Unexpected insights into antibacterial activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Nanoscale
Usha KadiyalaJ Scott VanEpps

Abstract

Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) are attractive as broad-spectrum antibiotics, however, their further engineering as antimicrobial agents and clinical translation is impeded by controversial data about their mechanism of activity. It is commonly reported that ZnO-NP's antimicrobial activity is associated with the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Here we disprove this concept by comparing the antibacterial potency of ZnO-NPs and their capacity to generate ROS with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Then, using gene transcription microarray analysis, we provide evidence for a novel toxicity mechanism. Exposure to ZnO-NPs resulted in over three-log reduction in colonies of methicillin resistant S. aureus with minimal increase in ROS or lipid peroxidation. The amount of ROS required for the same amount of killing by H2O2 was much greater than that generated by ZnO-NPs. In contrast to H2O2, ZnO-NP mediated killing was not mitigated by the antioxidant, N-acetylcysteine. ZnO-NPs caused significant up-regulation of pyrimidine biosynthesis and carbohydrate degradation. Simultaneously, amino acid synthesis in S. aureus was significantly down-regulated indicating a complex mechanism of antimicrobial action involving multiple metaboli...Continue Reading

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