Nanostrategies Against Rising Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)-Metallic Nanoparticles as Nanoweapon

Sharma, Purnima; Goyal, Dinesh; Chudasama, Bhupendra

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“…We use hundreds of thousands of tons of antibiotics in agricultural farming every year, not with the aim of suppressing infectious disease but to accelerate the growth of chickens and cows. The chemicals and the antibiotics that we use locally are then disposed of in the environment and continue their effects on the waters and soils of the planet [ 22 ]. These approaches decrease microbial diversity and generate antibiotic resistant superbugs.…”

Section: Microbes and Infectious Diseasesmentioning

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“…While some countries in Europe have started to introduce regulations to reduce the use of antibiotics in animal feed, their use is increasing dramatically in China, India, Russia, Brazil and all low-income countries. Clearly, the use of 100 thousand tons of antibiotics every year not only promotes the evolution and dissemination of antibiotic resistant bacteria from animals to humans, but also contaminates the waters and soils of the planet driving the extinction of many useful microbes and the expansion of harmful clones of antibiotic resistant organisms [ 22 , 27 ]. While the use of antibiotics in animal farming seems unstoppable, there are examples where this has been successfully done.…”

Section: Recommendations To Preserve the Planet’s Microbial Diversitymentioning

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Save the microbes to save the planet. A call to action of the International Union of the Microbiological Societies (IUMS)

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Our planet is populated by at least a trillion species of microorganisms. Every life form is sustained by them and they make the planet habitable. Only a minority of them, about 1400 species, cause infectious diseases that are responsible for human morbidity, mortality, pandemics and the resulting huge economic losses. Modern human activities, environmental changes and the attempt to control infectious agents using broad spectrum antibiotics and disinfectants jeopardize the global microbial diversity. The International Union of the Microbiological Societies (IUMS) is launching a call to action to mobilize all microbiological societies globally to promote the development of sustainable solutions to control infectious agents while preserving the global microbial diversity and the healthy life of our planet.

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Section: Microbes and Infectious Diseasesmentioning

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Section: Recommendations To Preserve the Planet’s Microbial Diversitymentioning

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Save the microbes to save the planet. A call to action of the International Union of the Microbiological Societies (IUMS)

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“…During the late 19 th century, death by infectious diseases was common. It was not until the first quarter of the 20 th century around 1910 that antibiotics came to the rescue of dying mankind (Cohen et al 2007;Huh and Kwon 2011;Katz and Baltz 2016;Hutchings et al 2019;Sharma et al 2022). The first antibiotic was Salvarsan in 1910 just before the discovery of penicillin in 1928 (Hutchings et al 2019;Waktole and Chala 2023).…”

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Use of Nanotechnology to Mitigate Antimicrobial Resistance

2023

Agrobiol. Records

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During the wake of infectious diseases, they were the arch nemesis of physicians. People used to die even due to the slightest of diseases. Any infection even as small as a regular fever sometimes meant the loss of life. Soon, the researchers came forward with antibiotics as the ultimate weapon against bacterial diseases. Mankind triumphed over diseases. The happiness of this success soon turned into a premonition of fear. The ultimate weapon of mankind was going blunt against bacteria due to the development of resistance in the bacteria for countering antibiotics. The bacteria once again started causing incurable infections that were reminiscent of the dark past mankind was trying to overcome. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) means bacteria's ability to survive despite the application of antibiotic drugs in the effective vicinity. This means that the drugs that previously killed the bacteria easily are now unable to affect them. All this happened due to antibiotic misuse, allowing the bacteria to develop resistance. But the days of fear because of antimicrobial resistance will soon be left behind because nanotechnology is here to rescue us from this dire situation. If researched enough nanotechnology has various applications that can easily help us solve the antimicrobial resistance issue in a short time. Nanotechnology can not only help mankind in battling diseases by attacking microbes directly, but it also has several applications in various other fields. The advancements achieved through nanotechnology in diagnosis, treatment, and improved nutrition can all help us synergistically to combat the prevalence of diseases in our society. This review will delve into the deeper aspects of combating antimicrobial resistance using nanotechnology. A better explanation of antimicrobial resistance concepts will explain how AMR developed in bacteria and which mechanisms the bacteria adapt to nullify the effect of antibiotic effects. A better comprehension of bacterial resistance action will ultimately assist in understanding how the nanoparticles can be used to exploit those mechanisms for killing these pathogens.

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Facile synthesis of silver-zinc oxide nanocomposites using Curcuma longa extract and its in vitro antimicrobial efficacy against multi-drug resistant pathogens of public health importance

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Inorganic Chemistry Communications

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Nanostrategies Against Rising Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)-Metallic Nanoparticles as Nanoweapon

Cited by 4 publications

References 106 publications

Save the microbes to save the planet. A call to action of the International Union of the Microbiological Societies (IUMS)

Save the microbes to save the planet. A call to action of the International Union of the Microbiological Societies (IUMS)

Use of Nanotechnology to Mitigate Antimicrobial Resistance

Facile synthesis of silver-zinc oxide nanocomposites using Curcuma longa extract and its in vitro antimicrobial efficacy against multi-drug resistant pathogens of public health importance

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