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. 2022 Jun 1;51(13):5365–5451. doi: 10.1039/d1cs00659b

Bacteria-targeted MSNs as antimicrobial delivery systems.

Targeting liganda Bacteriab Drug loadedc Nanocarrierd Assay Ref.
FB11 F. tularensis Model drugs (Fluorescein, Hoechst 33342) MCM-41 FB11mFt LPS-MSNs In vitro 529
Anti-S. aureus Ab S. aureus Vancomycin Ab@S-HA@MMSNs In vitro 714
SA20hp S. aureus Vancomycin MCM-41 SA20hp-MSNs In vitro 715
UBI29–41 S. aureus Gentamicin MSN-LU In vitro and in vivo 716
LL-37 P. aeruginosa Colistin MSN@LL-(LL-37) In vitro 717
Trehalose M. smegmatis Isoniazid M-PFPA-Tre In vitro 718
Trehalose M. smegmatis Isoniazid Tre-HOMSNs In vitro 719
Arginine S. typhimurium Ciprofloxacin Arg-MSNs In vitro and in vivo 720
Folic acid E. coli, S. aureus Ampicillin MSN@FA@CaP@FA In vitro and in vivo 721
Vancomycin S. aureus Vancomycin (grafted) MCM-41 MSNs⊂VAN In vitro 722
OMV E. coli Rifampicin OMV@MSN In vitro and in vivo 723
ε-pLys E. coli, S. typhi, E. Carotovora Vancomycin MCM-41 ε-pLys-MSNs In vitro 724
ε-pLys E. coli, S. marcescens HKAIs MCM-41 ε-pLys-MSNs In vitro and in vivo 725
LYS E. coli, B. safensis KANA MSN–AuNC@LYS In vitro 726
G3 E. coli Levofloxacin MCM-41 G3-MSNs In vitro 727
G3 E. coli Levofloxacin MCM-41 Mn+-G3-MSNs In vitro 625
a

FB11: FB11 antibody for lipopolysaccharide (LPS) present in Francisella tularensis (Ft); Anti-S. aureus: S. aureus antibody; SA20hp: SA20 aptamer with hairpin structure; UBI29–41: Ubiquicin; LL-37 peptide: human cathelicidin peptide; Arg: arginine; OMV: outer membrane vesicle isolated from E. coli; ε-pLys: ε-poly-l-lysine cationic polymer; LYS: lysozyme, and G3: poly(propyleneimine) third-generation dendrimer.

b

E. coli: Escherichia coli; S. marcescens: Staphylococcus marcescens; F. tularensis: Francisella tularensis; S. aureus: Staphylococcus aureus; P. aeruginosa: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; M. smegmatis: Mycobacterium smegmatis; S. typhi: Salmonella typhimurium; E. carotovora: Erwinia carotovora; and B. safensis: Bacillus safensis.

c

HKAIs: histidine kinase authophosphorylation inhibitors; and KANA: Kanamycin.

d

MCM-41 FB11mFt LPS-MSNs: MCM-41 type MSNs functionalized with FB11 antibody through a derivative of the O-antigen of Ft LPS; Ab@S-HA@MMSNs: sulfonated-hyaluronic acid (S-HA) terminated magnetic MSNs modified with Anti-S. aureus (Ab); MCM-41 SA20hp-MSNs: MCM-41 type MSNs functionalized with SA20hp; MSN-LU: MSNs modified with a lipidic bilayer surface shell and conjugated with UBI29–41; MSN@LL-(LL-37): MCM-41 type MSNs coated with a lipidic layer and conjugated with LL-37; M-PFPA-Tre: perfluorophenylazide-functionalized decorated with α,α-trehalose; Tre-HOMSNs: trehalose-functionalized hollow oblate MSNs; Arg-MSN: MCM-41 type MSNs functionalized with l-Arg; MSN@FA@CaP@FA: MSNs covered by double folic acid (FA) and calcium phosphate (CaP) layers; MCM-41 MSNs⊂VAN: MCM-41 type MSNs functionalized with vancomycin, MCM-41 OMV@MSN: MCM-41 type MSN core coated by an OMV as shell; ε-pLys-MSNs: MCM-41 type MSNs functionalized with pLys; MSN–AuNC@LYS: MSNs capped with LYS-functionalized gold nanoclusters. MCM-41 G3-MSNs: MCM-41 type MSNs functionalized with G3; MCM-41; and MCM-41 Mn+-G3-MSNs: MCM-41 type MSNs functionalized with G3 coordinated to Mn+ (Mn+ = Zn2+, Ag+).