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Pharmaceutics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1172
Author(s):  
Zhengmin Liang ◽  
Yiduo Liu ◽  
Xingya Sun ◽  
Jingjun Lin ◽  
Jiao Yao ◽  
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Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex imposing a high zoonotic threat to human health. The limited efficacy of BCG (Bacillus Calmette–Guérin) and upsurges of drug-resistant tuberculosis require new effective vaccination approaches and anti-TB drugs. Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) is a preferential drug delivery system candidate. In this study, we formulated PLGA nanoparticles (NPs) encapsulating the recombinant protein bovine neutrophil β-defensin-5 (B5), and investigated its role in immunomodulation and antimicrobial activity against M. bovis challenge. Using the classical water–oil–water solvent-evaporation method, B5-NPs were prepared, with encapsulation efficiency of 85.5% ± 2.5%. These spherical NPs were 206.6 ± 26.6 nm in diameter, with a negatively charged surface (ζ-potential −27.1 ± 1.5 mV). The encapsulated B5 protein from B5-NPs was released slowly under physiological conditions. B5 or B5-NPs efficiently enhanced the secretion of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-10 in J774A.1 macrophages. B5-NPs-immunized mice showed significant increases in the production of TNF-α and immunoglobulin A (IgA) in serum, and the proportion of CD4+ T cells in spleen compared with B5 alone. In immunoprotection studies, B5-NPs-immunized mice displayed significant reductions in pulmonary inflammatory area, bacterial burden in the lungs and spleen at 4-week after M. bovis challenge. In treatment studies, B5, but not B5-NPs, assisted rifampicin (RIF) with inhibition of bacterial replication in the lungs and spleen. Moreover, B5 alone also significantly reduced the bacterial load in the lungs and spleen. Altogether, our findings highlight the significance of the B5-PLGA NPs in terms of promoting the immune effect of BCG and the B5 in enhancing the therapeutic effect of RIF against M. bovis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 332 ◽  
pp. 140-145
Author(s):  
Jingjing Wang ◽  
Ziyi Liu ◽  
Zhen Han ◽  
Zhengkai Wei ◽  
Yong Zhang ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
María D. Carretta ◽  
Yonathan Barría ◽  
Katherine Borquez ◽  
Bárbara Urra ◽  
Andrés Rivera ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 96 (suppl_3) ◽  
pp. 31-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Eluka-Okoludoh ◽  
E Asiamah ◽  
K Ekwemalor ◽  
B Mulakala ◽  
S Adjei-Fremah ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 196 ◽  
pp. 18-21
Author(s):  
Hussain A. Alabdullah ◽  
Lawrence K. Fox ◽  
John M. Gay ◽  
George M. Barrington

2017 ◽  
Vol 199 ◽  
pp. 68-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Gondaira ◽  
Hidetoshi Higuchi ◽  
Koji Nishi ◽  
Hidetomo Iwano ◽  
Hajime Nagahata

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