# Nitric oxide-releasing poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-polyethylenimine nanoparticles for prolonged nitric oxide release, antibacterial efficacy, and in vivo wound healing activity > Nurhasni H. URL kanonis: https://discover.unhas.ac.id/publications/nitric-oxide-releasing-polylactic-co-glycolic-acid-polyethylenimine-nanoparticle Jurnal / Konferensi: International Journal of Nanomedicine Tahun terbit: 2015 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S82199 ISSN: 11769114 Kuartil SJR: Q1 Citations: 160 ## Authors - Nurhasni H. ## Abstract Nitric oxide (NO)-releasing nanoparticles (NPs) have emerged as a wound healing enhancer and a novel antibacterial agent that can circumvent antibiotic resistance. However, the NO release from NPs over extended periods of time is still inadequate for clinical application. In this study, we developed NO-releasing poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-polyethylenimine (PEI) NPs (NO/PPNPs) composed of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) and PEI/diazeniumdiolate (PEI/NONOate) for prolonged NO release, antibacterial efficacy, and wound healing activity. Successful preparation of PEI/NONOate was confirmed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and ultraviolet/visible spectrophotometry. NO/PPNPs were characterized by particle size, surface charge, and NO loading. The NO/PPNPs showed a prolonged NO release profile over 6 days without any burst release. The NO/PPNPs exhibited potent bactericidal efficacy against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa concentration-dependently and showed the ability to bind on the surface of the bacteria. We also found that the NO released from the NO/PPNPs mediates bactericidal efficacy and is not toxic to healthy fibroblast cells. Furthermore, NO/PPNPs accelerated wound healing and epithelialization in a mouse model of a MRSA-infected wound. Therefore, our results suggest that the NO/PPNPs presented in this study could be a suitable approach for treating wounds and various skin infections. ## Keywords - Glycolic acid - Polyethylenimine - Wound healing - Nitric oxide - Antibacterial activity - Staphylococcus aureus - Nuclear chemistry - Chemistry - Pharmacology - Antibacterial agent - In vivo - Microbiology - Lactic acid - Antibiotics - Bacteria - Biochemistry - Medicine - Organic chemistry - Biology - Immunology - Genetics - Gene - Transfection - Biotechnology --- Sumber: Discover Unhas — RIMS Universitas Hasanuddin. Saat mengutip, gunakan DOI bila tersedia atau URL kanonis di atas.