Nanomaterials for alternative antibacterial therapy

被引:363
作者
Hemeg, Hassan A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Taibah Univ, Fac Appl Med Sci, Dept Med Labs Technol, Medina, Saudi Arabia
关键词
antibacterial; metallic nanoparticles; microbicidal; nanomedicines; microbial biofilms; antibiotic resistance; CAPPED SILVER NANOPARTICLES; ZINC-OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; GREEN SYNTHESIS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA-COLI; SELENIUM NANOPARTICLES; ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANCE; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; BIMETALLIC NANOPARTICLES; PSEUDOMONAS-AERUGINOSA;
D O I
10.2147/IJN.S132163
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
Despite an array of cogent antibiotics, bacterial infections, notably those produced by nosocomial pathogens, still remain a leading factor of morbidity and mortality around the globe. They target the severely ill, hospitalized and immunocompromised patients with incapacitated immune system, who are prone to infections. The choice of antimicrobial therapy is largely empirical and not devoid of toxicity, hypersensitivity, teratogenicity and/or mutagenicity. The emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria further intensifies the clinical predicament as it directly impacts public health due to diminished potency of current antibiotics. In addition, there is an escalating concern with respect to biofilm-associated infections that are refractory to the presently available antimicrobial armory, leaving almost no therapeutic option. Hence, there is a dire need to develop alternate antibacterial agents. The past decade has witnessed a substantial upsurge in the global use of nanomedicines as innovative tools for combating the high rates of antimicrobial resistance. Antibacterial activity of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) has been extensively reported. The microbes are eliminated either by microbicidal effects of the NPs, such as release of free metal ions culminating in cell membrane damage, DNA interactions or free radical generation, or by microbiostatic effects coupled with killing potentiated by the host's immune system. This review encompasses the magnitude of multidrug resistance in nosocomial infections, bacterial evasion of the host immune system, mechanisms used by bacteria to develop drug resistance and the use of nanomaterials based on metals to overcome these challenges. The diverse annihilative effects of conventional and biogenic metal NPs for antibacterial activity are also discussed. The use of polymer-based nanomaterials and nanocomposites, alone or functionalized with ligands, antibodies or antibiotics, as alternative antimicrobial agents for treating severe bacterial infections is also discussed. Combinatorial therapy with metallic NPs, as adjunct to the existing antibiotics, may aid to restrain the mounting menace of bacterial resistance and nosocomial threat.
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页数:15
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