Antibiofilm Activity of LL-37 Peptide and D-Amino Acids Associated with Antibiotics Used in Regenerative Endodontics on an Ex Vivo Multispecies Biofilm Model

The antimicrobial peptide LL-37 and D-amino acids (D-AAs) have been proposed as antibiofilm agents. Therefore, this study aimed to test the antimicrobial effect of antibiofilm agents associated with antibiotics used in regenerative endodontic procedures (the triple antibiotic paste—TAP: ciprofloxacin + metronidazole + minocycline). An endodontic-like biofilm model grown on bovine dentin discs was used in this study. After 21-day growth, the biofilms were treated with 1 mg/mL TAP, 10 μM LL-37, an association of LL-37 + TAP, 40 mM D-AAs solution, an association of D-AAs + TAP, and phosphate-buffered saline (negative control). Colony forming unit (CFU) data were analyzed by two-way ANOVA and Tukey’s multiple comparison test (p < 0.05). LL-37 + TAP showed the best antibacterial activity (7-log10 CFU/mL ± 0.5), reaching a 1 log reduction of cells in relation to the negative control (8-log10 CFU/mL ± 0.7) (p < 0.05). In turn, no significant reduction in bacterial cells was observed with TAP, LL-37, D-AAs, and D-AAs + TAP compared to the negative control. In conclusion, the combination of antibiotics and LL-37 peptide showed mild antibacterial activity, while the combination of antibiotics and D-AAs showed no activity against complex biofilms.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Life (Basel, Switzerland) - 12(2022), 11 vom: 24. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pereira, Ana C C [VerfasserIn]
Aguiar, Alana P S [VerfasserIn]
Araujo, Leticia M P [VerfasserIn]
Dantas, Larissa O [VerfasserIn]
Mayer, Marcia P A [VerfasserIn]
Karygianni, Lamprini [VerfasserIn]
Thurnheer, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Pinheiro, Ericka T [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibiofilm agents
Antimicrobial peptides
D-amino acids
Journal Article
Oral biofilms
Regenerative endodontics
Triple antibiotic paste

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Date Revised 08.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/life12111686

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348764251