Incorporation of anti-infectious agents on metallic nanoparticles of gold and chitosan

  • Salomé Díaz Sánchez
    Universidad de Salamanca
  • José Martínez Lanao
    Universidad de Salamanca
  • Clara Isabel Colino Gandarillas
    Universidad de Salamanca ganda[at]usal.es

Abstract

Resistance to antimicrobial agents is a serious health problem, causing great mortality in the population. This makes very interesting the search for alternatives for the treatment of these infections caused by multiresistant bacteria. One of them could be the use of gold metallic nanoparticles (NPs) together with an anti-infectious agent such as ciprofloxacin which is a broad-spectrum antibacterial drug. The objective of the study was to evaluate the behavior of gold-chitosan (Au-chitosan) NPs compared to gold-citrate (Au-citrate) NPs in the uptake of ciprofloxacin for different incubation conditions. The nanoparticles were synthesized and the anti-infectious agent incorporated at different study concentrations. By ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC), the concentrations of ciprofloxacin incorporated into the nanoparticles were estimated. The percentage incorporation of ciprofloxacin was higher for Au-citrate nanoparticles compared to Au-chitosan nanoparticles. However,  Au-citrate disadvantage form large aggregates, difficulting its good management. Au-chitosan NPs are more stable and chitosan has antibacterial activities. Thus, gold and chitosan nanoparticles could be a good vehicle for the incorporation of anti-infective agents and may even have the potential to enhance their antimicrobial activity.
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Díaz Sánchez, S., Martínez Lanao, J., & Colino Gandarillas, C. I. (2018). Incorporation of anti-infectious agents on metallic nanoparticles of gold and chitosan. FarmaJournal, 3(2), 53–61. Retrieved from https://revistas.usal.es/cinco/index.php/2445-1355/article/view/18645

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Author Biographies

José Martínez Lanao

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Universidad de Salamanca
Departamento de Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica. Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca. Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Calle Ldo. Méndez Nieto, s/n, 37007 Salamanca.

Clara Isabel Colino Gandarillas

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Universidad de Salamanca
Departamento de Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica. Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca. Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Calle Ldo. Méndez Nieto, s/n, 37007 Salamanca.
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