Carbon nanotubes as anti-bacterial agents.

Autor: Mocan T; Department of Nanomedicine, 'Octavian Fodor' Gastroenterology Institute, 19-21 Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.; Department of Physiology, 'Iuliu Hatieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 3-5 Clinicilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania., Matea CT; Department of Nanomedicine, 'Octavian Fodor' Gastroenterology Institute, 19-21 Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania., Pop T; 3rd Gastroenterology Department, 'Iuliu Hatieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 19-21 Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania., Mosteanu O; 3rd Gastroenterology Department, 'Iuliu Hatieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 19-21 Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania., Buzoianu AD; Department of Clinical Pharmacology, 'Iuliu Hatieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 3-5 Clinicilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania., Suciu S; Department of Physiology, 'Iuliu Hatieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 3-5 Clinicilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania., Puia C; Department of Nanomedicine, 'Octavian Fodor' Gastroenterology Institute, 19-21 Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.; 3rd Surgery Clinic, 'Iuliu Hatieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 19-21 Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania., Zdrehus C; Department of Nanomedicine, 'Octavian Fodor' Gastroenterology Institute, 19-21 Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.; 3rd Surgery Clinic, 'Iuliu Hatieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 19-21 Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania., Iancu C; Department of Nanomedicine, 'Octavian Fodor' Gastroenterology Institute, 19-21 Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. cornel.iancu@umfcluj.ro.; 3rd Surgery Clinic, 'Iuliu Hatieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 19-21 Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. cornel.iancu@umfcluj.ro., Mocan L; Department of Nanomedicine, 'Octavian Fodor' Gastroenterology Institute, 19-21 Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. lucian.mocan@umfcluj.ro.; 3rd Surgery Clinic, 'Iuliu Hatieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 19-21 Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. lucian.mocan@umfcluj.ro.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS [Cell Mol Life Sci] 2017 Oct; Vol. 74 (19), pp. 3467-3479. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 May 23.
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-017-2532-y
Abstrakt: Multidrug-resistant bacterial infections that have evolved via natural selection have increased alarmingly at a global level. Thus, there is a strong need for the development of novel antibiotics for the treatment of these infections. Functionalized carbon nanotubes through their unique properties hold great promise in the fight against multidrug-resistant bacterial infections. This new family of nanovectors for therapeutic delivery proved to be innovative and efficient for the transport and cellular translocation of therapeutic molecules. The current review examines the latest progress in the antibacterial activity of carbon nanotubes and their composites.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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