Novel Wide-Spectrum Virucidal Lipid Nanoparticles.

ABSTRACT: Viral infections remain a global health challenge, highlighting the urgent need for innovative antiviral strategies. Broad-spectrum antivirals offer a promising solution. Virustatic compounds fail due to their reversible mechanisms, while existing virucidal agents are frequently limited by toxicity. Here, POSTAN, a novel, biocompatible virucidal lipid nanoparticle engineered for direct antiviral activity is presented. Composed of polyoxyethylene sorbitan oleate (PO) and sodium taurodeoxycholate (ST), POSTAN mimics heparan sulfate (HS) proteoglycans and lipid rafts-host cell structures commonly exploited by viruses for attachment. POSTAN demonstrates optimal physicochemical properties for pulmonary delivery, minimal to no toxicity in Vero cells and human airway epithelial (HAE) cultures, an

SUBMITTER: Martins YA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12862453 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature