Bacteriophage‐cocktail hydrogel dressing to prevent multiple bacterial infections and heal diabetic ulcers in mice

Author:

Shiue Sheng‐Jie12,Wu Ming‐Shun12,Chiang Yi‐Hsien3,Lin Hsin‐Yi34ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital Taipei Medical University Taipei Taiwan

2. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine Taipei Medical University Taipei Taiwan

3. Graduate Institute of Chemical Engineering National Taipei University of Technology Taipei Taiwan

4. Graduate Institute of Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering National Taipei University of Technology Taipei Taiwan

Abstract

AbstractBacteriophage (phage) has been reported to reduce the bacterial infection in delayed‐healing wounds and, as a result, aiding in the healing of said wounds. In this study we investigated whether the presence of phage itself could help repair delayed‐healing wounds in diabetic mice. Three strains of phage that target Salmonella enterica, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were used. To prevent the phage liquid from running off the wound, the mixture of phage (phage‐cocktail) was encapsulated in a porous hydrogel dressing made with three‐dimensional printing. The phage‐cocktail dressing was tested for its phage preservation and release efficacy, bacterial reduction, cytotoxicity with 3T3 fibroblast, and performance in repairing a sterile full‐thickness skin wound in diabetic mice. The phage‐cocktail dressing released 1.7%–5.7% of the phages embedded in 24 h, and reduced between 37%–79% of the surface bacteria compared with the blank dressing (p <.05). The phage‐cocktail dressing exhibited no sign of cytotoxicity after 3 days (p <.05). In vivo studies showed that 14 days after incision, the full‐thickness wound treated with a phage‐cocktail dressing had a higher wound healing ratio compared with the blank dressing and control (p <.01). Histological analysis showed that the structure of the skin layers in the group treated with phage‐cocktail dressing was restored in an orderly fashion. Compared with the blank dressing and control, the repaired tissue in the phage‐cocktail dressing group had new capillary vessels and no sign of inflammation in its dermis, and its epidermis had a higher degree of re‐epithelialization (p <.05). The slow‐released phage has demonstrated positive effects in repairing diabetic skin wounds.

Funder

National Science and Technology Council

Publisher

Wiley

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