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ArticleResearch (Washington, D.C.)2025

BBB-Crossing Ionizable Upconversion Nanoparticles for Synergistic Therapy of Carbapenem-Resistant Central Nervous System Infection.

Xikang Tang, Yan Zhong, Xiaoli Yang, Yili Chen, Yawen Song, Quanshi Lin, Yougang Mai, Wojciech Chrzanowski, Zhijin Fan, Yuhui Liao

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Article in Research (Washington, D.C.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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10 authors.

Xikang TangDepartment of Pediatrics, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Yan ZhongInstitute for Engineering Medicine, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650500, China.
Xiaoli YangDepartment of Pediatrics, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Yili ChenDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510062, China.
Yawen SongSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang 639798, Singapore.
Quanshi LinDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China.
Yougang MaiDepartment of Pediatrics, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Wojciech ChrzanowskiSydney Pharmacy School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia.
Zhijin FanInstitute for Engineering Medicine, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650500, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0018-4949
Yuhui LiaoInstitute for Engineering Medicine, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650500, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Central nervous system (CNS) infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) biofilms pose a major critical healthcare challenge. These infections are difficult to treat due to the rising prevalence of antibiotic resistance and the restrictive nature of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which limits therapeutic access to the brain tissue. To address this, we developed an innovative pH-responsive nanotherapeutic platform, UC@MOF@RB+MEM, integrating upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs), a metal-organic framework (MOF), the photosensitizer rose bengal (RB), and the antibiotic meropenem (MEM). This design exhibited dual responsiveness to both pH and near-infrared (NIR) light, creating synergistic effects that disrupted biofilm and eradicated bacteria while mitigating neuroinflammation. During CNS inflammation, BBB permeability increased, enabling the ionizable UC@MOF@RB+MEM nanoparticles to cross the BBB and target infection sites. In the acidic microenvironment of the infection, these nanoparticles released MEM, RB, and Zn

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