Abstract
Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem, concerning about half a million cases each year. Patients hardly adhere to the current strict treatment consisting of more than 10,000 tablets over a 2-year period. There is a clear need for efficient and better formulated medications. We have previously shown that nanoparticles made of cross-linked poly-β-cyclodextrins (pβCD) are efficient vehicles for pulmonary delivery of powerful combinations of anti-TB drugs. Here, we report that in addition to being efficient drug carriers, pβCD nanoparticles are endowed with intrinsic antibacterial properties. Empty pβCD nanoparticles are able to impair Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) establishment after pulmonary administration in mice. pβCD hamper colonization of macrophages by Mtb by interfering with lipid rafts, without inducing toxicity. Moreover, pβCD provoke macrophage apoptosis, leading to depletion of infected cells, thus creating a lung microenvironment detrimental to Mtb persistence. Taken together, our results suggest that pβCD nanoparticles loaded or not with antibiotics have an antibacterial action on their own and could be used as a carrier in drug regimen formulations effective against TB.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3992-4007 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | ACS nano |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 23 Apr 2019 |
Funding
We gratefully acknowledge F. Leroux, H. Bauderlique, O. R. Song, I. Ricard, and A. Vandeputte for technical assistance and helpful discussions. We also acknowledge R. Prath, N. Vandenabeele, and D. Legrand for technical assistance in BSL3 and animal facilities. We are grateful to Roquette for kindly providing us with a sample of β-cyclodextrin. We acknowledge the PICT-IBiSA and F. Lafont from BiCEL for providing access to microscopy equipment. Financial support for this work was provided by the European Community (CycloNHit no. 608407, ERC-STG INTRACELLTB no. 260901, MM4TB no. 260872), the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-10-EQPX-04-01, ANR-14-CE08-0017, ANR-16-CE35-0009), the Projet Transversal de l’Institut Pasteur (PTR441, PTR22-16), the EMBO Young Investigator Program, the Feder (12001407 (D-AL) Equipex Imaginex BioMed), the Reǵ ion Hauts-de-France (convention no. 12000080), and the Fondation pour la Recherche Medicale (SPF20170938709). This work was supported by a public grant overseen by the French National Research Agency (ANR) as part of the “Investissements d’Avenir” program (Labex NanoSaclay, ANR-10-LABX-0035).
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Equipex Imaginex BioMed | |
| European Molecular Biology Organization | |
| Agence Nationale de la Recherche | ANR-16-CE35-0009, ANR-14-CE08-0017, ANR-10-EQPX-04-01 |
| Projet Transversal de l’Institut Pasteur | PTR441, PTR22-16 |
| Seventh Framework Programme | 260872, 260901 |
| Reǵ ion Hauts-de-France | 12000080 |
| European Commission | 608407 |
| Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale | SPF20170938709 |
| Labex NanoSaclay | ANR-10-LABX-0035 |
| European Regional Development Fund | 12001407 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- antibacterial activity
- cyclodextrins
- drug nanocarrier
- host-directed therapy
- tuberculosis
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