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    Hydrophobic Chitosan Nanoparticles Loaded with Carvacrol against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms

    Year: 2022

    Journal: Molecules, Volume 27, FEB

    Authors: Bernal-Mercado, Ariadna Thalia; Juarez, Josue; Valdez, Miguel Angel; Ayala-Zavala, Jesus Fernando; Del-Toro-Sanchez, Carmen Lizette; Encinas-Basurto, David

    Keywords: Langmuir balance; nanotechnology; anti-quorum-sensing agents; plant compounds; bacterial biofilms

    Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections have become more challenging to treat and eradicate due to their ability to form biofilms. This study aimed to produce hydrophobic nanoparticles by grafting 11-carbon and three-carbon alkyl chains to a chitosan polymer as a platform to carry and deliver carvacrol for improving its antibacterial and antibiofilm properties. Carvacrol-chitosan nanoparticles showed zeta potential values of 10.5-14.4 mV, a size of 140.3-166.6 nm, and an encapsulation efficiency of 25.1-68.8%. Hydrophobic nanoparticles reduced 46-53% of the biomass and viable cells (7-25%) within P. aeruginosa biofilms. Diffusion of nanoparticles through the bacterial biofilm showed a higher penetration of nanoparticles created with 11-carbon chain chitosan than those formulated with unmodified chitosan. The interaction of nanoparticles with a 50:50 w/w phospholipid mixture at the air-water interface was studied, and values suggested that viscoelasticity and fluidity properties were modified. The modified nanoparticles significantly reduced viable P. aeruginosa in biofilms (0.078-2.0 log CFU center dot cm(-2)) and swarming motility (40-60%). Furthermore, the formulated nanoparticles reduced the quorum sensing in Chromobacterium violaceum. This study revealed that modifying the chitosan polarity to synthesize more hydrophobic nanoparticles could be an effective treatment against P. aeruginosa biofilms to decrease its virulence and pathogenicity, mainly by increasing their ability to interact with the membrane phospholipids and penetrate preformed biofilms.
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