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ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine2018

Bactericidal and immunomodulatory properties of magnetic nanoparticles functionalized by 1,4-dihydropyridines.

Katarzyna Niemirowicz-Laskowska, Katarzyna Głuszek, Ewelina Piktel, Karlis Pajuste, Bonita Durnaś, Grzegorz Król, Agnieszka Z Wilczewska, Paul A Janmey, Aiva Plotniece, Robert Bucki

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Article in International journal of nanomedicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Katarzyna Niemirowicz-LaskowskaDepartment of Microbiological and Nanobiomedical Engineering, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
Katarzyna GłuszekDepartment of Microbiological and Nanobiomedical Engineering, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
Ewelina PiktelDepartment of Microbiological and Nanobiomedical Engineering, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
Karlis PajusteLaboratory of Membrane Active Compounds and β-Diketones, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia.
Bonita DurnaśDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, The Faculty of Health Sciences of the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Kielce.
Grzegorz KrólDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, The Faculty of Health Sciences of the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Kielce.
Agnieszka Z WilczewskaInstitute of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland.
Paul A JanmeyDepartment of Physiology, Institute for Medicine and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Aiva PlotnieceLaboratory of Membrane Active Compounds and β-Diketones, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia.
Robert BuckiDepartment of Microbiological and Nanobiomedical Engineering, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background1,4-Dihydropyridine (1,4-DHP) and its derivatives are well-known calcium channel blockers with antiarrhythmic and antihypertensive activities. These compounds exhibit pleiotropic effects including antimicrobial activities that rely on their positive charge and amphipathic nature. Use of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) as carriers of 1,4-DHP modulates their properties and enables improved formulations with higher efficacy and less toxicity.

methodsIn this study, the antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities of novel 1,4-DHP derivatives in free form and immobilized on MNPs were determined by evaluating pathogen outgrowth and proinflammatory cytokine release in experimental settings that involve incubation of various 1,4-DHPs with clinical isolates of bacteria or fungi as well as mammalian cell culture models.

resultsConventional immobilization of 1,4-DHP on aminosilane-coated MNPs markedly enhances their antimicrobial activity compared to nonimmobilized molecules, in part because of the higher affinity of these nanosystems for bacterial cell wall components in the presence of human body fluids.

conclusionOptimized nanosystems are characterized by improved biocompatibility and higher anti-inflammatory properties that provide new opportunities for the therapy of infectious diseases.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsBacteriaDihydropyridinesDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalFungiHumansImmunologic FactorsMagnetite NanoparticlesMicrobial Sensitivity Tests1,4-dihydropyridineAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsDihydropyridinesImmunologic FactorsMagnetite Nanoparticles1,4-dihydropyridineantibacterialantifungalimmunomodulatory propertiesmagnetic nanoparticles

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PMCPMC6001743

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