Preparation, in vitro release and antibacterial activity evaluation of rifampicin and moxifloxacin-loaded poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) microspheres

Osteomyelitis is difficult to treat because infective bone is poorly accessible for intravenously administering antibiotics and biofilm formation increases bacterial resistance. In this study, microspheres prepared using poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) and embedded with moxifloxacin (MOX–PLGA micr...

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Main Authors: ZeWen Qiao, Zhi Yuan, Wenping Zhang, Daihao Wei, Ningmin Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-12-01
Series:Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21691401.2019.1581792
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Summary:Osteomyelitis is difficult to treat because infective bone is poorly accessible for intravenously administering antibiotics and biofilm formation increases bacterial resistance. In this study, microspheres prepared using poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) and embedded with moxifloxacin (MOX–PLGA microspheres) and rifampicin/moxifloxacin (RIF/MOX–PLGA microspheres) using the water-in-oil-in-water double emulsion solvent evaporation technique were used for local delivery. Shape of MOX–PLGA microspheres and RIF/MOX–PLGA microspheres were spherical, mean particle size of them were 20.52 μm and 16.62 μm, respectively. Encapsulation efficiency of the MOX-PLGA microspheres was 17.35% ± 2.42%. However, the encapsulation efficiency for MOX and RIF in RIF/MOX–PLGA microspheres was 33.25% ± 7.51% and 49.0% ± 11.25%, respectively. Moxifloxacin and rifampicin were released slowly from microspheres. Both microspheres can efficiently release antibiotics in vitro. Antibacterial and bacterial biofilm-inhibition properties of the released solution were investigated from RIF/MOX–PLGA, MOX–PLGA, and blank PLGA microspheres at varying time points in vitro. RIF/MOX–PLGA microspheres demonstrated the strongest antibacterial activity and bacterial biofilm-inhibition property than the other two microspheres (p < .05). This study suggests that the novel RIF/MOX–PLGA microspheres can be used as a promising carrier for osteomyelitis treatment.
ISSN:2169-1401
2169-141X