迈向一种极其简单的多模体鼻喷雾剂,用于预防呼吸道感染
John Joseph1,2,3, Helna Mary Baby1,2, Joselyn Rojas Quintero3,4
1Center for Accelerated Medical Innovation, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
一种新的鼻喷雾,病原体捕获和中和喷雾 (PCANS),通过捕获和中和病原体,提供了对呼吸道感染的增强保护. 这种多模式的方法在临床前模型中显示出显著的疗效.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
- 纳米技术 纳米技术
背景情况:
- 目前用于呼吸道感染预防的鼻喷雾剂提供有限的保护 (20-70%) 由于单一的作用机制.
- 现有的喷雾剂无法有效捕获呼吸道液滴,允许病原体进入更深的呼吸道.
- 需要采用多模式的方法来提高鼻腔暴露前预防的疗效.
研究的目的:
- 引入和评估病原体捕获和中和喷雾 (PCANS) 以加强呼吸道感染预防.
- 评估PCANS在捕获和中和空气传播病原体方面的多模式机制的有效性.
- 在临床前模型中确定PCANS赋予的保护持续时间和生存率.
主要方法:
- PCANS配方使用FDA批准的辅助剂来捕获病原体,形成物理屏障和快速中和 (>99.99%).
- 在小鼠模型中评估了PCANS的鼻保留,显示保留时间长达8小时.
- 在一次PCANS的单一暴露前剂量后,在严重的流感A小鼠模型中测试了有效性.
主要成果:
- 在A型流感小鼠模型中,PCANS显示肺病毒标位降低>99.99%.
- 单剂量PCANS导致小鼠的生存率为100%,而对照组的生存率为0%.
- PCANS抑制了病理表现,并提供了至少4小时的保护.
结论:
- 对于呼吸道感染,PCANS代表了鼻腔暴露前预防的重大进步.
- PCANS的多模式方法有效地捕获,中和和阻止广泛的病原体.
- 作为一种安全有效的日常预防药物,PCANS显示出对呼吸道感染的承诺.
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