摘要 |
Particular aspects provide compositions and methods for treating bacterial infection or at least one symptom related to bacterial infection in a subject in need thereof by administering a therapeutic composition comprising at least one electrokinetically-altered fluid (including gas-enriched electrokinetically altered fluids) which comprise an ionic aqueous solution of charge-stabilized oxygen-containing nanostructures in an amount sufficient to provide, upon contact with a cell, modulation of at least one of cellular membrane potential and cellular membrane conductivity. The electrokinetically-altered ionic fluid compositions are sufficient to provide for modulation of intracellular signal transduction, wherein treating bacterial infection or at least one symptom related to bacterial infection is thereby afforded. In particular embodiments, the fluids are gas-enriched fluids or therapeutic compositions and methods, and include oxygen-enriched ionic aqueous solutions optionally in combination with other therapeutic agents. Other embodiments include particular routes of administration or formulations for the gas-enriched therapeutic compositions.
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