期刊
JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE
卷 313, 期 -, 页码 120-130出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.10.013
关键词
DNA hydrogel; S. aureus infection; Wound healing; Antimicrobial peptides; Controlled release; Electrostatic interactions
资金
- National University of Singapore [R148000200112, R148000240114]
- Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund [R148000200112, R148000240114]
There is growing interest in the development of nucleic acid nanostructures as smart functional materials for applications in drug delivery. Inspired by the diverse physical interactions that exist in nature, crosslinked DNA nanostructures can serve as attractive affinity binding networks that interact with therapeutic cargos or living cells. Herein we report a strategy that addresses the challenges of topical oligopeptide therapy by exploiting high binding affinity between polyanionic DNA nanostructures and cationic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) to fabricate hydrogels that release a model antimicrobial L12 peptide in response to pathogenic S. aureus infections. We further demonstrated controlled peptide release profiles via the DNA hydrogels that were biocompatible and delivered superior antimicrobial activity against nuclease-releasing susceptible and methicillin-resistant S. aureus infections. Single application of the L12-loaded DNA hydrogels on porcine explant S. aureus infections revealed potent efficacy after 24 h. As a result of the capacity of the crosslinked DNA nanostructures to elicit a strong anti-inflammatory response, in vivo treatment of mice excision wounds translated into faster healing rates. Overall, the crosslinked DNA nanostructures reported in this study offer significant advantage as functional wound dressings and their future adaptation holds equally great promise for the delivery of cationic antimicrobials.
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