Biodegradable Antimicrobial Polycarbonates with In Vivo Efficacy against Multidrug-Resistant MRSA Systemic Infection

Advanced Healthcare Materials
Junchi ChengWeimin Fan

Abstract

The threat of multidrug resistance requires development of new medicines to treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. The biodegradable polycarbonates that have broad-spectrum antibacterial activity and show the highest selectivity toward S. aureus are studied for their antibacterial properties against clinically isolated MRSA and toxicity both in vitro and in vivo. Minimum inhibitory concentrations of the polymers are demonstrated to be much lower than those of cefoxitin (a commonly used antibiotic) against all 31 isolates but slightly higher than those of vancomycin, a last resort medication for treating severe Gram-positive drug-resistant bacterial infections. Both polymers show low hemolytic activity toward human red blood cells, making them highly selective toward MRSA in vitro. A time-kill study reveals that these polymers have high bactericidal efficiency and eradicate MRSA more rapidly than vancomycin. Results from a resistance development study also attests to the polymers low tendency toward resistance. Furthermore, the in vivo study shows that one of the polymers is highly efficacious in a mouse systemic infection model, and reduced MRSA counts in the blood more promptly than vancomycin. The...Continue Reading

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