화학공학소재연구정보센터
학회 한국공업화학회
학술대회 2021년 봄 (05/12 ~ 05/14, 부산 벡스코(BEXCO))
권호 25권 1호
발표분야 포스터-생체재료
제목 Delivery of antisense oligonucleotides using multi-layer coated gold nanoparticles for targeting multidrug-resistant bacteria
초록 The spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections has become a serious global threat. Nanoparticle-based gene delivery systems that inhibit the expression of target genes provide novel treatment options to combat multidrug-resistant bacterial infections with high selectivity. We introduce multi-layer coated gold nanoparticles (MLGNPs) delivering antisense oligonucleotides (ASO) targeting the resistance gene mecA of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by restoring susceptibility. The delivery of MLGNPs into MRSA resulted in up to 74% silencing of the mecA gene with high selectivity, in a dose-dependent manner. The treatment of MLGNPs to MRSA in the presence of oxacillin, showed major suppression (~71%) of bacterial growth, due to the recovery of antibacterial sensitivity. The current approach can be potentially applied for targeting various types of MDR bacterial infections as a combinatorial therapeutic used with conventional antibiotics.
저자 Marcel Janis Beha, 정현정
소속 카이스트
키워드 Nanoparticle-based drug delivery; gene silencing; multidrug-resistant bacteria
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