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Nanoparticle-Formulated Curcumin Prevents Posttherapeutic Disease Reactivation and Reinfection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis following Isoniazid Therapy.

ABSTRACT: Curcumin, the bioactive component of turmeric also known as "Indian Yellow Gold," exhibits therapeutic efficacy against several chronic inflammatory and infectious diseases. Even though considered as a wonder drug pertaining to a myriad of reported benefits, the translational potential of curcumin is limited by its low systemic bioavailability due to its poor intestinal absorption, rapid metabolism, and rapid systemic elimination. Therefore, the translational potential of this compound is specifically challenged by bioavailability issues, and several laboratories are making efforts to improve its bioavailability. We developed a simple one-step process to generate curcumin nanoparticles of ~200?nm in size, which yielded a fivefold enhanced bioavailability in mice over regular curcumin. Curcumin nanoparticles drastically reduced hepatotoxicity induced by antitubercular antibiotics during treatment in mice. Most interestingly, co-treatment of nanoparticle-formulated curcumin along with antitubercular antibiotics dramatically reduced the risk for disease reactivation and reinfection, which is the major shortfall of current antibiotic treatment adopted by Directly Observed Treatment Short-course. Furthermore, nanoparticle-formulated curcumin significantly reduced the time needed for antibiotic therapy to obtain sterile immunity, thereby reducing the possibility of generating drug-resistant variants of the organisms. Therefore, adjunct therapy of nano-formulated curcumin with enhanced bioavailability may be beneficial to treatment of tuberculosis and possibly other diseases.

SUBMITTER: Tousif S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5491555 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Nanoparticle-Formulated Curcumin Prevents Posttherapeutic Disease Reactivation and Reinfection with <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> following Isoniazid Therapy.

Tousif Sultan S Singh Dhiraj Kumar DK Mukherjee Sitabja S Ahmad Shaheer S Arya Rakesh R Nanda Ranjan R Ranganathan Anand A Bhattacharyya Maitree M Van Kaer Luc L Kar Santosh K SK Das Gobardhan G

Frontiers in immunology 20170630

Curcumin, the bioactive component of turmeric also known as "Indian Yellow Gold," exhibits therapeutic efficacy against several chronic inflammatory and infectious diseases. Even though considered as a wonder drug pertaining to a myriad of reported benefits, the translational potential of curcumin is limited by its low systemic bioavailability due to its poor intestinal absorption, rapid metabolism, and rapid systemic elimination. Therefore, the translational potential of this compound is specif ...[more]

PMID: 28713372

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Project description:RationaleHealthy household contacts (HHC) of individuals with Tuberculosis (TB) with Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) conversions are considered to harbor latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), and at risk for TB. The immunologic, clinical, and public health implications of TST reversions that occur following Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) remain controversial.ObjectivesTo measure frequency of TST reversion following IPT, and variation in interferon-gamma (IFN-?) responses to Mtb, in healthy Ugandan TB HHC with primary Mtb infection evidenced by TST conversion.MethodsProspective cohort study of healthy, HIV-uninfected, TST-negative TB HHC with TST conversions. Repeat TST was performed 12 months following conversion (3 months following completion of 9 month IPT course) to assess for stable conversion vs. reversion. Whole blood IFN-? responses to Mtb antigen 85B (MtbA85B) and whole Mtb bacilli (wMtb) were measured in a subset (n?=?27 and n?=?42, respectively) at enrollment and TST conversion, prior to initiation of IPT.ResultsOf 122 subjects, TST reversion was noted in 25 (20.5%). There were no significant differences in demographic, clinical, or exposure variables between reverters and stable converters. At conversion, reverters had significantly smaller TST compared to stable converters (13.7 mm vs 16.4 mm, respectively; p?=?0.003). At enrollment, there were no significant differences in IFN-? responses to MtbA85B or wMTB between groups. At conversion, stable converters demonstrated significant increases in IFN-? responses to Ag85B and wMtb compared to enrollment (p?=?0.001, p<0.001, respectively), while there were no significant changes among reverters.ConclusionsTST reversion following IPT is common following primary Mtb infection and associated with unique patterns of Mtb-induced IFN-? production. We have demonstrated that immune responses to primary Mtb infection are heterogeneous, and submit that prospective longitudinal studies of cell mediated immune responses to Mtb infection be prioritized to identify immune phenotypes protective against development of TB disease.

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Nanoparticle-Formulated Curcumin Prevents Posttherapeutic Disease Reactivation and Reinfection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis following Isoniazid Therapy.

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Nanoparticle-Formulated Curcumin Prevents Posttherapeutic Disease Reactivation and Reinfection with <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> following Isoniazid Therapy.

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