study demonstrated that fs laser pulses were highly effective in delivering ARVs into HIV-1 infected TZMbl cells, causing a significant reduction in HIV-1 infection.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Journal of biophotonics - 12(2019), 10 vom: 22. Okt., Seite e201800424

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Malabi, Rudzani [VerfasserIn]
Lebohang Manoto, Sello [VerfasserIn]
Ombinda-Lemboumba, Saturnin [VerfasserIn]
Maaza, Malik [VerfasserIn]
Mthunzi-Kufa, Patience [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-HIV Agents
Antiretroviral drugs
Femtosecond laser pulses
HIV-1
Journal Article
Optical drug delivery
Photo-translocation
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
TZMbl cells

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Date Completed 09.10.2020

Date Revised 09.10.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jbio.201800424

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM297586238