Alshawwa Samar Zuhair, El-Masry Thanaa A, Nasr Mohamed, Kira Ahmed Y, Alotaibi Hadil Faris, Sallam Al-Sayed, Elekhnawy Engy
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt.
Microorganisms. 2023 Sep 6;11(9):2247. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11092247.
There is a great need for novel approaches to treating bacterial infections, due to the vast dissemination of resistance among pathogenic bacteria. are ubiquitous Gram-positive pathogenic bacteria and are rapidly acquiring antibiotic resistance. Here, celecoxib was encapsulated into cubosomal nanoparticles, and the particle morphology, size distribution, zeta potential, entrapment efficiency, and celecoxib release were evaluated in vitro. Also, a systemic infection model in mice elucidated the in vivo antibacterial action of the celecoxib cubosomes. Cubosomes are a nanotechnology-based delivery system which can adhere to the external peptidoglycan layers of Gram-positive bacteria and penetrate them. The size distribution investigation revealed that the prepared celecoxib-loaded cubosomes had a mean particle size of 128.15 ± 3.04 nm with a low polydispersity index of 0.235 ± 0.023. The zeta potential measurement showed that the prepared cubosomes had a negative surface charge of -17.50 ± 0.45, indicating a highly stable nanodispersion formation with little susceptibility to particle aggregation. The cubosomal dispersion exhibited an entrapment efficiency of 88.57 ± 2.36%. The transmission electron micrograph for the prepared celecoxib-loaded cubosomes showed a narrow size distribution for the cubosomal nanoparticles, which had a spherical shape and were non-aggregated. The tested cubosomes diminished the inflammation in the treated mice's liver and spleen tissues, as revealed by hematoxylin and eosin stain and Masson's trichrome stain. The immunostained tissues with nuclear factor kappa B and caspase-3 monoclonal antibodies revealed a marked decrease in these markers in the celecoxib-treated group, as it resulted in negative or weak immunostaining in liver and spleen that ranged from 4.54% to 17.43%. This indicates their inhibitory effect on the inflammatory pathway and apoptosis, respectively. Furthermore, they reduced the bacterial burden in the studied tissues. This is alongside a decrease in the inflammatory markers (interleukin-1 beta, interleukin-6, cyclooxygenase-2, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha) determined by ELISA and qRT-PCR. The IL-1β levels were 16.66 ± 0.5 pg/mg and 17 ± 0.9 pg/mg in liver and spleen, respectively. Also, IL-6 levels were 85 ± 3.2 pg/mg and 84 ± 2.4 pg/mg in liver and spleen, respectively. In conclusion, the current study introduced cubosomes as an approach for the formulation of celecoxib to enhance its in vivo antibacterial action by improving its oral bioavailability.
由于病原菌中耐药性的广泛传播,迫切需要治疗细菌感染的新方法。[文中未提及具体细菌名称]是普遍存在的革兰氏阳性病原菌,且正在迅速获得抗生素耐药性。在此,将塞来昔布包裹于立方液晶纳米粒中,并对其颗粒形态、尺寸分布、zeta电位、包封率及塞来昔布释放情况进行了体外评估。此外,小鼠全身感染模型阐明了塞来昔布立方液晶纳米粒的体内抗菌作用。立方液晶纳米粒是一种基于纳米技术的递送系统,可黏附于革兰氏阳性菌的外肽聚糖层并穿透它们。尺寸分布研究表明,所制备的载塞来昔布立方液晶纳米粒的平均粒径为128.15±3.04 nm,多分散指数较低,为0.235±0.023。zeta电位测量显示,所制备的立方液晶纳米粒表面带负电荷,为-17.50±0.45,表明形成了高度稳定的纳米分散体,不易发生颗粒聚集。立方液晶纳米粒分散体的包封率为88.57±2.36%。所制备的载塞来昔布立方液晶纳米粒的透射电子显微镜图像显示,立方液晶纳米粒尺寸分布狭窄,呈球形且无聚集现象。苏木精-伊红染色和Masson三色染色显示,所测试的立方液晶纳米粒减轻了治疗小鼠肝脏和脾脏组织的炎症。用核因子κB和半胱天冬酶-3单克隆抗体进行免疫染色的组织显示,塞来昔布治疗组中这些标志物显著减少,因为在肝脏和脾脏中其免疫染色呈阴性或弱阳性,范围为4.54%至17.43%。这分别表明它们对炎症途径和细胞凋亡具有抑制作用。此外,它们降低了所研究组织中的细菌载量。同时,通过酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)和定量逆转录聚合酶链反应(qRT-PCR)测定的炎症标志物(白细胞介素-1β、白细胞介素-6、环氧化酶-2和肿瘤坏死因子-α)也有所降低。肝脏和脾脏中白细胞介素-1β水平分别为16.66±0.5 pg/mg和17±0.9 pg/mg。同样,肝脏和脾脏中白细胞介素-6水平分别为85±3.2 pg/mg和84±2.4 pg/mg。总之,本研究引入立方液晶纳米粒作为塞来昔布的一种制剂方法,通过提高其口服生物利用度来增强其体内抗菌作用。