Isabel Izquierdo Barba Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN).
This document summarizes research on using mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) to target and treat bacterial infections. Specifically, it discusses functionalizing MSNs with targeting agents like dendrimers (MSN-G3) to selectively deliver antibiotics to gram-negative bacteria and destroy biofilms. MSN-G3 showed effective targeting of E. coli and biofilm destruction within 1 hour when loaded with the antibiotic levofloxacin. The research aims to develop new nanomedicine approaches for treating drug-resistant infections by using stimuli-responsive MSNs for controlled antibiotic delivery directly to bacteria.
1) Maggot therapy employs sterile fly larvae to promote wound healing through debridement, disinfection, and stimulation of wound healing.
2) Maggots secrete antibacterial factors that combat wound infections, including potential agents active against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
3) Maggots may enhance wound healing through physical stimulation of tissue, secretion of allantoin and ammonia to increase pH, and stimulation of growth factors involved in proliferation and remodeling of extracellular matrix.
This document discusses medical and food safety coatings made from copper nanoparticles. It notes that healthcare acquired infections and foodborne pathogens present challenges and describes how copper nanoparticle coatings can help address this issue. Specifically, it introduces NanoCote copper nanoparticle coating products that have been shown to kill microbes on contact and prevent the growth and transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The document outlines the applications and benefits of three NanoCote products - Medical-Cu and Food Safety-Cu coatings for hospitals and food facilities, and Therma-NanoCote-Cu coating for its insulation and fire resistance.
This document summarizes research on how maggots combat infection in wounds. It discusses how maggots likely kill bacteria through multiple mechanisms, including ingesting bacteria in their digestive tract and secreting potent antibacterial factors. Recent research has found two discrete antibacterial factors secreted by maggots, including a potent factor under 500 Da that is effective against MRSA. This research improves understanding of maggot secretions' antibacterial properties and their clinical potential for treating antibiotic-resistant infections.
Presentation from the 2014 Waterloo iGEM team at the Giant Jamboree in Boston. Read more about Staphylocide, our microbe engineered to silence antiobiotic resistance, on our 2014 wiki: http://2014.igem.org/Team:Waterloo.
This presentation is also available on the iGEM website: http://2014.igem.org/files/presentation/Waterloo_Championship.pdf
Metal Nanoparticles and their Safety Processing in Functional FoodsAl Baha University
This document provides a review of metal nanoparticles and their safety processing in functional foods. It discusses various nanomaterials used in food industries and their potential health effects. Some key points include:
- Nanoparticles like zinc oxide and silicon dioxide are considered safe for use as food additives by regulatory agencies. However, more research is still needed on their long-term safety.
- Nanoparticles can increase the bioavailability of nutrients like iron. Silver nanoparticles also show potential as antimicrobial agents in food packaging.
- Further research is needed to establish exposure limits for nanoparticles in occupational settings and develop standardized monitoring methods. Predictive models are also needed to evaluate nanoparticle toxicity.
- Many nanoproducts
This document discusses superbugs and antibiotic resistance. It begins by defining superbugs as bacteria that have developed resistance to multiple antibiotics. It then outlines several causes of increasing antibiotic resistance, including overuse and misuse of antibiotics. The document notes the decreasing number of new antibiotics being approved in recent decades. It describes several mechanisms by which bacteria develop resistance and become superbugs, including horizontal gene transfer. Several examples of global superbug threats are provided, such as MRSA and NDM-1. Potential approaches to addressing superbugs discussed include improving antibiotic usage, developing new antibiotics using biotechnology techniques like CRISPR and engineered viruses, and exploring alternative treatments.
This document summarizes recent advances in biological viruses. It discusses how researchers used gene editing to create pigs resistant to the costly Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus. It also describes the discovery of a novel giant virus infecting marine algae in Hawaii waters. Additionally, it outlines how a study revealed a new path of viral evolution through host recognition protein mutations. The document concludes by summarizing research that identified the first treatment for the deadly Marburg virus and findings that Pandoraviruses can invent their own genes.
Emerging Issues Paper Genetically Modified Foragespetergnz
Genetically modified forages show promise to improve productivity, drought resistance, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Traits under development include improved nutrient content and tolerance to drought. However, release of GM organisms raises concerns about impacts on identity and values. Risks include gene flow between GM and non-GM plants via pollen or seed dispersal. Benefits and risks depend more on the traits than the genetic modification technique. Ongoing research and discussion are needed to understand impacts.
1) Maggot therapy employs sterile fly larvae to promote wound healing through debridement, disinfection, and stimulation of wound healing.
2) Maggots secrete antibacterial factors that combat wound infections, including potential agents active against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
3) Maggots may enhance wound healing through physical stimulation of tissue, secretion of allantoin and ammonia to increase pH, and stimulation of growth factors involved in proliferation and remodeling of extracellular matrix.
This document discusses medical and food safety coatings made from copper nanoparticles. It notes that healthcare acquired infections and foodborne pathogens present challenges and describes how copper nanoparticle coatings can help address this issue. Specifically, it introduces NanoCote copper nanoparticle coating products that have been shown to kill microbes on contact and prevent the growth and transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The document outlines the applications and benefits of three NanoCote products - Medical-Cu and Food Safety-Cu coatings for hospitals and food facilities, and Therma-NanoCote-Cu coating for its insulation and fire resistance.
This document summarizes research on how maggots combat infection in wounds. It discusses how maggots likely kill bacteria through multiple mechanisms, including ingesting bacteria in their digestive tract and secreting potent antibacterial factors. Recent research has found two discrete antibacterial factors secreted by maggots, including a potent factor under 500 Da that is effective against MRSA. This research improves understanding of maggot secretions' antibacterial properties and their clinical potential for treating antibiotic-resistant infections.
Presentation from the 2014 Waterloo iGEM team at the Giant Jamboree in Boston. Read more about Staphylocide, our microbe engineered to silence antiobiotic resistance, on our 2014 wiki: http://2014.igem.org/Team:Waterloo.
This presentation is also available on the iGEM website: http://2014.igem.org/files/presentation/Waterloo_Championship.pdf
Metal Nanoparticles and their Safety Processing in Functional FoodsAl Baha University
This document provides a review of metal nanoparticles and their safety processing in functional foods. It discusses various nanomaterials used in food industries and their potential health effects. Some key points include:
- Nanoparticles like zinc oxide and silicon dioxide are considered safe for use as food additives by regulatory agencies. However, more research is still needed on their long-term safety.
- Nanoparticles can increase the bioavailability of nutrients like iron. Silver nanoparticles also show potential as antimicrobial agents in food packaging.
- Further research is needed to establish exposure limits for nanoparticles in occupational settings and develop standardized monitoring methods. Predictive models are also needed to evaluate nanoparticle toxicity.
- Many nanoproducts
This document discusses superbugs and antibiotic resistance. It begins by defining superbugs as bacteria that have developed resistance to multiple antibiotics. It then outlines several causes of increasing antibiotic resistance, including overuse and misuse of antibiotics. The document notes the decreasing number of new antibiotics being approved in recent decades. It describes several mechanisms by which bacteria develop resistance and become superbugs, including horizontal gene transfer. Several examples of global superbug threats are provided, such as MRSA and NDM-1. Potential approaches to addressing superbugs discussed include improving antibiotic usage, developing new antibiotics using biotechnology techniques like CRISPR and engineered viruses, and exploring alternative treatments.
This document summarizes recent advances in biological viruses. It discusses how researchers used gene editing to create pigs resistant to the costly Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus. It also describes the discovery of a novel giant virus infecting marine algae in Hawaii waters. Additionally, it outlines how a study revealed a new path of viral evolution through host recognition protein mutations. The document concludes by summarizing research that identified the first treatment for the deadly Marburg virus and findings that Pandoraviruses can invent their own genes.
Emerging Issues Paper Genetically Modified Foragespetergnz
Genetically modified forages show promise to improve productivity, drought resistance, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Traits under development include improved nutrient content and tolerance to drought. However, release of GM organisms raises concerns about impacts on identity and values. Risks include gene flow between GM and non-GM plants via pollen or seed dispersal. Benefits and risks depend more on the traits than the genetic modification technique. Ongoing research and discussion are needed to understand impacts.
El programa INPhINIT está dirigido a los candidatos de doctorado más motivados y se centra en los campos de investigación en los que España destaca: las ciencias de la salud y de la vida, la tecnología, la física, la ingeniería y las matemáticas https://obrasociallacaixa.org/es/educacion-becas/becas-de-posgrado/inphinit/programme-description
This document lists 50 published works by Dr. Sven Korte, including research papers, book chapters, conference abstracts and posters presented between 1996-2015. The publications cover a wide range of topics related to using marmoset and cynomolgus monkeys as models for biomedical research and toxicology studies. Many of the publications describe developing and validating techniques for procedures in monkeys such as intravenous infusion, blood pressure monitoring, CSF collection and behavioral observations. The list demonstrates Dr. Korte's extensive experience over nearly 20 years in applying non-human primates, especially marmosets and cynomolgus monkeys, as models for pre-clinical safety testing.
Marios Stylianou_Paper III_Antifungal application of nonantifungal drugs.Marios Stylianou
This study screened 844 drugs from two libraries against Candida albicans to identify previously unknown antifungal activities. 26 drugs showed antifungal activity, including 12 standard antifungal drugs and 7 drugs previously reported to have anti-Candida activity. The screening identified 7 additional drugs with antifungal activity: amonafide, tosedostat, megestrol acetate, melengestrol acetate, stanozolol, trifluperidol, and haloperidol. Further analysis found these 7 drugs had antifungal activity comparable to the standard antifungal drugs against multiple Candida species. The aminopeptidase inhibitor tosedostat displayed broad antifungal activity, including against Candid
Clinical Manifestations of Plasmodium bergheiANKA Infection in Juvenile Mice:...AI Publications
Malaria is an important health and development challenge in Africa, Animalmodels most particularly mice, have long been employedto study malaria pathogenesis. Clinical manifestations due to Plasmodium bergheiANKA infection in juvenile mice as a model for understanding the complications ofcongenital malaria in neonates.Forty-five juvenile mice (5-7 days old) were acquired from University College Hospital, Ibadan and injected with 2 x 107 (0.2ml) Plasmodium berghei ANKA parasitized red blood cells (PRBCs). Mice were transported to the study site, kept in well ventilated cages and fed daily with a balanced ration. Every day after post-P. berghei infection, mice were monitored for mortality. Clinical manifestations ofexperimental cerebral malaria (ECM) was assessed and confirmed if at leastruffled fur, hunching, wobbly gait, limb paralysis, convulsions, or coma was observed. Each sign was given a score of 1. Animals with scores ≥4 were considered to have severe ECM.20 (44%) micewerelost due to natural cause (i.e. stress) at day 2 of the experiment. Between day 4 and 9, 25 (56%) of the studymice presented clinical signs of ECM which includes; ruffled fur 25(100%), hunching 21 (84%), wobbly gait 17 (68%), limb paralysis 20 (80%), convulsions 25 (100%) and subsequently died. Survival rate and severity of ECM in the mice differs, 22 (88.0%) had severe ECM and 3(12.0%) had mild ECM.This study has shown that parasite establishment and malaria complications can manifest as early as 4 days’postP. berghei infection in 5-7 days old mice.
Project Report on Monoclonal antibodies By VanshikaVanshikaBeniwal
HYBRIDOMA TECHNOLOGY
Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) are a kind of immunological instrument that has been employed in immunology, biotechnology, biochemistry, and applied biology for a protracted time.
Dr. Kurt Stevenson - Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance and Management in ...John Blue
Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance and Management in Hospital and Community Settings - Issues for Human Population Medicine - Dr. Kurt Stevenson, The Ohio State University Medical Center, from the 2012 NIAA One Health Approach to Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Symposium, October 26-27, 2012, Columbus, OH, USA.
More presentations at:
http://www.trufflemedia.com/agmedia/conference/2012-one-health-to-approach-antimicrobial-resistance-and-use
The environmental dimensions of antibiotic resistanceSIANI
This document summarizes the role of the environment in the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance. It discusses how the environment serves as a transmission route for resistant bacteria and antibiotics select for resistance in various environmental settings like wastewater treatment plants and areas with high antibiotic production. The global scale of transmission is highlighted, with resistance genes being shared between continents through human travel and transport. Improved transparency in the drug production process is suggested to help address the issue of environmental antibiotic pollution.
Emergence of antibiotic resistance in captive wildlifeBhoj Raj Singh
In this presentation antimicrobial drug resistance (AMR) in captive wildlife has been compared with AMR in bacteria isolated from veterinary clinical cases. In captive wildlife bacteria resistant to carbapenems, all generations of cephalosporins, producing ESBL, MBL, and NDM were prevalent. In this study 36.7% bacterial isolates from captive wildlife were ESBL producers and about 45% were MDR type. In recent past not much increase in AMR in bacteria of captive wildlife was observed. Carvacrol was found to be the most effective herbal antimicrobial. About 67.5% bacteria from birds kept in zoo and >71% those from zoo carnivores had MDR. This was much more than in strains of wild herbivore origin (<30%). Herbal drugs resistance was more common in bacteria from herbivore captive wildlife in contrast to AMR for conventional antimicrobials in bacteria from carnivores. Bacteria from carnivores had higher levels of multidrug resistance than those from omnivores or herbivores. No such difference was evident in bacterial isolates from domesticated or pet herbivores and carnivores. Omnivore animals (pigs) and human isolates had almost similar levels of AMR but much higher than herbivores. Position in food chain and Food of the host play an important role in occurrence of AMR bacteria. The study revealed that members of Enterobacteriaceae are the major players in the propagation of AMR. And for maintenance or propagation of AMR Enterobacteriaceae members, wild carnivores are the major abode. The study indicated that AMR was common in bacteria of captive wildlife too as in other biotic and abiotic components of the environment. However, the level of AMR was much more aggravated than in domestic animals. It can be concluded that if we need to monitor the AMR in any locality it will be more informative to look for the AMR strains in wildlife and aquatic environment than in livestock. This might be due to the concentration of the AMR strains in wild carnivores having a specific niche in food chain. More long term studies on large number of isolates from wide variety of captive wildlife living in different geographical and climatological conditions are required for better understanding of AMR trends.
This document discusses a study that investigated the antifungal and anti-mycelium activities of biogenic silver, copper, zinc oxide, and gold nanoparticles. The nanoparticles were tested against four fungal strains (Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus niger, Fusarium oxysporum). The minimum inhibitory concentrations of silver, copper, and zinc oxide nanoparticles were determined to be ≤8 μg/ml for the non-spore forming fungi and ≤16 μg/ml for the spore forming fungi. Anti-mycelium effects were observed for A. niger and F. oxysporum, with silver nanoparticles showing the highest effect at 72.8%. The
Genetic engineering is the best technology that is promoting the world and this technology is applied to many plants, animals and microorganisms. It has wider applications in the field of Biology, Medicine, Industry, Research, Agriculture and many other fields of science. In this research paper I update the Roles of Genetic Engineering in Agriculture, Animals, Human enhancement and Evolution, Bacteriophage Against Infectious Diseases, Medicines, Phage in Infectious Diseases, Biofuels Production and Improve Plant Performance Under Drought.
A Research On Genetic Engineering In Different FieldsKayla Smith
Genetic engineering has many applications in various fields including agriculture, medicine, industry, and research. In agriculture, genetically engineered crops have been developed that are resistant to pests and herbicides, increasing yields. In animals, genetic engineering can be used to produce disease-resistant livestock and reduce environmental pollution from animal waste. In humans, genetic engineering may help treat genetic disorders by replacing defective genes, and it is being researched for human enhancement applications. However, genetic engineering also raises various ethical issues regarding intellectual property and animal welfare.
This curriculum vitae summarizes Massimo C. Ranghieri's career and education. He has over 40 years of experience in pharmaceutical research, business management, and emergency response training. Currently, he is the Chief of the CBRN Unit in Milan, where he plans training and coordinates between agencies. He has extensive experience teaching CBRN response and publishing papers on responding to CBRN and biological threats.
The document discusses future trends in synthetic biology. It begins by defining synthetic biology as the application of engineering principles to biology to redesign biological systems. Some potential future trends discussed include using synthetic biology for regenerative medicine like producing personalized stem cells, making xenotransplantation a reality through CRISPR-edited pigs, and 3D bioprinting of tissues and organs. Other trends include using nanobots and RNA/DNA vaccines to treat diseases, synthesizing human chromosomes, and developing edible vaccines. While synthetic biology holds promise, risks also exist and regulations are needed to ensure safety and ethical development.
This document discusses nanoscience and nanotechnology applications in agriculture. It defines nanotechnology as controlling matter on an atomic and molecular scale between 1 to 100 nm. The document outlines several applications of nanotechnology in agriculture including controlled release of agrochemicals like fertilizers and pesticides, targeted delivery of biomolecules to plants, use of nanosensors to detect pathogens and monitor soil/plant growth, nanofertilizers to address nutrient deficiencies, nano-pesticides for effective pest control, nanoherbicides that target weed roots, and nanobarcodes for tracking agricultural products. The document also discusses using nanotechnology to recycle agricultural wastes and enhance biofuel production. While promising, the document notes nanotechnology raises
Nano-Biomaterials and Their Biocompatibility in Restorative Dentistry: A Reviewinventionjournals
Human healthcare is facing a major uprising in the wake of ongoing technological expansions in the field of nanotechnology. Incorporation of nanotechnology into dentistry will make possible the maintenance of near perfect oral environment by using nanomaterials, including tissue engineering, and ultimately, dental nanorobots. New potential treatment prospects in dentistry may include: dentition renaturalization and permanent hypersensitivity cure, local anaesthesia, complete orthodontic realignments during a single office visit, covalently bonded diamondised enamel, and oral health maintenance using mechanical dentifrobots, to destroy bacteria in the mouth that cause dental caries or even repair spots on the teeth where decay has set in, by use of computer to direct these tiny workers in their tasks. Nanodentistry still faces many significant challenges in realizing its tremendous potential. There are larger social issues of public acceptance, regulations, ethics and human safety that must be taken into consideration before molecular nano-technology can enter the modern medical armamentarium. However, there is equally powerful motivation to surmount these various challenges such as the possibility of providing high quality dental care to 80% of the population that at present receives no noteworthy dental care. Time, financial and scientific resources, specific advances and human needs will conclude which of the applications to be realized first!
This document discusses the ethics of nanotechnology. It notes that while nanotechnology provides benefits, there are also risks that need to be addressed. Specifically, it points out that less than $500,000 was spent studying the environmental effects of nanotechnology despite $700 million in funding. It also says that guidelines need to be established to prevent unethical uses of nanotechnology by free-lance or government researchers.
This document summarizes the key points from a presentation on the safety and toxicity related to nanopharmaceuticals. It discusses nanotoxicology and some of the reasons nanoparticles can be toxic, such as their large surface area to volume ratio. It covers toxicological factors, routes of exposure including inhalation, skin contact and ingestion. Diseases associated with nanoparticles are mentioned. The document provides an overview of ensuring safety in nanopharmaceuticals through measures like material safety data sheets, personal protective equipment, safety engineering controls and proper disposal procedures. It concludes more research is still needed to understand nanoparticle toxicity and ensure safer materials can be developed.
Prediction of antitubercular_peptides_from_sequencShahidAkbar22
This document describes research on developing machine learning models to predict antitubercular peptides from their amino acid sequences. Tuberculosis is a major global health problem and new therapies are needed due to the emergence of drug-resistant strains. The researchers created datasets of known antitubercular peptides and other peptides to train and test their models. They used different machine learning algorithms and peptide sequence features, such as amino acid composition and terminal residues, as inputs. Their best performing ensemble model achieved 73.2% accuracy at predicting antitubercular peptides. They also created a web server to make the models available to other researchers working on designing new antitubercular peptides.
This document is a curriculum vitae for Priyanka Voori Giri. It provides her contact information, educational background including an M.Tech in International Biotechnology, and research experience working on projects related to cancer stem cells, anti-inflammatory effects, and bacteriostatic/bactericidal nanoparticles. It also lists her publications, awards, skills in molecular biology, cell culture, and bioinformatics techniques, and areas of interest in inflammation, immunology and cancer biology.
Application of nanotechnology in agriculture Amit Bishnoi
This document summarizes a seminar presentation on the application of nanotechnology in agriculture. The seminar outline includes an introduction to nanotechnology, nanoparticles, applications of nanotechnology, and nanotechnology in agriculture and allied sciences. Some specific applications discussed are nano-fertilizers, nano-pesticides, precision farming using nano-sensors, crop improvement using nanoparticles for gene delivery, and environmental remediation using nanoparticles to detect and remove contaminants. Both the positive impacts like improved nutrient use efficiency and targeted delivery of agrochemicals, as well as potential negative impacts like toxicity, are mentioned.
El programa INPhINIT está dirigido a los candidatos de doctorado más motivados y se centra en los campos de investigación en los que España destaca: las ciencias de la salud y de la vida, la tecnología, la física, la ingeniería y las matemáticas https://obrasociallacaixa.org/es/educacion-becas/becas-de-posgrado/inphinit/programme-description
This document lists 50 published works by Dr. Sven Korte, including research papers, book chapters, conference abstracts and posters presented between 1996-2015. The publications cover a wide range of topics related to using marmoset and cynomolgus monkeys as models for biomedical research and toxicology studies. Many of the publications describe developing and validating techniques for procedures in monkeys such as intravenous infusion, blood pressure monitoring, CSF collection and behavioral observations. The list demonstrates Dr. Korte's extensive experience over nearly 20 years in applying non-human primates, especially marmosets and cynomolgus monkeys, as models for pre-clinical safety testing.
Marios Stylianou_Paper III_Antifungal application of nonantifungal drugs.Marios Stylianou
This study screened 844 drugs from two libraries against Candida albicans to identify previously unknown antifungal activities. 26 drugs showed antifungal activity, including 12 standard antifungal drugs and 7 drugs previously reported to have anti-Candida activity. The screening identified 7 additional drugs with antifungal activity: amonafide, tosedostat, megestrol acetate, melengestrol acetate, stanozolol, trifluperidol, and haloperidol. Further analysis found these 7 drugs had antifungal activity comparable to the standard antifungal drugs against multiple Candida species. The aminopeptidase inhibitor tosedostat displayed broad antifungal activity, including against Candid
Clinical Manifestations of Plasmodium bergheiANKA Infection in Juvenile Mice:...AI Publications
Malaria is an important health and development challenge in Africa, Animalmodels most particularly mice, have long been employedto study malaria pathogenesis. Clinical manifestations due to Plasmodium bergheiANKA infection in juvenile mice as a model for understanding the complications ofcongenital malaria in neonates.Forty-five juvenile mice (5-7 days old) were acquired from University College Hospital, Ibadan and injected with 2 x 107 (0.2ml) Plasmodium berghei ANKA parasitized red blood cells (PRBCs). Mice were transported to the study site, kept in well ventilated cages and fed daily with a balanced ration. Every day after post-P. berghei infection, mice were monitored for mortality. Clinical manifestations ofexperimental cerebral malaria (ECM) was assessed and confirmed if at leastruffled fur, hunching, wobbly gait, limb paralysis, convulsions, or coma was observed. Each sign was given a score of 1. Animals with scores ≥4 were considered to have severe ECM.20 (44%) micewerelost due to natural cause (i.e. stress) at day 2 of the experiment. Between day 4 and 9, 25 (56%) of the studymice presented clinical signs of ECM which includes; ruffled fur 25(100%), hunching 21 (84%), wobbly gait 17 (68%), limb paralysis 20 (80%), convulsions 25 (100%) and subsequently died. Survival rate and severity of ECM in the mice differs, 22 (88.0%) had severe ECM and 3(12.0%) had mild ECM.This study has shown that parasite establishment and malaria complications can manifest as early as 4 days’postP. berghei infection in 5-7 days old mice.
Project Report on Monoclonal antibodies By VanshikaVanshikaBeniwal
HYBRIDOMA TECHNOLOGY
Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) are a kind of immunological instrument that has been employed in immunology, biotechnology, biochemistry, and applied biology for a protracted time.
Dr. Kurt Stevenson - Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance and Management in ...John Blue
Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance and Management in Hospital and Community Settings - Issues for Human Population Medicine - Dr. Kurt Stevenson, The Ohio State University Medical Center, from the 2012 NIAA One Health Approach to Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Symposium, October 26-27, 2012, Columbus, OH, USA.
More presentations at:
http://www.trufflemedia.com/agmedia/conference/2012-one-health-to-approach-antimicrobial-resistance-and-use
The environmental dimensions of antibiotic resistanceSIANI
This document summarizes the role of the environment in the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance. It discusses how the environment serves as a transmission route for resistant bacteria and antibiotics select for resistance in various environmental settings like wastewater treatment plants and areas with high antibiotic production. The global scale of transmission is highlighted, with resistance genes being shared between continents through human travel and transport. Improved transparency in the drug production process is suggested to help address the issue of environmental antibiotic pollution.
Emergence of antibiotic resistance in captive wildlifeBhoj Raj Singh
In this presentation antimicrobial drug resistance (AMR) in captive wildlife has been compared with AMR in bacteria isolated from veterinary clinical cases. In captive wildlife bacteria resistant to carbapenems, all generations of cephalosporins, producing ESBL, MBL, and NDM were prevalent. In this study 36.7% bacterial isolates from captive wildlife were ESBL producers and about 45% were MDR type. In recent past not much increase in AMR in bacteria of captive wildlife was observed. Carvacrol was found to be the most effective herbal antimicrobial. About 67.5% bacteria from birds kept in zoo and >71% those from zoo carnivores had MDR. This was much more than in strains of wild herbivore origin (<30%). Herbal drugs resistance was more common in bacteria from herbivore captive wildlife in contrast to AMR for conventional antimicrobials in bacteria from carnivores. Bacteria from carnivores had higher levels of multidrug resistance than those from omnivores or herbivores. No such difference was evident in bacterial isolates from domesticated or pet herbivores and carnivores. Omnivore animals (pigs) and human isolates had almost similar levels of AMR but much higher than herbivores. Position in food chain and Food of the host play an important role in occurrence of AMR bacteria. The study revealed that members of Enterobacteriaceae are the major players in the propagation of AMR. And for maintenance or propagation of AMR Enterobacteriaceae members, wild carnivores are the major abode. The study indicated that AMR was common in bacteria of captive wildlife too as in other biotic and abiotic components of the environment. However, the level of AMR was much more aggravated than in domestic animals. It can be concluded that if we need to monitor the AMR in any locality it will be more informative to look for the AMR strains in wildlife and aquatic environment than in livestock. This might be due to the concentration of the AMR strains in wild carnivores having a specific niche in food chain. More long term studies on large number of isolates from wide variety of captive wildlife living in different geographical and climatological conditions are required for better understanding of AMR trends.
Emergence of antibiotic resistance in captive wildlife
Similar to Isabel Izquierdo Barba Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN).
This document discusses a study that investigated the antifungal and anti-mycelium activities of biogenic silver, copper, zinc oxide, and gold nanoparticles. The nanoparticles were tested against four fungal strains (Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus niger, Fusarium oxysporum). The minimum inhibitory concentrations of silver, copper, and zinc oxide nanoparticles were determined to be ≤8 μg/ml for the non-spore forming fungi and ≤16 μg/ml for the spore forming fungi. Anti-mycelium effects were observed for A. niger and F. oxysporum, with silver nanoparticles showing the highest effect at 72.8%. The
Genetic engineering is the best technology that is promoting the world and this technology is applied to many plants, animals and microorganisms. It has wider applications in the field of Biology, Medicine, Industry, Research, Agriculture and many other fields of science. In this research paper I update the Roles of Genetic Engineering in Agriculture, Animals, Human enhancement and Evolution, Bacteriophage Against Infectious Diseases, Medicines, Phage in Infectious Diseases, Biofuels Production and Improve Plant Performance Under Drought.
A Research On Genetic Engineering In Different FieldsKayla Smith
Genetic engineering has many applications in various fields including agriculture, medicine, industry, and research. In agriculture, genetically engineered crops have been developed that are resistant to pests and herbicides, increasing yields. In animals, genetic engineering can be used to produce disease-resistant livestock and reduce environmental pollution from animal waste. In humans, genetic engineering may help treat genetic disorders by replacing defective genes, and it is being researched for human enhancement applications. However, genetic engineering also raises various ethical issues regarding intellectual property and animal welfare.
This curriculum vitae summarizes Massimo C. Ranghieri's career and education. He has over 40 years of experience in pharmaceutical research, business management, and emergency response training. Currently, he is the Chief of the CBRN Unit in Milan, where he plans training and coordinates between agencies. He has extensive experience teaching CBRN response and publishing papers on responding to CBRN and biological threats.
The document discusses future trends in synthetic biology. It begins by defining synthetic biology as the application of engineering principles to biology to redesign biological systems. Some potential future trends discussed include using synthetic biology for regenerative medicine like producing personalized stem cells, making xenotransplantation a reality through CRISPR-edited pigs, and 3D bioprinting of tissues and organs. Other trends include using nanobots and RNA/DNA vaccines to treat diseases, synthesizing human chromosomes, and developing edible vaccines. While synthetic biology holds promise, risks also exist and regulations are needed to ensure safety and ethical development.
This document discusses nanoscience and nanotechnology applications in agriculture. It defines nanotechnology as controlling matter on an atomic and molecular scale between 1 to 100 nm. The document outlines several applications of nanotechnology in agriculture including controlled release of agrochemicals like fertilizers and pesticides, targeted delivery of biomolecules to plants, use of nanosensors to detect pathogens and monitor soil/plant growth, nanofertilizers to address nutrient deficiencies, nano-pesticides for effective pest control, nanoherbicides that target weed roots, and nanobarcodes for tracking agricultural products. The document also discusses using nanotechnology to recycle agricultural wastes and enhance biofuel production. While promising, the document notes nanotechnology raises
Nano-Biomaterials and Their Biocompatibility in Restorative Dentistry: A Reviewinventionjournals
Human healthcare is facing a major uprising in the wake of ongoing technological expansions in the field of nanotechnology. Incorporation of nanotechnology into dentistry will make possible the maintenance of near perfect oral environment by using nanomaterials, including tissue engineering, and ultimately, dental nanorobots. New potential treatment prospects in dentistry may include: dentition renaturalization and permanent hypersensitivity cure, local anaesthesia, complete orthodontic realignments during a single office visit, covalently bonded diamondised enamel, and oral health maintenance using mechanical dentifrobots, to destroy bacteria in the mouth that cause dental caries or even repair spots on the teeth where decay has set in, by use of computer to direct these tiny workers in their tasks. Nanodentistry still faces many significant challenges in realizing its tremendous potential. There are larger social issues of public acceptance, regulations, ethics and human safety that must be taken into consideration before molecular nano-technology can enter the modern medical armamentarium. However, there is equally powerful motivation to surmount these various challenges such as the possibility of providing high quality dental care to 80% of the population that at present receives no noteworthy dental care. Time, financial and scientific resources, specific advances and human needs will conclude which of the applications to be realized first!
This document discusses the ethics of nanotechnology. It notes that while nanotechnology provides benefits, there are also risks that need to be addressed. Specifically, it points out that less than $500,000 was spent studying the environmental effects of nanotechnology despite $700 million in funding. It also says that guidelines need to be established to prevent unethical uses of nanotechnology by free-lance or government researchers.
This document summarizes the key points from a presentation on the safety and toxicity related to nanopharmaceuticals. It discusses nanotoxicology and some of the reasons nanoparticles can be toxic, such as their large surface area to volume ratio. It covers toxicological factors, routes of exposure including inhalation, skin contact and ingestion. Diseases associated with nanoparticles are mentioned. The document provides an overview of ensuring safety in nanopharmaceuticals through measures like material safety data sheets, personal protective equipment, safety engineering controls and proper disposal procedures. It concludes more research is still needed to understand nanoparticle toxicity and ensure safer materials can be developed.
Prediction of antitubercular_peptides_from_sequencShahidAkbar22
This document describes research on developing machine learning models to predict antitubercular peptides from their amino acid sequences. Tuberculosis is a major global health problem and new therapies are needed due to the emergence of drug-resistant strains. The researchers created datasets of known antitubercular peptides and other peptides to train and test their models. They used different machine learning algorithms and peptide sequence features, such as amino acid composition and terminal residues, as inputs. Their best performing ensemble model achieved 73.2% accuracy at predicting antitubercular peptides. They also created a web server to make the models available to other researchers working on designing new antitubercular peptides.
This document is a curriculum vitae for Priyanka Voori Giri. It provides her contact information, educational background including an M.Tech in International Biotechnology, and research experience working on projects related to cancer stem cells, anti-inflammatory effects, and bacteriostatic/bactericidal nanoparticles. It also lists her publications, awards, skills in molecular biology, cell culture, and bioinformatics techniques, and areas of interest in inflammation, immunology and cancer biology.
Application of nanotechnology in agriculture Amit Bishnoi
This document summarizes a seminar presentation on the application of nanotechnology in agriculture. The seminar outline includes an introduction to nanotechnology, nanoparticles, applications of nanotechnology, and nanotechnology in agriculture and allied sciences. Some specific applications discussed are nano-fertilizers, nano-pesticides, precision farming using nano-sensors, crop improvement using nanoparticles for gene delivery, and environmental remediation using nanoparticles to detect and remove contaminants. Both the positive impacts like improved nutrient use efficiency and targeted delivery of agrochemicals, as well as potential negative impacts like toxicity, are mentioned.
Neonicotinoids are the most widely used insecticides in the world. They are commonly used on over 90% of US corn crops but multiple studies have found they have negative effects on bees even at low concentrations. While neonicotinoids are effective against pests, their use poses a dilemma as they may be contributing to colony collapse disorder and harming bee populations. Recent field studies more accurately representing real world conditions have strengthened the link between neonicotinoids and bee harms. However, those in the agricultural and chemical industries argue neonicotinoids are safe when used as directed. Further research is still needed to fully understand the risks neonicotinoids may pose to pollinators.
I was invited by Adamson University Biology Society to give a talk about antimicrobial resistance during their Biocon 2018: Insights on the Latest Trends on Applied Biological Sciences in Ozanam AVR, Adamson University last February 22, 2018
The document presents a research proposal assessing the lytic properties of bacteriophages against multidrug resistant bacterial isolates. The student, Alabi, plans to isolate bacteria from clinical samples of patients with prolonged hospital stays and screen for multidrug resistant strains. Bacteriophages will be isolated from environmental samples and their lytic activity against the resistant isolates will be evaluated. The synergistic effect of antibiotic therapy combined with bacteriophage treatment will also be determined. The aim is to evaluate bacteriophages as a biological treatment for antibiotic resistant bacteria often found in hospital settings.
The document discusses the potential future effects of nanomedicine on human generations. It describes how nanomedicine uses engineered nanodevices and knowledge of the human body to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease. Specifically, it outlines how nanodiamonds coated with drugs and proteins can target and destroy cancer cells without harming normal cells. The document also discusses how nanotubes may be used to deliver cancer drugs directly to diseased cells. While nanomedicine holds promise to revolutionize disease treatment, the document notes potential health risks from nanoparticle exposure that require further study.
Although nanotechnology has been recognized as an enabling technology, human and environmental exposure to nanomaterials is inevitable. As such, the need to ensure that the technology and its various applications are safe is paramount. The current concern on the risks of nanotechnology tends to specialize in the potential dangers of nanomaterials and nanoparticles. The ability to predict and mitigate potential health effects is crucial for sustainability of nanotechnology. This paper introduces the reader to safety in nanotechnology. Matthew N. O. Sadiku | Uwakwe C. Chukwu | Abayomi Ajayi-Majebi | Sarhan M. Musa "Essence of Nanosafety" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-1 , December 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd47873.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/47873/essence-of-nanosafety/matthew-n-o-sadiku
Modern Prospects of Nano science and their advancement in plant disease manag...sunilsuriya1
Standing tall in the face of adversity: Nanotechnology's rise in plant disease management
Plant diseases pose a significant threat to global food security, causing substantial crop losses every year. Traditional methods of disease control, while effective in some cases, often rely on broad-spectrum chemical pesticides that can harm the environment and human health. In recent years, a revolutionary approach has emerged: nanotechnology.
Nanotechnology, the manipulation of materials at the atomic and molecular level, holds immense promise for revolutionizing plant disease management. Its unique properties and potential applications offer exciting possibilities, including:
Targeted delivery: Nanoparticles can be designed to specifically target pathogens, minimizing harm to beneficial organisms and the environment.
Enhanced efficacy: By delivering active ingredients directly to the site of infection, nanoparticles can improve the effectiveness of existing disease control methods.
Reduced environmental impact: Nanotechnology offers opportunities to develop more environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional pesticides.
Early disease detection: Nanosensors can be used to rapidly and accurately detect plant diseases at their earliest stages, allowing for prompt intervention.
This introduction provides a brief overview of the potential of nanotechnology in plant disease management, highlighting its potential to be a game-changer in the fight against food security threats. As research continues to advance, we can expect even more exciting developments in this field, paving the way for a more sustainable and productive future for agriculture.
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El viernes 27 de abril del 2018 se celebró en la Fundación Ramón Areces una Jornada sobre física , en la cual se trataron diversos temas como: Los materiales mecanocalóricos, magnetísmo, biofísica, la energía oscura y instrumentación astronómica.
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PPT on Alternate Wetting and Drying presented at the three-day 'Training and Validation Workshop on Modules of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Technologies in South Asia' workshop on April 22, 2024.
BIRDS DIVERSITY OF SOOTEA BISWANATH ASSAM.ppt.pptxgoluk9330
Ahota Beel, nestled in Sootea Biswanath Assam , is celebrated for its extraordinary diversity of bird species. This wetland sanctuary supports a myriad of avian residents and migrants alike. Visitors can admire the elegant flights of migratory species such as the Northern Pintail and Eurasian Wigeon, alongside resident birds including the Asian Openbill and Pheasant-tailed Jacana. With its tranquil scenery and varied habitats, Ahota Beel offers a perfect haven for birdwatchers to appreciate and study the vibrant birdlife that thrives in this natural refuge.
Discovery of An Apparent Red, High-Velocity Type Ia Supernova at 𝐳 = 2.9 wi...Sérgio Sacani
We present the JWST discovery of SN 2023adsy, a transient object located in a host galaxy JADES-GS
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. The transient was identified in deep James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)/NIRCam imaging from the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES) program. Photometric and spectroscopic followup with NIRCam and NIRSpec, respectively, confirm the redshift and yield UV-NIR light-curve, NIR color, and spectroscopic information all consistent with a Type Ia classification. Despite its classification as a likely SN Ia, SN 2023adsy is both fairly red (
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truly diverge from their low-
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counterparts, and to confirm that standardized luminosities nevertheless remain constant with redshift.
Immersive Learning That Works: Research Grounding and Paths ForwardLeonel Morgado
We will metaverse into the essence of immersive learning, into its three dimensions and conceptual models. This approach encompasses elements from teaching methodologies to social involvement, through organizational concerns and technologies. Challenging the perception of learning as knowledge transfer, we introduce a 'Uses, Practices & Strategies' model operationalized by the 'Immersive Learning Brain' and ‘Immersion Cube’ frameworks. This approach offers a comprehensive guide through the intricacies of immersive educational experiences and spotlighting research frontiers, along the immersion dimensions of system, narrative, and agency. Our discourse extends to stakeholders beyond the academic sphere, addressing the interests of technologists, instructional designers, and policymakers. We span various contexts, from formal education to organizational transformation to the new horizon of an AI-pervasive society. This keynote aims to unite the iLRN community in a collaborative journey towards a future where immersive learning research and practice coalesce, paving the way for innovative educational research and practice landscapes.
Signatures of wave erosion in Titan’s coastsSérgio Sacani
The shorelines of Titan’s hydrocarbon seas trace flooded erosional landforms such as river valleys; however, it isunclear whether coastal erosion has subsequently altered these shorelines. Spacecraft observations and theo-retical models suggest that wind may cause waves to form on Titan’s seas, potentially driving coastal erosion,but the observational evidence of waves is indirect, and the processes affecting shoreline evolution on Titanremain unknown. No widely accepted framework exists for using shoreline morphology to quantitatively dis-cern coastal erosion mechanisms, even on Earth, where the dominant mechanisms are known. We combinelandscape evolution models with measurements of shoreline shape on Earth to characterize how differentcoastal erosion mechanisms affect shoreline morphology. Applying this framework to Titan, we find that theshorelines of Titan’s seas are most consistent with flooded landscapes that subsequently have been eroded bywaves, rather than a uniform erosional process or no coastal erosion, particularly if wave growth saturates atfetch lengths of tens of kilometers.
CLASS 12th CHEMISTRY SOLID STATE ppt (Animated)eitps1506
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TOPIC OF DISCUSSION: CENTRIFUGATION SLIDESHARE.pptxshubhijain836
Centrifugation is a powerful technique used in laboratories to separate components of a heterogeneous mixture based on their density. This process utilizes centrifugal force to rapidly spin samples, causing denser particles to migrate outward more quickly than lighter ones. As a result, distinct layers form within the sample tube, allowing for easy isolation and purification of target substances.
TOPIC OF DISCUSSION: CENTRIFUGATION SLIDESHARE.pptx
Isabel Izquierdo Barba Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN).
1. International Symposium: Mesoporous Materials: From 1991 to 2018
Madrid, April 10 and 11, 2018
Dra. Isabel Izquierdo-Barba
Smart Bimaterials Research Group
Dpto. Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España.
ibarba@ucm.es
VERDI
polyValent
mEsopoRous
nanosystem for
bone DIseases
Recent advances in mesoporous materials
for management of bone infection
2. Infection !!
Evolution in modern aseptic techniques
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4. International Symposium: Mesoporous Materials: From 1991 to 2018 Madrid, April 10 and 11, 2018
Infection Persistence
Antimicrobial Resistance
(AMR)
Development and
maduration
Detachment
Antibiotic
Immune
system
Free-Bacteria
(Planktonic state)
Substrate
Biofilm Formation
Adhesion
Monolayer
Proliferation
Microcolony
D. Campoccia, L. Montanaro, C.R. Arciola, Biomaterials 27 (2006) 2331–2339.
Mature
Biofilm
Super
Bug
5. New Post antibiotic era: The next
generation challenge?
World Health Organization. Antimicrobial Resistance: Global Report on Surveillance 2014 (WHO, 2014).
G. Taubes, The bacteria fight back, Science 321 (2008) 356–361
6. International Symposium: Mesoporous Materials: From 1991 to 2018 Madrid, April 10 and 11, 2018
Drug resistant deadlier than cancer by 2050
World Health Organization. Antimicrobial Resistance: Global Report on Surveillance 2014 (WHO, 2014).
G. Taubes, The bacteria fight back, Science 321 (2008) 356–361
7. A ten point plan for beating drug resistant
1. A Global public awareness
2. Improve sanitation and prevent the spread of infection
3. Reduce unnecessary use of antimicrobials in agriculture
4. Improve global surveillance of drug resistance and
antimicrobial consumption
5. Promote new rapid diagnostics
6. Promote use of vaccines
7. Improve the number, pay and recognition of people
working in infection diseases
8. Increase the supply of new antimicrobial effective
against drug-resistant bugs
9. A global innovation fund for early stage and non
commercial R&D
10. Better incentives to promote investment for new drugs
and improving existing ones
The Review on Antimicrobial Resistance Chaired by Jim O’Neill December 2014
8. Increase the supply of new antimicrobial
effective against drug-resistant bugs
9. A global innovation fund for early stage
and non commercial R&D
10. Better incentives to promote investment
for new drugs and improving existing ones
8. Now WHAT TO DO?
Nanomedicine: The future of infection treatment
A.J. Huh, Y.J. Kwon, J. Control. Release 156 (2011) 128–145.
L. Zhang, D. Pornpattananangku, C.M.J. Hu, C.M. Huang, Curr. Med. Chem. 17 (2010) 585–594
Drug delivery systems
Selectively transport antimicrobial agents (target
site)
Controlled antimicrobial fashion
Improve antimicrobial efficacy
Safety and Biocompatibility
Repair damaged tissues
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M. Vallet-Regí, F. Balas and D. Arcos Angew Chem Int Ed 46 (2007) 7548-7558.
M. Vallet-Regí, M. Colilla, I. Izquierdo-Barba, M. Manzano, Molecules, 23 (2018) 47.
10. 50 nm
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MSN
Stimuli-
responsive
drug delivery
Targeting
Biomolecules
delivery
Gene
therapy
Intracelullar
labeling
Diagnostic
imaging
Fluorescent
molecule
MRI agent
Drugs
Proteins
Photosensitizer
Photodynamic
therapy
Nucleid
acids
Dendritic
polymer
Responsive
blocking caps
Mesoporous Silica Materials
Stimuli-responsive
local drug delivery
Local
Biomolecules
delivery
Proteins
Bone tissue
regeneration
1 cm
Local drug
delivery
Drugs
Growth factors,
peptides
3D
scaffolds
Responsive
blocking caps
Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles
MSM
50 nm
M. Manzano, M. Colilla, M. Vallet-Regí Expert Opin Drug Deliv 6 (2009) 1-18.
M. Vallet-Regí, L. Ruiz-González, I. Izquierdo-Barba, JM. González-Calbet J Mater Chem 16 (2006) 26-31.
M. Vallet-Regí, M. Colilla, I. Izquierdo-Barba, M. Manzano, Molecules, 23 (2018) 47.
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Hypothesis
Use MSNs with targeting
properties to release
antibiotics in the
environment of the bacteria
that cause the infection.
G. Domenico. The procession of the trojan horse
into Troy, 1760
Targeting bacteria
20 mm
Targeting biofilm
12. Targeting to Gram-negative bacteria
Gram (-)
- -
- -
-
-
- - -
-
-
- -
Antimicrobial agent
Levofloxacin
Targeting agent
Polycationic
dendrimer (G3)
+δ
N
N
N
N
N
NH2
NH2
NH2
NN
N
H2N
H2N
H2N
NN
N
H2N
H2N
H2N
H2N
N N
N
NH2
NH2
NH2
NH2
NH2
N
C
NSi
O
O
O H H
O
Nanoplatform
MSN
Nanoantibiotic +δ
+δ
+δ
+δ
+δ
+δ
+δ
+δ
+δ
International Symposium: Mesoporous Materials: From 1991 to 2018 Madrid, April 10 and 11, 2018
B. González, M. Colilla, J. Diez, D. Pedraza, M. Guembe, I. Izquierdo-Barba, M. Vallet-Regí,
Acta Biomaterialia 68 (2018) 261-271.
Aim #1:
13. International Symposium: Mesoporous Materials: From 1991 to 2018 Madrid, April 10 and 11, 2018
CH2Cl2 , N2 , RT
N
N
N
N
N
NH2
NH2
NH2
NN
N
H2N
H2N
H2N
NN
N
H2N
H2N
H2N
H2N
N N
N
NH2
NH2
NH2
NH2
NH2
N
C
NSi
O
O
O H H
O
G3 (NH2)15
MSN-G3
Targeting to Gram-negative bacteria
Dry toluene
N2 , 110 ºC, 16 h
1)
2) NH4NO3 / EtOH , 60 ºC
(EtO)3Si N
NH2
H
Si N
NH2
O
O
O
H
MSN-DAMO
Si N
NH2
O
O
O
H
Synthesis
B. González, M. Colilla, J. Diez, D. Pedraza, M. Guembe, I. Izquierdo-Barba, M. Vallet-Regí, Acta
Biomaterialia 68 (2018) 261-271.
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50 nm
MSN
1 2 3 4 5 6
Intensity(a.u.)
2q (degree)
10
11 20 MSN
MSN-DAMO
MSN-G3
MSN-DAMO
50 nm
MSN-G3
50 nm
Targeting to Gram-negative bacteria
B. González, M. Colilla, J. Diez, D. Pedraza, M. Guembe, I. Izquierdo-Barba, M. Vallet-Regí,
Acta Biomaterialia 68 (2018) 261-271.
15. International Symposium: Mesoporous Materials: From 1991 to 2018 Madrid, April 10 and 11, 2018
Targeting to Gram-negative bacteria
B. González, M. Colilla, J. Diez, D. Pedraza, M. Guembe, I. Izquierdo-Barba, M. Vallet-Regí,
Acta Biomaterialia 68 (2018) 261-271.
D. Pedraza, J. Díez, I. Izquierdo, M. Colilla, M. Vallet-Regí, Biomed. Glasses. 4 (2018) 1-12 .
z-potential/TGA
Sample
Potencial ζ
(mV)
F
(mmol/g)
MSN -36.4 -
MSN-DAMO 37.4 1.86
MSN-G3 31.8 0.106
-20 -60 -100 -140 -180
-111.2
-102.2 Q4
Q3
MSN
Q2
-95.4
-58.7
-68.1T2
T3
-94.7
-102.4
-111.8
Q2
Q3
Q4
MSN-DAMO
d (ppm)
MSN-G3
Q4
-112.4
Q3
-102.1
-92.8
Q2
29Si MAS
NMR
MSN-G3
4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5
d (ppm)
N
N
N
N
N
NH2
NH2
NH2
NN
N
H2N
H2N
H2N
NN
N
H2N
H2N
H2N
H2N
N N
N
NH2
NH2
NH2
NH2
NH2
N
C
NSi
O
O
O H H
O
#
#
1H HRMAS NMR
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0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
W/W0
Time (h)
MSN-L
MSN-DAMO-LMSN-G3-L
MSN-L: W/W0 = 0.46(1-e-0.021t)0.56 ; R2 = 0.994
MSN-DAMO-L: W/W0 = 0.98(1-e-0.051t)0.68 ; R2 = 0.9997
MSN-G3-L: W/W0 = 0.99(1-e-0.239t)1.0 ; R2 = 0.995
3
Targeting to Gram-negative bacteria
B. González, M. Colilla, J. Diez, D. Pedraza, M. Guembe, I. Izquierdo-Barba, M. Vallet-Regí,
Acta Biomaterialia 68 (2018) 261-271.
D. Pedraza, J. Díez, I. Izquierdo, M. Colilla, M. Vallet-Regí, Biomed. Glasses. 4 (2018) 1-12 .
Levofloxacin Release
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Targeting to Gram-negative bacteria
B. González, M. Colilla, J. Diez, D. Pedraza, M. Guembe, I. Izquierdo-Barba, M. Vallet-Regí,
Acta Biomaterialia 68 (2018) 261-271.
D. Pedraza, J. Díez, I. Izquierdo, M. Colilla, M. Vallet-Regí, Biomed. Glasses. 4 (2018) 1-12 .
Microbiology assays:
E. coli
5 - 50 μg/mL 5-50 μg/mL
90 min
Bacteria targeting
assays
E. coli
90 min
Effectiveness biofilm
assays
CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE
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E. coli CONTROL
3 mm
MSN
3 mm
MSN-G3
3 mm
MSN-DAMO
3 mm
Targeting to Gram-negative bacteria
19. MSN-G3 (5 mg/mL)
3 mm 3 mm
MSN-G3 (10 mg/mL) MSN-G3 (20 mg/mL)
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MSN-G3-L
20 mm
MSN-DAMO-L
20 mm
E. coli
CONTROL
20 mm
MSN-L
20 mm
Targeting to Gram-negative bacteria
Antimicrobial efefcts (biofilm):
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Targeting to Gram-negative bacteria
levofloxacin
20 mm20 mm3 mm
Effective biofilm destruction with levofloxacin
loaded dendrimer-decorated MSNs
E. coli E. coli biofilm
MSN-G3-L
1 h
Targeting to
Gram-negative
bacteria
N
N
N
N
N
NH2
NH2
NH2
NN
N
H2N
H2N
H2N
NN
N
H2N
H2N
H2N
H2N
N N
N
NH2
NH2
NH2
NH2
NH2
N
C
N
H H
O
Si
O
O
O
MSN-G3
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Targeting to bacterial biofilm
10 mm
Ti6Al4V
Nano-Ti6Al4V
extracellular
matrix
S. Wagner, D.Hauck, M. Hoffmann, R. Sommer, I. Joachim, R.Mgller, A.Imberty, A. Varrot, A. Titz.
Angew.Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 16559 –16564
M. Mlouka, T. Cousseau, P. Di Martino, AIMS Molecular Science, 3 (2016) 338-356.
Lectins
(Glycoconjugates)
High Affinitty
Polysaccharides
DAPI (germs)
FITC-Lentins
TRITC-Lentins
Cacofluor
(matrix)
SYTO (alive cells) IP (dead cells)
Biofilm
Specific
stainned
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M. Martínez-Carmona, D. Lozano, M. Colilla, M. Vallet-Regí, Acta Biomater. 2018, 65, 393–404.
MC3T3-E1 HOS
Lectin-conjugated MSNs for targeted bone cancer treatment
Targeting to bacterial biofilm
24. Targeting to bacterial biofilm
Antimicrobial agent
Levofloxacin
Targeting agent
Lectin ConA
Nanoplatform
MSN
Nanoantibiotic
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MSN-ConA
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Aim #2:
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Targeting to bacteria biofilm
SATES
Toluen
Anhydre
conditions
ConA
EDC/ Sulfo-NHS
Surfactant
removal
NH4NO3 (10 mg/mL)
EtOH/H2O (95%)
Levofloxacin
Loading
EtOH
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MSN MSNConAMSNSATES
Targeting to bacterial biofilm
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Levofloxacinrelease(%)
T (h)
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MSNConA
5001000150020002500300035004000
MSN
MSNConA
MSNSATES
NHbend
COOH
Amide
cm-1
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Targeting to bacterial biofilm
Microbiology assays:
CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE
5-20 μg/mL
90 min
Biofilm targeting
assays
E. coli
MSN MSN-ConA
5-10 μg/mL
E. coli, S.aureus
90 min
Effectiveness biofilm
assays
MSN@Levo MSN-ConA@Levo
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MSN-ConA 50ug/mL
MSN 10ug/mL MSN 50ug/mL
20µm
Biofilm polysaccharide matrix
Nanoparticles (MSN and MSNConA)
Alived bacteria
20µm
20µm
MSN-ConA 10ug/mL
20µm
29. Antimicrobial effect of MSN-ConA
MSN-ConA 10ug/mLMSN 10ug/mLBiofilm
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Biofilm polysaccharide matrix
Alived bacteria
Dead bacteria
Targeting to bacterial biofilm
20mm20mm20mm
Antimicrobial effect of MSN-ConA@Levo
MSN-ConA Levo 10ug/mLMSN-Levo 10ug/mLBiofilm
20mm20mm20mm
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Targeting to bacterial biofilm
levofloxacin
20 mm20 mm
Effective biofilm destruction with levofloxacin
loaded Lectin decorated-MSN
E. coli E. coli biofilm
MSNConA-L
1 h
Targeting to the bacterial biofilm
OH
OHSiO2
OH
OH
MSN-ConA-
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Multifunctional 3D implants
Use mesoporous materials
able to inhibit the bone
infection and to regenerate
new bone
Aim #3:
Robocasting
32. Atomic-scale
5 nm 5 nm
SiO2-P2O5-CaO
OH-
OH-OH-
OH-OH-
OH-
OH-
OH-
OH-
OH-
OH-
OH-
OH-OH-OH-
OH-
Si
P
Ca
O
Sol-gel glass Ordered mesoporous glass
Atomic-scale
50nm
Meso-scale
Multifunctional 3D implants
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M. Vallet-Regí, Chem. Eur. J. 12 (2006) 5934–5943.
M. Vallet-Regí, I. Izquierdo-Barba, M. Colilla. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 370 (2012) 1400–142.
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GRIFMGLEVPVAVAN
MGLEVPVAVAN
5 mm
LEV-contained
MG
VAN-contained
PVA solution
+
Gelatin-Glu
solution
with RIF
5 mm
Slurry
Robocasting
3D
scaffold
Dip-coated
50nm50nm
-CH2-CH-CH2-CH-
OH
-
OH
-
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)
Vancomycin (VAN)
50 nm
Polymer PVA part
Mesostructured bioceramic part
+
Nanocomposite MGHA material
Levofloxacin (LEV)
+
Antibiofilm agent: Rifampicin (RIF)
External Gelatin-Glu coating
Drug compartmented
3D scaffold
R. García-Alvarez, I. Izquierdo-Barba, M. Vallet-Regí, Acta Biomaterialia 49 (2017) 113–126
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50nm50nm
50nm
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1 h
In vitro assays in SBF: Degradability and Bioactivity
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0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
0.0
0.2
0.4
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1.2 Rifampin
0 30 60 90 120 150 180
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1.0
Levofloxacin
0 10 20 30
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
Time (hours)
Vancomycin
Multi-therapy: Drug release
R. García-Alvarez, I. Izquierdo-Barba, M. Vallet-Regí, Acta Biomaterialia 49 (2017) 113–126
M.Cicuéndez, J.C. Doadrio, A. Hernández, M.T. Portolés, I. Izquierdo-Barba, M. Vallet-Regí.
Acta Biomaterialia 65 (2018) 450–461
0
5
10
15
Rifampicin
Levofloxacin
Vancomycin
1 6 24 t / h
µg·mg-1
Time (hours)
pH 5.5
pH 6.7
pH 7.4
0 50 100 150 200 250
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
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Qt/Q0
pH-sensitive release
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VL
1h
1h
24h
24h
GRIFMGLEVPVAVAN
MGLEVPVAVAN
SA Bacteria biofilm (initial)
Alived bacteria
Extracellular polysaccharide
matrix biofilm
Dead bacteria
10 mm 10 mm
10 mm 10 mm
20 mm
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Antimicrobial effect: importance of multitherapy
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10 mm
20 mm
Osteoregeneration processes (preosteoblast assays)
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0
2
4
GRIFMGLEVPVAVAN
U/LLDH
LDH 1d
Control
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
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MitochondrialActivity
MTT 7d
0
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ALP 7d
GRIFMGLEVPVAVANControl
GRIFMGLEVPVAVANControl
*
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Alived bacteria
Surface
Dead bacteria Biofilm matrix
Surface Surface Surface
Multidrug
3D scaffold
Vancomycin Osteoblast
Bioactive layer
Bone Tissue
regeneration
Levofloxacin
Rifampin
41. Preliminary results
Hyperthermia in biofilm treatment
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Preliminary
assays:
NIR
radiation
AuNR
AuNR@MSN
50nm
0.5 0.6 0.7 1.0
0
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10
15
20
25
30
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T(ºC)
Nominal Power (W/cm2
)
T
Hyperthermia
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New nanoantibiotics based on mesoporous silica nanoparticles
(MSNs) with targeting agents and loaded with antibiotics have
been developed.
New 3D multifunctional implants which combine the merits of
osseous regeneration and local multidrug have been developed.
These nanodevices are envisioned as a promising alternative to
conventional infection treatments by improving the antimicrobial
efficacy and reducing side effects.
Conclusions
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Funding:
European Research Council (ERC-2015-AdG). Advanced Grant Verdi-694160
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO), Spain, through projects
MAT2012-35556, MAT2015-64831-R
Organizing committee:
Acknowledgements
44. Thank you very much
Grupo de Investigación en Biomateriales Inteligentes (GIBI)
Smart Biomaterials Research Group
https://www.ucm.es/valletregigroup/
polyValent
mEsopoRous
nanosystem for
bone DIseases
VERDI
45.
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Targeting to Gram-negative bacteria
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I. Izquierdo-Barba, M. Vallet-Regí, Acta Biomaterialia
68 (2018) 261-271.
52.5
C4,C5
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C2
*
#
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C1
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C3
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Hypothesis
Use MSNs with targeting
properties to release
antibiotics in the
environment of the bacteria
that cause the infection.
G. Domenico. The procession of the trojan horse
into Troy, 1760
Targeting bacteria
20 mm
Targeting biofilm
48. Source: National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) data base (March od 2018)
2015
2,400,000
Risk
0.5—2%
Infected
96,000
Infection of orthopedic implants
Cost 1
50,000 $
Total Cost
4,8 B$
Risk Groups
Diabetes mellitus
Previous skin infection
Rheumatoid arthritis
Obesity/Malnutrition
Urinary infection
5%
2020
4,800,000
Hip prosthesis
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Targeting to bacterial biofilm
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Biofilm polysaccharide matrix
Nanoparticles (MSN and MSNConA)
Alived bacteria
M. Martínez-Carmona, I. Izquierdo-Barba, M. Colilla, M. Vallet-Regí (under preparatiom)
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GRIFMGLEVPVAVAN
Extracellular polysaccharide matrix
biofilm
Dead bacteriaLive bacteria
EC Bacteria biofilm
(initial)
1h 3h 24h
20 mm 20 mm 20 mm 20 mm
1h
24h
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SA biofilm
log[CFU]
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Editor's Notes
Good afternoon Ladies and Gentleman.
First of all, I would like to thank Areces Fundation and especially Professor Vallet-Regí to invite me to give this talking.
I am delighted for this opportunity.
It is a honor for me, as well, to be here and share panel with all these prestigious Scientifics in the mesoporous materials field.
Today I will talking about our recent researches concerning the infection treatment by mesoporous materials.
Despite of modern standard asepsis protocols and peri-operative antibiotics prophylaxis ….
The infection associated to orthopedic implants still represents one of the most serious and devastating complications.
In general, after infection diagnosis;
it is necessary prolonged systemic treatment with different combinations of antibiotics and long periods of hospitalization. This kind of treatment provoke high side effect and antibiotic resistances.
In most cases it is necessary a second replacement.
If the bacteria infection is persistent it is necessary an amputation of the member and the in even in the 7% the dead is produced.
This infection persistance is due to two main factors:
The formation of biofilm. It is very well know that once bacteria attach to the implant surface, rapidly the biofilm is formed and the antimicrobial and antibiotics therapies are not very effective.
The antimicrobial resistance, and apparition of denoted superbugs where an antibiotic is ineffective.
Even it is talking about a new emergence post antibiotic era in which the antimicrobial treatment will be useless.
This a very serious problem with important social and economical implications.
Jim O Neel, one of the best world's macroeconomists warns governments that the drug resistant will be deadlier than cancer by 2050.
And he recommends ten point plan for beating drug resistant, in which the last three points are addressed to increase and foment the research in the development of new antimicrobial agent more effective that current therapies.
Now, what to do ???
Probably the answer it is in the Nanomedice which offers the possibility for designing drug delivery systems ….
Mesoporous silica materials have received great attention by the biomedical scientific community, since they were proposed for the first time as drug delivery systems by Prof. Vallet-Regí in 2001.
In this scenario we have two actors:
Mesoporous materials. That Initially, they were purposed as bioceramics for local drug delivery and bone tissue regenerations due to their surface characteristics, such as biocompatibility and bioactivity, and their capability to load and release in a controlled fashion different therapeutic cargoes for the treatment of diverse pathologies. Recently, it is possible also to fabricate 3D macroporous scaffolds based on these materials which offers new possibility in regeneration proposed.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offers new possibility in Nanomedicine and they has been proposed as promising alternatives in cancers therapies.
As a Trojan horse…. We will design a new nanosystems based on Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles with targeting to the bacteria surface and biofilm and able to release antibiotics in the environment of the bacteria that cause the infection.
The first aim constitutes the design of a new nanoantibiotic
Taking into account the negatively charged bacteria wall.
We have designed a mesoporus silica nanoparticles by grafting a polycationics dendrimer, which confer positive density surfaces and also loading with levofloxacin as antimicrobial agent.
This nanosystem will be able to internalize into gram-negative bacteria and release the levofloxacin inside and destroy the superbug.
The synthesis of this nanosystems is very simple.
For covalent anchorage of the dendrimers onto the external surface of the MSN sample,
first we obtained the precursor silylated G3-PPI dendrimer, G3-Si(EtO)3, and immediately employed in the post-grafting reaction with the MSN material.
For comparative purposes, we also functionalized the surface of MSN with small alcoxysilane contained two amine groups.
Concerning the structural characterization XRD confirms the 2D hexagonal mesoporous arrangement, showing three well-defined reflections
that can be indexed as 10, 11 and 20 of a p6mm plain group for all the materials.
These results agree with TEM studies, which show spherical shaped nanoparticles with an average diameter of ca. 120 nm. Regarding the mesoporous structure, TEM images evidence the presence of typical of MCM-41 structure.
These results reveal that neither the morphology nor the mesoporous order are affected by the used functionalization
procedures.
A deep physicochemical characterization has been performed.
Concerning, the zetha-potential we can observe that after functionalization it is produces a drastic change on the MSN material from negative to positive charge. From 36.4 mV in bare MSN to ca. +35 mV in the hybrid materials
The functionalization rate was determined by TGA an elemental analisis and we can observe that this value is higher in the case of DAMO group compared with G3 due to the the steric hindrance that occurs when macromolecules are employed to functionalize the silica surface, resulting in a more effective incorporation of the smaller alkoxysilane.
.
Both functionalized materials possess amine groups susceptible to protonation; however, the incorporation of the polycationic dendrimer
does not exceed the positive value reached with the DAMO molecule.
steric hindrance
The next slide represent the release profiles of levofloxacin from different matrices.
The obtained results evidence more accused release from the MSN-G3, followed of MSN-DAMO with respect to unmodificated MSN.
All these profiles can be fitted Chapman's equation, where w (t) is the amount of LEVO released at each moment, w0 is the initially charged amount, A is the ratio between total LEVO released and total LEVO charged, k is the release kinetic constant and δ is a non-ideality parameter.
Concerning the microbiology assays. We have performed two different assays.
Bacteria targeting assay on plancktonic bacteria by adition of MSNs without antibiotic.
Antimicrobial effect of completed nanoantibiotic, which was carried onto on previosly preformed biofilm.
An d then the visulization by confocal microscopy
Concerning to targeting effects.
All images show the bacillus morphology of E. coli with the bacterial wall labeled in red, in good agreement with the control.
In the case of pristine MSN, green scattered dots not close to the bacteria walls are observed.
On the contrary, MSN-DAMO images display small domains of green aggregates corresponding to nanoparticles in the proximity of the bacterial wall obeying certain interactions between positive charges of amine groups and the negative bacterial wall.
However, a complete internalization and uniform localization of MSN-G3 nanoparticles of the bacteria cells is appreciated.
Difference in the successful internalization of both hybrid materials may be attributed to the G3 dendritic skeleton, which provides MSN-G3 of high surface flexibility. Consequently, there are more interaction points in the positively charged amine functional groups of MSN-G3 that are exposed to the negatively charged bacterial wall.
This internalization is dosage dependent …. As you can see in the figure
Concerning the antimicrobial effects microbiology assays was performed on preformed biofilm and after 90 min of incubation with the completed nanoantibiotic.
Initially, the preformed biofilm displays a typical structure composed of colony live bacteria (green) covered by a protective mucopolysaccharide matrix (blue).
After 90 min of incubation.
MSN-L simple is not able to destroy the biofilm, appearing live bacteria colonies coated with its protective layer. However, small amounts of scattered dead bacteria are present onto the outermost surface probably due to the action of the LEVO released from this material.
On the other hand, MSN-DAMO triggers the biofilm disruption, with the presence of small unfilled domains within the colony, showing vastly live cells (green), dispersed mucopolysaccharide (blue) fragments and scarcely dead cells (red).
Finally, the best results are derived from MSN-G3-L assays, which is able to totally destroy the biofilm since no blue staining
and almost negligible live cells are observed.
A biofilm is a bacterial community in which bacteria are embedded into a extracellular matrix, which is mainly composed of polysaccharides.
It constitutes a natural mechanism of defense of the microorganisms against external aggressions, including antibiotics and immune system.
Lectins such as ConA are glycoproteins that are present in a variety of organisms, and most of them are isolated from plant components.
They own the ability to weakly bind glycans with high specificity forming glycoconjugates.
Actually, ConA has been successfully used to design drug-loaded tumour nanoparticles able to selectively bind and internalize in cancer cells overexpressing membrane glycans.
Since glycan-type polysaccharides are also present in the bacterial biofilm, we hypothesize that ConA could be used to target MSNs towards extracellular biofilm matrix.
Herein, we report the design of a new nanoantibiotic consisting of MSNs loaded with an antimicrobial agent (LEVO) and grafted in their outermost surface with ConA, which has been proved to selectively recognize and bind to certain glycans.
The nanoantibiotic, denoted as MSNConA@LEVO, was synthesized using several steps.
Briefly, pure silica MSNs were synthetized by the well-known modified Stöber method and externally functionalized by grafting an alkoxysilane bearing carboxylic acid groups, which will allow the final anchorage of ConA by reaction with the amine groups present in the protein.
LEVO loading was carried out by impregnation method in ethanol, and always before ConA grafting to prevent protein denaturation.
A deep physical-chemical characterization of the nanosystem was performed.
Structural characterization by TEM shows spherical nanoparticles with an average size of ca. 150 nm with 2D-hexagonal structure with a honeycomb mesoporous arrangement, in good agreement with XRD.
FTIR studies demostrated the presence of the functional groups corresponding to the molecules anchoared.
An in vitro levofloxacin reléase show a gradual antibiotic release from the matrices, the reléase is more acusate in te case of functionalized MSN.
Concerning the microbiological assays we carried out three different experiments in order to study the effectiveness of the nanosystem.
We performed bacteria targeting assays by soaking the different samples without antimicrobial with a suspension of E. coli.
We also performed biofilm targeting assays by soaking the different materials (without levofloxacin) in a preformed biofilm.
Finally in order to perform the effectiveness onto the biofilm in E. coli and S. aureus of complete systems, we carried out the experiment by soaking the different samples in a preformed biofilm with both strain.
The 3rd aim is concerning the design of multifunctional 3D implants by using mesoporous materials able to inhibit the bone infection at the same to regenerate new bone.
To design this type of 3D multifunctional materials it is necessary to fabricate bioactive surface in order to enhance the bone tissue regeneration capability.
The synthesis of these mesoporous materials leads the incorporation of different elements as calcium and phosphorous into the silica network in order to prepare mesoporous glasses with similar composition to the conventional sol-gel glasses. In this case, this mesoporous glasses have a added value that it is the ordered mesoporous arrangement which provokes outstanding characteristics.
In the image it is represented a Schematic design of these therapeutic multidrug 3D scaffolds for bone infection.
These 3D scaffolds containing rifampin, levofloxacin and vancomycin, is formed by a mixture of MGHA and PVA processed rapid prototyping technique (MGLEVPVAVAN) and posterior coating with Gel-Glu layer (GRIFMGLEVPVAVAN).
In the right, we can see the localization of the different antibiotics in order to make sequential and sustained release.
Morphology study of the different 3D scaffolds was performed by SEM.
Before dip-coating process, the MGLEVPVAVAN scaffolds exhibit a very high porosity in both, surface and inner structure. Giant macropores of about 1 mm can be observed as well as a regular and high porosity all over and in the scaffold.
High magnification shows the presence of mesopores of around 50 um with high rate of interconnectivity.
A detail of the surface shows a smooth polymeric surface with incrustations of MG ceramic material.
In addition, TEM image and FT diagram (Fig. 3E) display a mesoporous arrangement in the 2D hexagonal structure,
These results evidence the 3D hierarchical structure of these scaffolds containing Levofloxacin and Vancomicin.
In order to obtain an early release of RIF antibiofilm, these scaffolds were coated by dip-coating method with a gelatin-glutaraldehyde
mixture containing a RIF.
SEM studies the 3D scaffolds after coating containing RIF are shown in Fig. The obtained results show that after coating the macropores corresponding to
1 mm are blocked by a layer of thickness of 5 um.
In vitro degradability assay in SBF of these 3D multitherapy scaffolds was performed at different key times.
After 1 h of incubation, SEM image displays the total dissolution of the RIF coating leaving empty pores 1 mm.
In addition, the in vitro degradability assays in SBF were performed during long periods of incubation at 15 and 30 days.
The obtained results show a partial degradation of scaffold. Higher magnification micrographs show also a typical layer of hydroxyapatite formed, which is identified by the needle-like particles observed all over the surface of the scaffolds indicating a high level of bioactivity.
Concerning the In vitro release tests of these 3D scaffolds, in the case of VAN and LEV, the release profiles are more sustained and prolonged in time in comparison with the RIF release, which is characterized by a fast release in just 1 h, according to in vitro degradability tests.
The Fig. displays the dosages corresponding to GRIFMGLEVPVAVAN sample after 1, 6 and 24 h of incubation. It is important to remark than the matrix an initial effective dosage formed by three antibiotics followed of an effective and sustained dosage for long periods of time (>10 days) for LEV and VAN.
It is important also remark that Levofloxacin released from silica mesoporous matrix has a pH sensitive release according with different type of interaction between the matrix and levofloxacin molecules as function of pH. We observe a higher release at acidid pHs which are characteristics of a infection environment.
Once determined release profiles, antimicrobial assays have been carried out to determine the effectiveness of these multidrug systems against S. aureus biofilms.
These antimicrobial studies have been carried out for all scaffold containing one, or two or three drugs in order to determine the success of the proposed combined therapy.
Initially, the preformed biofilm shows a typical structure formed by colony live bacteria (green) covered by protective mucopolysaccharide matrix (blue).
After 1 h of incubation with the different samples, notable differences are observed in presence or not of RIF.
MGLEVPVAVAN containing both LEV and VAN is not able to destroy completely the biofilm, appearing even live bacteria colonies coated with its protective layer as it can observe. However, GRIFMGLEVPVAVAN scaffolds totally destroy the biofilm, observing colonial killed bacteria without the presence of protective layer of mucopolysaccharides.
After 24 h, the GRIFMGLEVPVAVAN scaffold shows complete destruction of biofilm appearing isolated fragments, while MGLEVPVAVAN scaffolds still exhibits bacteria colonies with protective covered, indicating no efficacy against biofilm. It is important to remark that after long time of exposure all scaffold containing one or two drugs showed a total destruction of studied biofilm. These results show that our multidrug systems formed by the combination of RIF, LEV and VAN together with the designed strategy designed are very effective for the total destruction of biofilm in the first 24 h of incubation, which is indicative of their antimicrobial efficient.
Biocompatibility assays were performed using the MC3T3 preosteoblasts cell culture.
The obtained results evidence their biocompatibility, exhibitting an adequate preosteoblast adhesion and spreading on the entire surface of 3D scaffold.
The biochemistry studies, showing non cytotoxic effect of these scaffolds only a a slight decrease of ALP activity, which, could be attributed to the presence of antibiotics in the media.
In this case, we have designed a 3D scaffolds containing 3 types of antimicrobial agents in different compartments into the scaffolds which display a sequential release of the different antimicrobials, first they release rifampicin, which is a antibiofilm agent , followed with a Levofloxacin and Vancomicin with a sustained release. At the same time, the surface of these scaffolds exhibits bioactivity and its able to attach osteoblast for bone tissue regeneration purposes.
Relationship between the nominal power of the laser (emission at 808 nm) and the temperature increase achieved with the Au @ MSN sample.
This has been develop in Smart Biomaterials Research Group of Complutense of Madrid
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Orthopedic infections represent a serious problem due to the total number of hip and knee arthroplasties that are performed worldwide.
In USA, only in hip implants, it was in 2015 a total of 2.4 millons and it is forecast that in 2020 will be 4.8 millons.
According to the National Health-care Safety Network, if the rate of infection is around 0.5-2% percent, then the number of infected implant will be 96 thousand and taking into account the estimated cost of the medical costs are more than $ 50,000 per patient The total cost is too high, being a serious economic problem.
These results are even more worrisome in risk group such as diabetes and so on, where rate of infection is increased up to 5%.
The effectiveness of these multidrug systems has been also determined on gram-negative E. coli biofilms.
In this case, the effectiveness is against Gram-negative biofilm is lower with respect to Gram-positive, due to after 1 h of incubation still appear small colonies of 20 lm, which are formed by live bacteria (green) coated with a protective matrix (blue). After 6 and 24 h of incubation, the scenery is very similar to
S. aureus a few scattering formed by small fragments of protective biolayer (blue), dead bacteria (red) and small amount of lived bacteria
(green).
In order to quantify the number of live bacteria present in each biofilm after of different treatments, CFU was determined. The obtained results shows notable differences in both 3D scaffolds, containing and not RIF, showing the efficacy of combined therapy .