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Membrane interactions and antimicrobial effects of layered double hydroxide nanoparticles

Malekkhaiat-Häffner, S. ; Nyström, L. ; Nordström, Randi ; Xu, Z. P. ; Davoudi, M. LU orcid ; Schmidtchen, A. LU and Malmsten, M. (2017) In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 19(35). p.23832-23842
Abstract

Membrane interactions are critical for the successful use of inorganic nanoparticles as antimicrobial agents and as carriers of, or co-actives with, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). In order to contribute to an increased understanding of these, we here investigate effects of particle size (42-208 nm) on layered double hydroxide (LDH) interactions with both bacteria-mimicking and mammalian-mimicking lipid membranes. LDH binding to bacteria-mimicking membranes, extraction of anionic lipids, as well as resulting membrane destabilization, was found to increase with decreasing particle size, also translating into size-dependent synergistic effects with the antimicrobial peptide LL-37. Due to strong interactions with anionic lipopolysaccharide... (More)

Membrane interactions are critical for the successful use of inorganic nanoparticles as antimicrobial agents and as carriers of, or co-actives with, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). In order to contribute to an increased understanding of these, we here investigate effects of particle size (42-208 nm) on layered double hydroxide (LDH) interactions with both bacteria-mimicking and mammalian-mimicking lipid membranes. LDH binding to bacteria-mimicking membranes, extraction of anionic lipids, as well as resulting membrane destabilization, was found to increase with decreasing particle size, also translating into size-dependent synergistic effects with the antimicrobial peptide LL-37. Due to strong interactions with anionic lipopolysaccharide and peptidoglycan layers, direct membrane disruption of both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria is suppressed. However, LDH nanoparticles cause size-dependent charge reversal and resulting flocculation of both liposomes and bacteria, which may provide a mechanism for bacterial confinement or clearance. Taken together, these findings demonstrate a set of previously unknown behaviors, including synergistic membrane destabilization and dual confinement/killing of bacteria through combined LDH/AMP exposure, of potential therapeutic interest.

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10.1039/c7cp02701j
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  author       = {{Malekkhaiat-Häffner, S. and Nyström, L. and Nordström, Randi and Xu, Z. P. and Davoudi, M. and Schmidtchen, A. and Malmsten, M.}},
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  pages        = {{23832--23842}},
  publisher    = {{Royal Society of Chemistry}},
  series       = {{Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics}},
  title        = {{Membrane interactions and antimicrobial effects of layered double hydroxide nanoparticles}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7cp02701j}},
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