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ArticleChemMedChem2026

Bacterial Ghosts as Innovative Transport Vehicles for Platinum-Based Anticancer Drugs.

Irena Pashkunova-Martic, Matthias H M Klose, Pavol Kudela, Diana Groza-Weber, Siegfried Reipert, Christian R Kowol, Petra Heffeter, Walter Berger, Bernhard K Keppler, Werner Lubitz

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Article in ChemMedChem, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Irena Pashkunova-MarticDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Molecular and Structural Preclinical Imaging, Medical University of Vienna and General Hospital of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0312-6461
Matthias H M KloseInstitute of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Pavol KudelaBIRD-C GmbH, Kritzendorf, Austria.
Diana Groza-WeberCenter for Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Siegfried ReipertCore Facility Cell Imaging and Ultrastructure Research, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Christian R KowolInstitute of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Petra HeffeterCenter for Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6401-8646
Walter BergerCenter for Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Bernhard K KepplerInstitute of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Werner LubitzBIRD-C GmbH, Kritzendorf, Austria.

Funding

Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft 838539
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cisplatin, carboplatin, and oxaliplatin (OXA) are widely used platinum-based anticancer drugs, but their clinical application is limited by severe adverse effects, including nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity, and neurotoxicity, as well as drug resistance. Oxaliplatin (Eloxatin) is the only platinum compound showing superior clinical efficacy in the treatment of colorectal cancer, yet its use is restricted by dose-dependent toxicity. To address these limitations, OXA and four derivatives were loaded into bacterial ghosts (BGs) as novel drug carriers. BGs derived from the nonpathogenic strains Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 (EcN) and Escherichia coli NM522 (Ec NM522) were loaded by simple resuspension and incubation. Platinum content was quantified by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, while the physicochemical properties of the formulations were characterized by fast protein liquid chromatography, transmission and scanning electron microscopy, electron energy-loss spectroscopy, and flow cytometry. The stability of OXA-loaded BG formulations was evaluated in different media and under various storage conditions for up to 120 days. The formulations demonstrated high batch-to-batch reproducibility, and bacterial encapsulation preserved the in vitro anticancer activity of the platinum compounds.

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Antineoplastic AgentsDrug CarriersEscherichia coliOrganoplatinum CompoundsOxaliplatinCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell SurvivalDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorHumansMolecular StructureStructure-Activity RelationshipAntineoplastic AgentsDrug CarriersOrganoplatinum CompoundsOxaliplatinbacterial ghost cellscytotoxicityovarian canceroxaliplatintransport vesicles

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PMID42350154
PMCPMC13308558

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