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Injectable Phage-Loaded Microparticles Effectively Release Phages to Kill Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.


ABSTRACT: The increasing prevalence of bacterial multidrug antibiotic resistance has led to a serious threat to public health, emphasizing the urgent need for alternative antibacterial therapeutics. Lytic phages, a class of viruses that selectively infect and kill bacteria, offer promising potential as alternatives to antibiotics. However, injectable carriers with a desired release profile remain to be developed to deliver them to infection sites. To address this challenge, phage-loaded microparticles (Phage-MPs) have been developed to deliver phages to the infection site and release phages for an optimal therapeutic effect. The Phage-MPs are synthesized by allowing phages to be electrostatically attached onto the porous polyethylenimine-modified silk fibroin microparticles (SF-MPs). The high specific surface area of SF-MPs allows them to efficiently load phages, reaching about 1.25 × 1010 pfu per mg of microparticles. The Phage-MPs could release phages in a controlled manner to achieve potent antibacterial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Unlike the diffuse biodistribution of free phages post-intraperitoneal injection, Phage-MPs could continuously release phages to effectively boost the local phage concentration at the bacterial infection site after they are intraperitoneally injected into an abdominal MRSA-infected mouse model. In a mouse abdominal MRSA infection model, Phage-MPs significantly reduce the bacterial load in major organs, achieving an efficient therapeutic effect. Furthermore, Phage-MPs demonstrate outstanding biocompatibility both in vitro and in vivo. Overall, our research lays the foundation for a new generation of phage-based therapies to combat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.

SUBMITTER: Xu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11009905 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Injectable Phage-Loaded Microparticles Effectively Release Phages to Kill Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>.

Xu Yajing Y   Yang Tao T   Miao Yao Y   Zhang Qinglei Q   Yang Mingying M   Mao Chuanbin C  

ACS applied materials & interfaces 20240330 14


The increasing prevalence of bacterial multidrug antibiotic resistance has led to a serious threat to public health, emphasizing the urgent need for alternative antibacterial therapeutics. Lytic phages, a class of viruses that selectively infect and kill bacteria, offer promising potential as alternatives to antibiotics. However, injectable carriers with a desired release profile remain to be developed to deliver them to infection sites. To address this challenge, phage-loaded microparticles (Ph  ...[more]

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