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Micromotor-enabled active drug delivery for in vivo treatment of stomach infection

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  • Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila

    (University of California San Diego)

  • Pavimol Angsantikul

    (University of California San Diego)

  • Jinxing Li

    (University of California San Diego)

  • Miguel Angel Lopez-Ramirez

    (University of California San Diego)

  • Doris E. Ramírez-Herrera

    (University of California San Diego)

  • Soracha Thamphiwatana

    (University of California San Diego)

  • Chuanrui Chen

    (University of California San Diego)

  • Jorge Delezuk

    (University of California San Diego)

  • Richard Samakapiruk

    (University of California San Diego)

  • Valentin Ramez

    (University of California San Diego)

  • Marygorret Obonyo

    (University of California San Diego)

  • Liangfang Zhang

    (University of California San Diego)

  • Joseph Wang

    (University of California San Diego)

Abstract

Advances in bioinspired design principles and nanomaterials have led to tremendous progress in autonomously moving synthetic nano/micromotors with diverse functionalities in different environments. However, a significant gap remains in moving nano/micromotors from test tubes to living organisms for treating diseases with high efficacy. Here we present the first, to our knowledge, in vivo therapeutic micromotors application for active drug delivery to treat gastric bacterial infection in a mouse model using clarithromycin as a model antibiotic and Helicobacter pylori infection as a model disease. The propulsion of drug-loaded magnesium micromotors in gastric media enables effective antibiotic delivery, leading to significant bacteria burden reduction in the mouse stomach compared with passive drug carriers, with no apparent toxicity. Moreover, while the drug-loaded micromotors reach similar therapeutic efficacy as the positive control of free drug plus proton pump inhibitor, the micromotors can function without proton pump inhibitors because of their built-in proton depletion function associated with their locomotion.

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  • Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila & Pavimol Angsantikul & Jinxing Li & Miguel Angel Lopez-Ramirez & Doris E. Ramírez-Herrera & Soracha Thamphiwatana & Chuanrui Chen & Jorge Delezuk & Richard Samakapiru, 2017. "Micromotor-enabled active drug delivery for in vivo treatment of stomach infection," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-017-00309-w
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00309-w
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