title: Nitric oxide-releasing amphiphilic poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers as antibacterial agents.
abstract: A series of amphiphilic nitric oxide (NO)-releasing poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers with different exterior functionalities were synthesized by a ring-opening reaction between primary amines on the dendrimer and propylene oxide (PO), 1,2-epoxy-9-decene (ED), or a ratio of the two, followed by reaction with NO at 10 atm to produce N-diazeniumdiolate-modified scaffolds with a total storage of ~1 μmol/mg. The hydrophobicity of the exterior functionality was tuned by varying the ratio of PO and ED grafted onto the dendrimers. The bactericidal efficacy of these NO-releasing vehicles against established Gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms was then evaluated as a function of dendrimer exterior hydrophobicity (i.e., ratio of PO/ED), size (i.e., generation), and NO release. Both the size and exterior functionalization of dendrimer proved important to a number of parameters including dendrimer-bacteria association, NO delivery efficiency, bacteria membrane disruption, migration within the biofilm, and toxicity to mammalian cells. Although enhanced bactericidal efficacy was observed for the hydrophobic chains (e.g., ED), toxicity to L929 mouse fibroblast cells was also noted at concentrations necessary to reduce bacterial viability by 5-logs (99.999% killing). The optimal PO to ED ratios for biofilm eradication with minimal toxicity against L929 mouse fibroblast cells were 7:3 and 5:5. The study presented herein demonstrated the importance of both dendrimer size and exterior properties in determining efficacy against established biofilms without compromising biocompatibility to mammalian cells.
authors: Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.
authors: Yuan
authors: Y
authors: Lu
authors: Danielle L
authors: DL
authors: Slomberg
authors: Anand
authors: A
authors: Shah
authors: Mark H
authors: MH
authors: Schoenfisch
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018441:Biofilms / Q000187:drug effects; D050091:Dendrimers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D051379:Mice; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D050296:Microbial Viability / Q000187:drug effects; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D011073:Polyamines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D050091:Dendrimers; C104700:PAMAM Starburst; C531249:Poly(amidoamine); D011073:Polyamines; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D009569:Nitric Oxide
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