Abstract
During the past few decades, the potential of treating infections with nitric oxide (NO) has been firmly demonstrated in various laboratories. Both in vitro and in vivo studies have afforded promising results in terms of reducing microbial loads in chronic wounds in addition to its utility in keeping medical devices free of thrombus formation and bacterial adhesion. The latter antimicrobial effects of NO provide great help in successful integration of orthopedic and vascular implants and prolonging their in vivo life. In all such applications, NO is released from various polymeric materials in which nitrite salts, exogenous NO donors, or even simple NO(g) are incorporated. Recent developments in all such formulations of NO-releasing materials and their specific applications in combating bacteria, fungi and parasites are reviewed in this article.
Keywords: Nitric oxide (NO), infection, wounds, antimicrobial, platelet adhesion, antithrombic, NO donors, polymers, NOreleasing material, metal nitrosyls.
Anti-Infective Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Emerging Antimicrobial Applications of Nitric Oxide (NO) and NO-Releasing Materials
Volume: 9 Issue: 4
Author(s): Genevieve M. Halpenny and Pradip K. Mascharak
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Keywords: Nitric oxide (NO), infection, wounds, antimicrobial, platelet adhesion, antithrombic, NO donors, polymers, NOreleasing material, metal nitrosyls.
Abstract: During the past few decades, the potential of treating infections with nitric oxide (NO) has been firmly demonstrated in various laboratories. Both in vitro and in vivo studies have afforded promising results in terms of reducing microbial loads in chronic wounds in addition to its utility in keeping medical devices free of thrombus formation and bacterial adhesion. The latter antimicrobial effects of NO provide great help in successful integration of orthopedic and vascular implants and prolonging their in vivo life. In all such applications, NO is released from various polymeric materials in which nitrite salts, exogenous NO donors, or even simple NO(g) are incorporated. Recent developments in all such formulations of NO-releasing materials and their specific applications in combating bacteria, fungi and parasites are reviewed in this article.
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M. Halpenny Genevieve and K. Mascharak Pradip, Emerging Antimicrobial Applications of Nitric Oxide (NO) and NO-Releasing Materials, Anti-Infective Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 2010; 9 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187152110794785086
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187152110794785086 |
Print ISSN 1871-5214 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-6018 |
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