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ArticleScience advances2024

Inhaled immunoantimicrobials for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Junliang Zhu, Xiaohui Li, Yang Zhou, Chenglong Ge, Xudong Li, Mengying Hou, Yuansong Wei, Yongbing Chen, Kam W Leong, Lichen Yin

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Article in Science advances, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Junliang ZhuInstitute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.ORCID 0009-0007-0953-0154
Xiaohui LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215002, China.ORCID 0009-0002-3722-2179
Yang ZhouInstitute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
Chenglong GeInstitute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3788-4578
Xudong LiInstitute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.ORCID 0009-0007-7267-1312
Mengying HouInstitute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9817-2916
Yuansong WeiInstitute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8197-4389
Yongbing ChenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215002, China.
Kam W LeongDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8133-4955
Lichen YinInstitute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4573-0555
Soochow University · CNColumbia University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Effective therapeutic modalities and drug administration strategies for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations are lacking. Here, mucus and biofilm dual-penetrating immunoantimicrobials (IMAMs) are developed for bridging antibacterial therapy and pro-resolving immunotherapy of COPD. IMAMs are constructed from ceftazidime (CAZ)-encapsulated hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles (HMSNs) gated with a charge/conformation-transformable polypeptide. The polypeptide adopts a negatively charged, random-coiled conformation, masking the pores of HMSNs to prevent antibiotic leakage and allowing the nebulized IMAMs to efficiently penetrate the bronchial mucus and biofilm. Inside the acidic biofilm, the polypeptide transforms into a cationic and rigid α helix, enhancing biofilm retention and unmasking the pores to release CAZ. Meanwhile, the polypeptide is conditionally activated to disrupt bacterial membranes and scavenge bacterial DNA, functioning as an adjuvant of CAZ to eradicate lung-colonizing bacteria and inhibiting Toll-like receptor 9 activation to foster inflammation resolution. This immunoantibacterial strategy may shift the current paradigm of COPD management.

Indexed as

NanoparticlesPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAnti-Bacterial AgentsCeftazidimeHumansLungPeptidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsCeftazidimePeptides

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PMID38324682
PMCPMC10849584
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