Joseph S Fernandez-Moure1, Jeffrey L Van Eps2, Jacob C Scherba3, Seth Haddix1, Megan Livingston1, Nathan S Bryan4, Concepcion Cantu1, Chandni Valson1, Francesca Taraballi1, Lewis J Kaplan5, Randall Olsen1,6, Ennio Tasciotti1. 1. Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas, USA. 2. Department of Surgery, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery UT Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA. 3. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA. 4. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. 5. University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 6. Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.
Abstract
Background: Infected hernia mesh is a cause of post-operative morbidity. Nitric oxide (NO) plays a key role in the endogenous immune response to infection. We sought to study the efficacy of a NO-releasing mesh against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). We hypothesized that a NO-releasing polyester mesh would decrease MRSA colonization and proliferation. Materials and Methods: A composite polyester mesh functionalized with N-diazeniumdiolate silica nanoparticles was synthesized and characterized. N-diazeniumdiolate silica parietex composite (NOSi) was inoculated with 104,106, or 108 colony forming units (CFUs) of MRSA and a dose response was quantified in a soy tryptic broth assay. Utilizing a rat model of contaminated hernia repair, implanted mesh was inoculated with MRSA, recovered, and CFUs were quantified. Clinical metrics of erythema, mesh contracture, and adhesion severity were then characterized. Results: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CFUs demonstrated a dose-dependent response to NOSi in vitro. In vivo, quantified CFUs showed a dose-dependent response to NOSi-PCO. Treated rats had fewer severe adhesions, less erythema, and reduced mesh contracture. Conclusions: We demonstrate the efficacy of a NO-releasing mesh to treat MRSA in vitro and in vivo. Creation of a novel class of antimicrobial prosthetics offers new strategies for reconstructing contaminated abdominal wall defects and other procedures that benefit from deploying synthetic prostheses in contaminated environments.
Background: Infected hernia mesh is a cause of post-operative morbidity. Nitric oxide (NO) plays a key role in the endogenous immune response to infection. We sought to study the efficacy of a NO-releasing mesh against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). We hypothesized that a NO-releasing polyester mesh would decrease MRSA colonization and proliferation. Materials and Methods: A composite polyester mesh functionalized with N-diazeniumdiolate silica nanoparticles was synthesized and characterized. N-diazeniumdiolate silica parietex composite (NOSi) was inoculated with 104,106, or 108 colony forming units (CFUs) of MRSA and a dose response was quantified in a soy tryptic broth assay. Utilizing a rat model of contaminated hernia repair, implanted mesh was inoculated with MRSA, recovered, and CFUs were quantified. Clinical metrics of erythema, mesh contracture, and adhesion severity were then characterized. Results: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CFUs demonstrated a dose-dependent response to NOSi in vitro. In vivo, quantified CFUs showed a dose-dependent response to NOSi-PCO. Treated rats had fewer severe adhesions, less erythema, and reduced mesh contracture. Conclusions: We demonstrate the efficacy of a NO-releasing mesh to treat MRSA in vitro and in vivo. Creation of a novel class of antimicrobial prosthetics offers new strategies for reconstructing contaminated abdominal wall defects and other procedures that benefit from deploying synthetic prostheses in contaminated environments.
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