Journal
PHARMACEUTICS
Volume 14, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14081745
Keywords
all trans retinoic acid; ATRA; tuberculosis; host-directed therapy; inhalation; nebulization; pulmonary drug delivery; nanoparticles; PLGA; immunotherapy
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- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Center for Research in Medical Devices (CURAM)
- European Regional Development Fund [13/RC/2073_P2]
- Wellcome Trust
- Health Research Board
- Royal City of Dublin Hospital Trust
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Developing new treatment strategies for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is a global challenge. This study focuses on a host-directed therapy using All Trans Retinoic Acid (ATRA)-loaded nanoparticles for targeted tuberculosis treatment. The efficacy studies showed a dose-dependent reduction in the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and the nanoparticles were efficiently delivered into macrophages. This targeted therapy could potentially enhance current treatment options for tuberculosis.
Developing new effective treatment strategies to overcome the rise in multi-drug resistant tuberculosis cases (MDR-TB) represents a global challenge. A host-directed therapy (HDT), acting on the host immune response rather than Mtb directly, could address these resistance issues. We developed an HDT for targeted TB treatment, using All Trans Retinoic Acid (ATRA)-loaded nanoparticles (NPs) that are suitable for nebulization. Efficacy studies conducted on THP-1 differentiated cells infected with the H37Ra avirulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) strain, have shown a dose-dependent reduction in H37Ra growth as determined by the BACT/ALERT((R)) system. Confocal microscopy images showed efficient and extensive cellular delivery of ATRA-PLGA NPs into THP-1-derived macrophages. A commercially available vibrating mesh nebulizer was used to generate nanoparticle-loaded droplets with a mass median aerodynamic diameter of 2.13 mu m as measured by cascade impaction, and a volumetric median diameter of 4.09 mu m as measured by laser diffraction. In an adult breathing simulation experiment, 65.1% of the ATRA PLGA-NP dose was inhaled. This targeted inhaled HDT could offer a new adjunctive TB treatment option that could enhance current dosage regimens leading to better patient prognosis and a decreasing incidence of MDR-TB.
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