Novel intracellular antibiotic delivery system against Staphylococcus aureus: Cloxacillin-loaded poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide) acid nanoparticles

Alicia Lacoma*, Laura Usón, Gracia Mendoza, Victor Sebastián, Esther Garcia-Garcia, Beatriz Muriel-Moreno, Jose Domínguez, Manuel Arruebo, Cristina Prat

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Abstract

Aim: First, to compare in vitro minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of free cloxacillin and cloxacillin-containing nanoparticles (NP) against methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) and resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and second, to assess NP antimicrobial activity against intracellular S. aureus. Methods: Poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide) acid (PLGA)-NP were loaded with cloxacillin and physico-chemically characterized. MICs were determined for reference strains Newman-(MSSA) and USA300-(MRSA). Murine alveolar macrophages were infected, and bacterial intracellular survival was assessed after incubating with free-cloxacillin or PLGA-cloxacillin-NP. Results & conclusion: For both isolates, MICs for antibiotic-loaded-NP were lower than those obtained with free cloxacillin, indicating that the drug encapsulation improves antimicrobial activity. A sustained antibiotic release was demonstrated when using the PLGA-cloxacillin-NP. When considering the lowest concentrations, the use of drug-loaded NP enabled a higher reduction of intracellular bacterial load.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1189-1203
Number of pages15
JournalNanomedicine
Volume15
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2020

Keywords

  • antimicrobial
  • drug delivery
  • intracellular infection
  • nanoparticle
  • Staphylococcus aureus

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