Issue 45, 2023

Exploring the antimicrobial potential of isoniazid loaded Cu-based metal–organic frameworks as a novel strategy for effective killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most infectious pathogens with the highest human mortality and morbidity. Biofilm formation during Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection is responsible for bacterial growth, communication, and, most essentially, increased resistance/tolerance to antibiotics leading to higher bacterial persistence. Thus, biofilm growth is presently considered a key virulence factor in the case of chronic disease. Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) have recently emerged as a highly efficient system to improve existing antibiotics' therapeutic efficacy and reduce adverse effects. In this regard, we have synthesized Cu-MOF (IITI-3) using a solvothermal approach. IITI-3 was well characterized by various spectroscopic techniques. Herein, IITI-3 was first encapsulated with isoniazid (INH) to form INH@IITI-3 with 10 wt% loading within 1 hour. INH@IITI-3 was well characterized by PXRD, TGA, FTIR, and BET surface area analysis. Furthermore, the drug release kinetics studies of INH@IITI-3 have been performed at pH 5.8 and 7.4 to mimic the small intestine and blood pH, respectively. The results show that drug release follows first-order kinetics. Furthermore, the antimycobacterial activity of INH@IITI-3 demonstrated significant bacterial killing and altered the structural morphology of the bacteria. Moreover, INH@IITI-3 was able to inhibit the mycobacterial biofilm formation upon treatment and showed less cytotoxicity toward the murine RAW264.7 macrophages. Thus, this work significantly opens up new possibilities for the applications of INH@IITI-3 in biofilm infections in Mtb and further contributes to TB therapeutics.

Graphical abstract: Exploring the antimicrobial potential of isoniazid loaded Cu-based metal–organic frameworks as a novel strategy for effective killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
02 Okt. 2023
Accepted
24 Okt. 2023
First published
24 Okt. 2023

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023,11, 10929-10940

Exploring the antimicrobial potential of isoniazid loaded Cu-based metal–organic frameworks as a novel strategy for effective killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

P. Kumar, A. Behera, P. Tiwari, S. Karthik, M. Biswas, A. Sonawane and S. M. Mobin, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023, 11, 10929 DOI: 10.1039/D3TB02292G

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