Silver Nanoparticles Conjugated with Colistin Enhanced the Antimicrobial Activity against Gram-Negative Bacteria

Colistin is a potent peptide antibiotic that is effective against Gram-negative bacteria. However, nephrotoxicity limited its clinical use. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have gained attention as a potential antimicrobial agent and nanodrug carrier. The conjugation of antibiotics and AgNPs has been found to increase the activity and decrease drug toxicity. In this study, colistin was conjugated with AgNPs (Col-AgNPs), which was confirmed by Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectra. The optimized Col-AgNPs had the proper characteristics, including spherical shape, monodispersity, nanosized particle, high surface charge, and good stability. The powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) pattern supported the crystallinity of Col-AgNPs and AgNPs. The drug loading of Col-AgNPs was 11.55 ± 0.93%. Col-AgNPs had higher activity against Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) than AgNPs and colistin. The mechanism of actions of Col-AgNPs involved membrane disruption and genomic DNA damage. The Col-AgNPs and AgNPs were biocompatible with human red blood cells and renal cells at concentrations up to 16 µg/mL. Interestingly, Col-AgNPs exhibited higher cell survival than AgNPs and colistin at 32 µg/mL. Our results revealed that the Col-AgNPs could enhance the antimicrobial activity and cell biocompatibility more than colistin and AgNPs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

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Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) - 27(2022), 18 vom: 07. Sept.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Muenraya, Poowadon [VerfasserIn]
Sawatdee, Somchai [VerfasserIn]
Srichana, Teerapol [VerfasserIn]
Atipairin, Apichart [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3M4G523W1G
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Antimicrobial activity
Characterization
Colistin
Cytotoxicity
Hemolysis
Journal Article
Powders
Silver
Silver nanoparticle
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Date Completed 26.09.2022

Date Revised 28.09.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/molecules27185780

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM346608899