Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles decorated mesoporous silica nanosystem for combined antibiofilm therapy

A crucial challenge to face in the treatment of biofilm-associated infection is the ability of bacteria to develop resistance to traditional antimicrobial therapies based on the administration of antibiotics alone. This study aims to apply magnetic hyperthermia together with controlled antibiotic de...

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Autores: Álvarez Corchado, Elena, Estévez Amado, Manuel, Gallo Cordova, Álvaro, González Ortiz, Blanca, Castillo, Rafael R., Morales, María del Puerto, Colilla Nieto, Montserrat, Izquierdo Barba, Isabel, Vallet Regí, María Dulce Nombre
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/72380
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/72380
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:546
615.46
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles
Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
Thermo-responsive polymer coating
Antibiotic delivery
Combined therapy
Bacterial biofilm
Química inorgánica (Farmacia)
Tecnología farmaceútica
2303 Química inorgánica
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Sumario:A crucial challenge to face in the treatment of biofilm-associated infection is the ability of bacteria to develop resistance to traditional antimicrobial therapies based on the administration of antibiotics alone. This study aims to apply magnetic hyperthermia together with controlled antibiotic delivery from a unique magnetic-responsive nanocarrier for a combination therapy against biofilm. The design of the nanosystem is based on antibiotic-loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) externally functionalized with a thermo-responsive polymer capping layer, and decorated in the outermost surface with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs). The SPIONs are able to generate heat upon application of an alternating magnetic field (AMF), reaching the temperature needed to induce a change in the polymer conformation from linear to globular, therefore triggering pore uncapping and the antibiotic cargo release. The microbiological assays indicated that exposure of E. coli biofilms to 200 µg/mL of the nanosystem and the application of an AMF (202 kHz, 30 mT) decreased the number of viable bacteria by 4 log10 units compared with the control. The results of the present study show that combined hyperthermia and antibiotic treatment is a promising approach for the effective management of biofilm-associated infections.