Lactoferrin/pectin nanocomplex encapsulating ciprofloxacin and naringin as a lung targeting antibacterial nanoplatform with oxidative stress alleviating effect

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic Gram-negative bacterium with adaptive metabolic abilities. It can cause hospital-acquired infections with significant mortality rates, particularly in people with already existing medical conditions. Its ability to develop resistance to common antibiotics makes managing this type of infections very challenging. Furthermore, oxidative stress is a common consequence of bacterial infection and antibiotic therapy, due to formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) during their mode of action. In this study we aimed to alleviate oxidative stress and enhance the antibacterial efficacy of ciprofloxacin (CPR) antibiotic by its co-encapsulation with naringin (NAR) within a polyelectrolyte complex (PEX). The PEX comprised of polycationic lactoferrin (LF) and polyanionic pectin (PEC). CPR/NAR-loaded PEX exhibited spherical shape with particle size of 237 ± 3.5 nm, negatively charged zeta potential (-23 ± 2.2 mV) and EE% of 61.2 ± 4.9 for CPR and 76.2 ± 3.4 % for NAR. The LF/PEC complex showed prolonged sequential release profile of CPR to limit bacterial expansion, followed by slow liberation of NAR, which mitigates excess ROS produced by CPR's mechanism of action without affecting its efficacy. Interestingly, this PEX demonstrated good hemocompatibility with no significant in vivo toxicity regarding hepatic and renal functions. In addition, infected mice administrated this nanoplatform intravenously exhibited significant CFU reduction in the lungs and kidneys, along with reduced immunoreactivity against myeloperoxidase. Moreover, this PEX was found to reduce the lungs´ oxidative stress via increasing both glutathione (GSH) and catalase (CAT) levels while lowering malondialdehyde (MDA). In conclusion, CPR/NAR-loaded PEX can offer a promising targeted lung delivery strategy while enhancing the therapeutic outcomes of CPR with reduced oxidative stress.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:261

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International journal of biological macromolecules - 261(2024), Pt 2 vom: 28. März, Seite 129842

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mohamed, Shaymaa A [VerfasserIn]
Mahmoud, Hoda E [VerfasserIn]
Embaby, Amira M [VerfasserIn]
Haroun, Medhat [VerfasserIn]
Sabra, Sally A [VerfasserIn]

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5E8K9I0O4U
89NA02M4RX
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antibacterial
Ciprofloxacin
EC 3.4.21.-
Flavanones
GAN16C9B8O
Glutathione
Journal Article
Lactoferrin
N7TD9J649B
Naringin
Oxidative stress
Pectin
Pectins
Polyelectrolyte complex
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Reactive Oxygen Species

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Date Completed 13.03.2024

Date Revised 13.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129842

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NLM367988690