Aims: To investigate the bactericidal activity of lactoferrin-derived peptides and a new LF-derived peptides chimera (LFchimera) against P. aeruginosa and the influence on virulence factors of P. aeruginosa. Methods and Results: Lactoferricin (LFcin) and lactoferrampin (LFampin) are highly bioactive peptides isolated from the N-terminal region of lactoferrin (LF) by pepsin digestion. In this study, we designed LFchimera containing LFcin amino acids 17-30 and LFampin amino acids 268-284. Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells were incubated in medium with peptides at different concentrations, and then the assays of viability, pyocyanin, elastase activity and biofilm formation of P. aeruginosa were performed. We found that the concentration-dependent antibactericidal activity and down-regulating pyocyanin, elastase and biofilm formation of LFchimera were significantly stronger than those of LF, LFcin, LFampin or LFcin plus LFampin. Conclusions: Our results indicated that LF, LFcin, LFampin and LFchimera were potential candidates to combat P. aeruginosa, and LFchimera was the most effective in them. Significance and Impact of the Study: The new LFchimera has better activity against P. aeruginosa than LF, LFcin and LFampin and may be a promising new compound for treatment of P. aeruginosa infection.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [30770946]
第一作者单位:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Dept Resp Med, Tongji Hosp, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China[2]Nanjing Med Univ, Affiliated Suzhou Hosp, Dept Resp Med, Suzhou, Peoples R China
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Dept Resp Med, Tongji Hosp, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China[*1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Dept Resp Med, Tongji Hosp, 1095 Jie Fang Ave, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Xu G.,Xiong W.,Hu Q.,et al.Lactoferrin-derived peptides and Lactoferricin chimera inhibit virulence factor production and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa[J].JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY.2010,109(4):1311-1318.doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04751.x.
APA:
Xu, G.,Xiong, W.,Hu, Q.,Zuo, P.,Shao, B....&Xiong, S..(2010).Lactoferrin-derived peptides and Lactoferricin chimera inhibit virulence factor production and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY,109,(4)
MLA:
Xu, G.,et al."Lactoferrin-derived peptides and Lactoferricin chimera inhibit virulence factor production and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa".JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 109..4(2010):1311-1318