Antimicrobial activity of the antibacterial peptide PMAP-36 and its analogues

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The growing problem of antibiotic resistance has attracted people's attention; thus, the search for new antibacterial agents is imminent. In this study, a series of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) based on the porcine antibacterial peptide PMAP-36 were designed by amino acid substitution to develop peptide analogues as new classes of antimicrobial agents. By extending the α-helix and increasing the positive charge, two peptide analogues, PMAP-36PW and PMAP-36PK, were synthesized. The antibacterial activities of PMAP-36 and its peptide analogues were detected in vitro and in vivo. The results showed that PMAP-36PW and PMAP-36PK had a broadened antibacterial spectrum compared to that of PMAP-36. After the modification, PMAP-36PW and PMAP-36PK exhibited antibacterial activities on swine Escherichia coli K88, while PMAP-36 did not. PMAP-36, PMAP-36PW and PMAP-36PK did not have antibacterial activities against Enterococcus faecium B21. PMAP-36 PW had significant antibacterial activity against seven bacterial strains compared to PMAP-36, and PMAP-36PK had significant antibacterial activity against five bacterial strains compared to PMAP-36. Furthermore, PMAP-36PW exhibited enhanced pH stability. Moreover, in the in vivo efficacy assessment of mice infected with Salmonella choleraesuis C78-1 and Listeria monocytogenes CICC 21533, the peptide analogues exhibited an impressive therapeutic effect by reducing bacterial gene copies and decreasing inflammatory damage in mouse livers and lungs, resulting in a reduction in mouse mortality. This study provides reference data for the design of clinically effective antibacterial peptides.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:136

Enthalten in:

Microbial pathogenesis - 136(2019) vom: 15. Nov., Seite 103712

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhou, Jiangfei [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yongqing [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Tengfei [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Liangliang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Cong [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Kairui [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Chengshui [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Chen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Infective Agents
Antibacterial activity
Antibacterial peptide PMAP-36
Antibacterial peptide PMAP-36PK
Antibacterial peptide PMAP-36PW
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Journal Article
PMAP-36
Recombinant Proteins

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Date Completed 10.03.2020

Date Revised 10.03.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.micpath.2019.103712

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NLM301004943