Metal–Organic Framework-Based Chemo-Photothermal Combinational System for Precise, Rapid, and Efficient Antibacterial Therapeutics

Rapid increase of antimicrobial resistance has become an urgent threat to global public health. In this research, since photothermal therapy is a potential antibacterial strategy, which is less likely to cause resistance, a metal−organic framework-based chemo-photothermal combinational sys...

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Main Authors: Biyuan Wu, Jintao Fu, Yixian Zhou, Yin Shi, Jing Wang, Xiaoqian Feng, Yiting Zhao, Guiling Zhou, Chao Lu, Guilan Quan, Xin Pan, Chuanbin Wu
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Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/11/9/463
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author Biyuan Wu
Jintao Fu
Yixian Zhou
Yin Shi
Jing Wang
Xiaoqian Feng
Yiting Zhao
Guiling Zhou
Chao Lu
Guilan Quan
Xin Pan
Chuanbin Wu
author_facet Biyuan Wu
Jintao Fu
Yixian Zhou
Yin Shi
Jing Wang
Xiaoqian Feng
Yiting Zhao
Guiling Zhou
Chao Lu
Guilan Quan
Xin Pan
Chuanbin Wu
author_sort Biyuan Wu
collection DOAJ
description Rapid increase of antimicrobial resistance has become an urgent threat to global public health. In this research, since photothermal therapy is a potential antibacterial strategy, which is less likely to cause resistance, a metal&#8722;organic framework-based chemo-photothermal combinational system was constructed. Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks-8 (ZIF-8), a porous carrier with unique features such as high loading and pH-sensitive degradation, was synthesized, and then encapsulated photothermal agent indocyanine green (ICG). First, ICG with improved stability in ZIF-8 (ZIF-8-ICG) can effectively produce heat in response to NIR laser irradiation for precise, rapid, and efficient photothermal bacterial ablation. Meanwhile, Zn<sup>2+</sup> ions released from ZIF-8 can inhibit bacterial growth by increasing the permeability of bacterial cell membrane and further strengthen photothermal therapy efficacy by reducing the heat resistance of bacteria. Study showed that bacteria suffered from significant changes in morphology after treatment with ZIF-8-ICG under laser irradiation. The combinational chemo-hyperthermia therapy of ZIF-8-ICG could thoroughly ablate murine subcutaneous abscess induced by methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA), exhibiting a nearly 100% bactericidal ratio. Both in vitro and in vivo safety evaluation confirmed that ZIF-8-ICG was low toxic. Overall, our researches demonstrated that ZIF-8-ICG has great potential to be served as an alternative to antibiotics in combating multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens.
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spelling doaj.art-d331413d538c40acb7280c04fda4c2202022-12-22T04:22:10ZengMDPI AGPharmaceutics1999-49232019-09-0111946310.3390/pharmaceutics11090463pharmaceutics11090463Metal–Organic Framework-Based Chemo-Photothermal Combinational System for Precise, Rapid, and Efficient Antibacterial TherapeuticsBiyuan Wu0Jintao Fu1Yixian Zhou2Yin Shi3Jing Wang4Xiaoqian Feng5Yiting Zhao6Guiling Zhou7Chao Lu8Guilan Quan9Xin Pan10Chuanbin Wu11School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaRapid increase of antimicrobial resistance has become an urgent threat to global public health. In this research, since photothermal therapy is a potential antibacterial strategy, which is less likely to cause resistance, a metal&#8722;organic framework-based chemo-photothermal combinational system was constructed. Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks-8 (ZIF-8), a porous carrier with unique features such as high loading and pH-sensitive degradation, was synthesized, and then encapsulated photothermal agent indocyanine green (ICG). First, ICG with improved stability in ZIF-8 (ZIF-8-ICG) can effectively produce heat in response to NIR laser irradiation for precise, rapid, and efficient photothermal bacterial ablation. Meanwhile, Zn<sup>2+</sup> ions released from ZIF-8 can inhibit bacterial growth by increasing the permeability of bacterial cell membrane and further strengthen photothermal therapy efficacy by reducing the heat resistance of bacteria. Study showed that bacteria suffered from significant changes in morphology after treatment with ZIF-8-ICG under laser irradiation. The combinational chemo-hyperthermia therapy of ZIF-8-ICG could thoroughly ablate murine subcutaneous abscess induced by methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA), exhibiting a nearly 100% bactericidal ratio. Both in vitro and in vivo safety evaluation confirmed that ZIF-8-ICG was low toxic. Overall, our researches demonstrated that ZIF-8-ICG has great potential to be served as an alternative to antibiotics in combating multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/11/9/463metal–organic frameworksindocyanine greenanti-bacteriachemo-photothermal combination therapy
spellingShingle Biyuan Wu
Jintao Fu
Yixian Zhou
Yin Shi
Jing Wang
Xiaoqian Feng
Yiting Zhao
Guiling Zhou
Chao Lu
Guilan Quan
Xin Pan
Chuanbin Wu
Metal–Organic Framework-Based Chemo-Photothermal Combinational System for Precise, Rapid, and Efficient Antibacterial Therapeutics
Pharmaceutics
metal–organic frameworks
indocyanine green
anti-bacteria
chemo-photothermal combination therapy
title Metal–Organic Framework-Based Chemo-Photothermal Combinational System for Precise, Rapid, and Efficient Antibacterial Therapeutics
title_full Metal–Organic Framework-Based Chemo-Photothermal Combinational System for Precise, Rapid, and Efficient Antibacterial Therapeutics
title_fullStr Metal–Organic Framework-Based Chemo-Photothermal Combinational System for Precise, Rapid, and Efficient Antibacterial Therapeutics
title_full_unstemmed Metal–Organic Framework-Based Chemo-Photothermal Combinational System for Precise, Rapid, and Efficient Antibacterial Therapeutics
title_short Metal–Organic Framework-Based Chemo-Photothermal Combinational System for Precise, Rapid, and Efficient Antibacterial Therapeutics
title_sort metal organic framework based chemo photothermal combinational system for precise rapid and efficient antibacterial therapeutics
topic metal–organic frameworks
indocyanine green
anti-bacteria
chemo-photothermal combination therapy
url https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/11/9/463
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