Potent intrinsic bactericidal activity of novel copper telluride nano-grape clusters with facile preparation

Bactericidal nanomedicines often suffer from a complicated design and insufficient intrinsic inhibitory efficacy. Herein, novel anti-bacterial copper telluride (CuTe) nano-clusters are reported, featuring superior bactericidal efficiency, facile preparation, and unique mechanism. These nanoparticles, well dispersable in water, resembled grape clusters with rough surfaces. The CuTe nano-grape clusters exhibited ultra-high sterilization efficacy at ultra-low concentration, particularly for Gram-negative bacteria, and were more potent than conventional anti-microbial nanoparticles. Also, the grape clusters effectively inhibited the bacterial biofilm development. Further investigation revealed the synergized mechanisms of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and glutathione (GSH) depletion. Interestingly, electron microscopy revealed that the grape clusters served as bacterial hunters by tightly adhering to bacterial surfaces. The bacteria subsequently suffered from the leakage of various intracellular components including nucleic acid, proteins, and potassium. Most encouragingly, CuTe drastically reduced bacterial number in a mouse model with lethal intraperitoneal infection and increased the mouse survival rate to 90%. This finding could inspire the development of highly potent bactericidal inorganic formulations with simplified structure, multiple antibacterial mechanisms, and promising application potential.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Biomaterials science - 11(2023), 5 vom: 28. Feb., Seite 1828-1839

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhou, Yanwen [VerfasserIn]
Lei, Haozhuo [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Meng [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Yanbin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zhaohui [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

789U1901C5
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Copper
GAN16C9B8O
Glutathione
Journal Article
Reactive Oxygen Species

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Date Completed 01.03.2023

Date Revised 01.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1039/d2bm01617f

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM35166596X