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Intrinsic antibacterial activity of nanoparticles made of β-cyclodextrins potentiates their effect as drug nanocarriers against tuberculosis

  • Arnaud Machelart
  • , Giuseppina Salzano
  • , Xue Li
  • , Aurore Demars
  • , Anne Sophie Debrie
  • , Mario Menendez-Miranda
  • , Elisabetta Pancani
  • , Samuel Jouny
  • , Eik Hoffmann
  • , Nathalie Deboosere
  • , Imène Belhaouane
  • , Carine Rouanet
  • , Sophie Simar
  • , Smaïl Talahari
  • , Valerie Giannini
  • , Baptiste Villemagne
  • , Marion Flipo
  • , Roland Brosch
  • , Fabrice Nesslany
  • , Benoit Deprez
  • Eric Muraille, Camille Locht, Alain R. Baulard, Nicolas Willand, Laleh Majlessi, Ruxandra Gref, Priscille Brodin

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3992-4007
Number of pages16
JournalACS nano
Volume13
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 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).

FundersFunder number
Equipex Imaginex BioMed
European Molecular Biology Organization
Agence Nationale de la RechercheANR-16-CE35-0009, ANR-14-CE08-0017, ANR-10-EQPX-04-01
Projet Transversal de l’Institut PasteurPTR441, PTR22-16
Seventh Framework Programme260872, 260901
Reǵ ion Hauts-de-France12000080
European Commission608407
Fondation pour la Recherche MédicaleSPF20170938709
Labex NanoSaclayANR-10-LABX-0035
European Regional Development Fund12001407

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    1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
      SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

    Keywords

    • antibacterial activity
    • cyclodextrins
    • drug nanocarrier
    • host-directed therapy
    • tuberculosis

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