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ArticleDrug delivery and translational research2024

Antibiotic resistance and tolerance: What can drug delivery do against this global threat?

Juan Aparicio-Blanco, Nikhar Vishwakarma, Claus-Michael Lehr, Clive A Prestidge, Nicky Thomas, Richard J Roberts, Chelsea R Thorn, Ana Melero

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Article in Drug delivery and translational research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Juan Aparicio-Blanco *Department of Pharmaceutics and Food Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
Nikhar Vishwakarma *Department of Pharmacy, Gyan Ganga Institute of Technology and Sciences, Jabalpur, 482003, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Claus-Michael Lehr *Department Drug Delivery across Biological Barriers (DDEL), Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Saarbrücken, Germany.
Clive A Prestidge *Centre for Pharmaceutical Innovation, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia.
Nicky Thomas *Centre for Pharmaceutical Innovation, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia.
Richard J Roberts *New England Biolab, 240 County Road, Ipswich, MA, 01938-2723, USA.
Chelsea R ThornBiotherapeutics Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Pfizer, Inc., 1 Burtt Road, Andover, MA, 01810, USA. chelsea.thorn@pfizer.com.
Ana MeleroDepartment of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Valencia, 46100, Burjassot, Spain. ana.melero@uv.es.ORCID 0000-0003-0126-414X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance and tolerance (AMR&T) are urgent global health concerns, with alarmingly increasing numbers of antimicrobial drugs failing and a corresponding rise in related deaths. Several reasons for this situation can be cited, such as the misuse of traditional antibiotics, the massive use of sanitizing measures, and the overuse of antibiotics in agriculture, fisheries, and cattle. AMR&T management requires a multifaceted approach involving various strategies at different levels, such as increasing the patient's awareness of the situation and measures to reduce new resistances, reduction of current misuse or abuse, and improvement of selectivity of treatments. Also, the identification of new antibiotics, including small molecules and more complex approaches, is a key factor. Among these, novel DNA- or RNA-based approaches, the use of phages, or CRISPR technologies are some potent strategies under development. In this perspective article, emerging and experienced leaders in drug delivery discuss the most important biological barriers for drugs to reach infectious bacteria (bacterial bioavailability). They explore how overcoming these barriers is crucial for producing the desired effects and discuss the ways in which drug delivery systems can facilitate this process.

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsDrug Delivery SystemsAnimalsBacteriaDrug Resistance, BacterialDrug Resistance, MicrobialDrug ToleranceHumansAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibiotic resistance and toleranceBacterial cell membraneBacterial envelopeBacteriophagesBiofilmDrug deliveryNanomedicine

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PMID38341386
PMCPMC11052818

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