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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Nanotechnology
  • Immunology

Background:

  • Current treatments for Gram-negative bacterial infections causing acute lung inflammation are ineffective.
  • Antibiotic treatment can exacerbate inflammation due to lipid polysaccharide release, necessitating simultaneous anti-inflammatory strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop modular self-assembling peptides for rapid anti-inflammatory programming (SPRAY) nanoparticles.
  • To create nanoparticles with dual anti-inflammatory and bactericidal functions targeting macrophages.

Main Methods:

  • SPRAY nanoparticles were designed to self-assemble and target macrophages.
  • Nanoparticle delivery was enhanced via lysosomal membrane permeabilization for sustained anti-inflammatory programming.
  • Efficacy was evaluated in murine models of acute lung injury and multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections.

Main Results:

  • SPRAY nanoparticles demonstrated anti-inflammatory programming in macrophages, comparable to T helper 2 cytokines.
  • Pulmonary deposition of SPRAY nanoparticles suppressed inflammatory infiltration and promoted alveolar regeneration in lung injury models.
  • Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria were efficiently eradicated by SPRAY nanoparticles through bacterial membrane disruption.

Conclusions:

  • SPRAY nanoparticles present a novel, localized strategy for managing acute inflammation and multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections.
  • The universal molecular design offers a clinically significant approach to reverse acute inflammation characterized by high inflammatory cell accumulation.