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The current study aims to assess the antimicrobial and antifungal effects of drug-loaded silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with previously reported mebeverine analogue (MA) as a potential drug candidate targeting gut microbiota and inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract. Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations were conducted to identify possible mechanisms by which AgNPs could prevent microorganisms from growing. In vitro and ex vivo anti-inflammatory, in vitro antimicrobial, ex vivo spasmolytic activities, and in vitro hepatic cell morphology and proliferation of drug-loaded AgNPs were assessed. The drug-loaded AgNPs were considered to have promising antifungal activity against all tested fungal strains, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium chrysogenum, and Fusarium moniliforme, and yeasts, Candida\u00a0albicans, Saccharomyces\u00a0cerevisiae, and good antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains. 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