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Ramirez DM, Dhiman S, Mukherjee A, Wimalasekara R, Schweizer F. Application of tobramycin benzyl ether as an antibiotic adjuvant capable of sensitizing multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria to rifampicin. RSC Med Chem 2024; 15:1055-1065. [PMID: 38516601 PMCID: PMC10953491 DOI: 10.1039/d3md00602f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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The emergence of aminoglycoside resistance has prompted the development of amphiphilic aminoglycoside derivatives which target bacterial membranes. Tobramycin and nebramine ether derivatives initially designed for this purpose were optimized and screened for their potential application as outer membrane (OM) permeabilizing adjuvants. Structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies revealed that the tobramycin benzyl ether was the most optimal OM permeabilizer, capable of potentiating rifampicin, novobiocin, vancomycin, minocycline, and doxycycline against Gram-negative bacteria. The innovative use of this compound as an adjuvant is highlighted by its ability to sensitize multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria to rifampicin and restore the susceptibility of MDR Escherichia coli to minocycline.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 Canada
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Surface decoration with leucine tetrapeptide: An antibacterial strategy against Gram-negative bacteria. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 641:126-134. [PMID: 36931211 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Revised: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
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Surface-associated microbe contamination by Gram-negative bacteria poses a serious problem in medical care. Cationic peptides or polymers are the main materials used for antibacterial surface coating, but the positive charge may lead to blood coagulation. Therefore, exploiting surface coating which is free of positive charge and is effective for Gram-negative bacteria inactivation is in urgent need. In this study, inspired by the affinity between lipopolysaccharides of Gram-negative bacteria and Toll-like receptors of immune cells, we develop a leucine-based tetrapeptide coating strategy for combating Gram-negative bacteria. The obtained surface has excellent bactericidal activity against Gram-negative bacteria like Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli. A 1 mm2 coated glass surface could kill > 9.9 × 104 CFU bacteria in 1 h and has nearly no damage to mammal cells. Moreover, this surface coating strategy could be applied on various surfaces like glass slices, glass capillary cavity and thermoplastic polyurethane slices. And the coated surface could largely mitigate the microbe contamination in an in vivo subcutaneous implantation. This work paves a new way for antibacterial surface-coating which is behaving no positive charge and is of great importance for biomedical devices.
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Wesseling CJ, Martin NI. Synergy by Perturbing the Gram-Negative Outer Membrane: Opening the Door for Gram-Positive Specific Antibiotics. ACS Infect Dis 2022; 8:1731-1757. [PMID: 35946799 PMCID: PMC9469101 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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New approaches to target antibacterial agents toward Gram-negative bacteria are key, given the rise of antibiotic resistance. Since the discovery of polymyxin B nonapeptide as a potent Gram-negative outer membrane (OM)-permeabilizing synergist in the early 1980s, a vast amount of literature on such synergists has been published. This Review addresses a range of peptide-based and small organic compounds that disrupt the OM to elicit a synergistic effect with antibiotics that are otherwise inactive toward Gram-negative bacteria, with synergy defined as a fractional inhibitory concentration index (FICI) of <0.5. Another requirement for the inclusion of the synergists here covered is their potentiation of a specific set of clinically used antibiotics: erythromycin, rifampicin, novobiocin, or vancomycin. In addition, we have focused on those synergists with reported activity against Gram-negative members of the ESKAPE family of pathogens namely, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and/or Acinetobacter baumannii. In cases where the FICI values were not directly reported in the primary literature but could be calculated from the published data, we have done so, allowing for more direct comparison of potency with other synergists. We also address the hemolytic activity of the various OM-disrupting synergists reported in the literature, an effect that is often downplayed but is of key importance in assessing the selectivity of such compounds for Gram-negative bacteria.
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Yang XC, Zhang PL, Kumar KV, Li S, Geng RX, Zhou CH. Discovery of unique thiazolidinone-conjugated coumarins as novel broad spectrum antibacterial agents. Eur J Med Chem 2022; 232:114192. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Arshad A, Nisar TQ, Zulqurnain M, Niazi RK, Mansoor Q. SnO 2nanorods/graphene nanoplatelets nanocomposites: towards fast removal of malachite green and pathogen control. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 33:115101. [PMID: 33946055 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/abfdef] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The world is facing alarming challenges of environmental pollution due to uncontrolled water contamination and multiple drug resistance of pathogens. However, these challenges can be addressed by using novel nanocomposites materials such as, SnO2/graphene nanopaletelets (GNPs) nanocomposites remarkably. In this work, we have prepared SnO2nanorods and SnO2/GNPs nanocomposites (GS-I and GS-II) with size of 25 ± 6 nm in length and 4 ± 2 nm in diameter. The optical bandgap energies change from 3.14 eV to 2.80 eV in SnO2and SnO2/GNPs nanocomposite. We found that SnO2/GNPs nanocomposite (GS-II) completely removes (99.11%) malachite green in 12 min, under UV light exposure, while under same conditions, SnO2nanorods removes only 37% dye. Moreover, visible light exposure resulted in 99.01% removal of malachite green in 15 min by GSII as compared to 24.7% removal by SnO2. In addition, GS-II nanocomposite inhibits 79.57% and 78.51% growth ofP. aeruginosaandS. aureusrespectively. A synchronized contribution of SnO2and GNPs makes SnO2/GNPs nanocomposites (GS-II) an innovative multifunctional material for simultaneous fast and complete removal of malachite green and inhibition of drug resistant pathogens.
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- Aqsa Arshad
- Department of Physics, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Cambridge Graphene Centre, The University of Cambridge, 9 JJ Thomson Avenue Cambridge CB3 0FA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, The University of Cambridge, 9 JJ Thomson Avenue Cambridge CB3 0FA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Biomedical and Genetic Engineering, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Interest of Homodialkyl Neamine Derivatives against Resistant P. aeruginosa, E. coli, and β-Lactamases-Producing Bacteria-Effect of Alkyl Chain Length on the Interaction with LPS. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22168707. [PMID: 34445410 PMCID: PMC8396045 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22168707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Development of novel therapeutics to treat antibiotic-resistant infections, especially those caused by ESKAPE pathogens, is urgent. One of the most critical pathogens is P. aeruginosa, which is able to develop a large number of factors associated with antibiotic resistance, including high level of impermeability. Gram-negative bacteria are protected from the environment by an asymmetric Outer Membrane primarily composed of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) at the outer leaflet and phospholipids in the inner leaflet. Based on a large hemi-synthesis program focusing on amphiphilic aminoglycoside derivatives, we extend the antimicrobial activity of 3′,6-dinonyl neamine and its branched isomer, 3′,6-di(dimethyloctyl) neamine on clinical P. aeruginosa, ESBL, and carbapenemase strains. We also investigated the capacity of 3′,6-homodialkyl neamine derivatives carrying different alkyl chains (C7–C11) to interact with LPS and alter membrane permeability. 3′,6-Dinonyl neamine and its branched isomer, 3′,6-di(dimethyloctyl) neamine showed low MICs on clinical P. aeruginosa, ESBL, and carbapenemase strains with no MIC increase for long-duration incubation. In contrast from what was observed for membrane permeability, length of alkyl chains was critical for the capacity of 3′,6-homodialkyl neamine derivatives to bind to LPS. We demonstrated the high antibacterial potential of the amphiphilic neamine derivatives in the fight against ESKAPE pathogens and pointed out some particular characteristics making the 3′,6-dinonyl- and 3′,6-di(dimethyloctyl)-neamine derivatives the best candidates for further development.
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Sui YF, Ansari MF, Fang B, Zhang SL, Zhou CH. Discovery of novel purinylthiazolylethanone derivatives as anti-Candida albicans agents through possible multifaceted mechanisms. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 221:113557. [PMID: 34087496 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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An unprecedented amount of fungal and fungal-like infections has recently brought about some of the most severe die-offs and extinctions due to fungal drug resistance. Aimed to alleviate the situation, new effort was made to develop novel purinylthiazolylethanone derivatives, which were expected to combat the fungal drug resistance. Some prepared purinylthiazolylethanone derivatives possessed satisfactory inhibitory action towards the tested fungi, among which compound 8c gave a MIC value of 1 μg/mL against C. albicans. The active molecule 8c was able to kill C. albicans with undetectable resistance as well as low hematotoxicity and cytotoxicity. Furthermore, it could hinder the growth of C. albicans biofilm, thus avoiding the occurrence of drug resistance. Mechanism research manifested that purinylthiazolylethanone derivative 8c led to damage of cell wall and membrane disruption, so protein leakage and the cytoplasmic membrane depolarization were observed. On this account, the activity of fungal lactate dehydrogenase was reduced and metabolism was impeded. Meanwhile, the increased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) disordered redox equilibrium, giving rise to oxidative damage to fungal cells and fungicidal effect.
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- Yan-Fei Sui
- Institute of Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Institute of Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Pharmacy, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Targeted and Innovative Therapeutics, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Kinase Modulators As Innovative Medicine, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, 402160, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China.
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- Institute of Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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Jeyanthi V, Velusamy P, Kumar GV, Kiruba K. Effect of naturally isolated hydroquinone in disturbing the cell membrane integrity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa MTCC 741 and Staphylococcus aureus MTCC 740. Heliyon 2021; 7:e07021. [PMID: 34036196 PMCID: PMC8134992 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Revised: 11/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Nosocomial pathogens cause various health problems in human and many novel drugs are under investigation to combat the pathogens. The present study explains the naturally derived hydroquinone possible mode of action against Pseudomonas aeruginosa MTCC 741 and Staphylococcus aureus MTCC 740. Time kill studies, cell viability assays, membrane potential assays, and potassium release assays were carried out to study the mode of action. Time kill studies revealed the rapid death of bacterial pathogens exposed to 4X MIC (Minimum inhibitory concentration) of the hydroquinone. Cell viability assay results showed that nearly half of the cell destruction of test pathogens occurred within one hour. Transmission electron microscopic (TEM) observations revealed the disruption of the cell membrane, which caused severe ultrastructural changes in both test pathogens. Hydroquinone dissipated the membrane potential of test pathogens, as confirmed by the depolarization of membrane potential, increases in permeability and leakage of intracellular potassium ions. At the concentration of 2X MIC hydroquinone in 5 min, about 91.41% and 84.85% potassium ions were released from P. aeruginosa MTCC 741 and S. aureus MTCC 740, respectively. This is the first report on the mode of action of naturally derived hydroquinone against clinical pathogens.
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- Venkadapathi Jeyanthi
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu District, 603 203, India.,Department of Biotechnology, SRM Arts and Science College, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu District, 603203, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu District, 603 203, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu District, 603 203, India.,Department of Biotechnology, Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology, Thanjavur 613403, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, Tamil Nadu, India
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Sui YF, Ansari MF, Zhou CH. Pyrimidinetrione-imidazoles as a Unique Structural Type of Potential Agents towards Candida Albicans: Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation. Chem Asian J 2021; 16:1417-1429. [PMID: 33829660 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202100146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Substantial morbidity and mortality of fungal infections have aroused concerns all over the world, and common Candida spp. currently bring about severe systemic infections. A series of pyrimidinetrione-imidazole conjugates as potentially antifungal agents were developed. Bioassays manifested that 4-fluobenzyl pyrimidinetrione imidazole 5 f exerted favorable inhibition towards C. albicans (MIC=0.002 mM), being 6.5 folds more active than clinical antifungal drug fluconazole (MIC=0.013 mM). Preliminary mechanism research indicated that compound 5 f could not only depolarize membrane potential but also permeabilize the membrane of C. albicans. Molecular docking was operated to simulate the interaction mode between molecule 5 f and CYP51. In addition, hybrid 5 f might form 5 f-DNA supramolecular complex via intercalating into DNA. The interference of membrane and DNA might contribute to its fungicidal capacity with no obvious tendency to induce the resistance against C. albicans. Conjugate 5 f endowed good blood compatibility as well as low cytotoxicity towards HeLa and HEK-293T cells.
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- Yan-Fei Sui
- Institute of Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry', Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Institute of Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry', Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Institute of Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry', Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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Jaber QZ, Fridman M. Fresh Molecular Concepts to Extend the Lifetimes of Old Antimicrobial Drugs. CHEM REC 2021; 21:631-645. [PMID: 33605532 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202100014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Antimicrobial drug development generally initiates with target identification and mode of action studies. Often, emergence of resistance and/or undesired side effects that are discovered only after prolonged clinical use, result in discontinuation of clinical use. Since the cost and time required for improvement of existing drugs are considerably lower than those required for the development of novel drugs, academic and pharmaceutical company researchers pursue this direction. In this account we describe selected examples of how chemical probes generated from antimicrobial drugs and chemical and enzymatic modifications of these drugs have been used to modify modes of action, block mechanisms of resistance, or reduce side effects, improving performance. These examples demonstrate how new and comprehensive mechanistic insights can be translated into fresh concepts for development of next-generation antimicrobial agents.
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- Qais Z Jaber
- School of Chemistry, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
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Logviniuk D, Fridman M. Serum Prevents Interactions between Antimicrobial Amphiphilic Aminoglycosides and Plasma Membranes. ACS Infect Dis 2020; 6:3212-3223. [PMID: 33174428 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Antimicrobial cationic amphiphiles have broad-spectrum activity, and microbes do not readily develop resistance to these agents, highlighting their clinical and industrial potential. Cationic amphiphiles perturb the integrity of membranes leading to cell death, and the lack of discrimination between microbial and mammalian plasma membranes is thought to be one of the main barriers of using these agents for the treatment of systemic infections. Here, we describe the synthesis and study of 20 antimicrobial cationic amphiphiles that are derivatives of the aminoglycoside nebramine with different numbers of alkyl chain ethers that differ in length and degree of unsaturation. We determined antifungal activities and evaluated hemoglobin release from red blood cells as a measure of membrane selectivity and analyzed how serum influences these activities. Microscopic images revealed morphological transformations of red blood cells from the normal double-disc shape to empty ghost cells upon treatment with the cationic amphiphiles. Antifungal activity, hemolysis, and morphological changes in red blood cells decreased as the percentage of serum in the culture medium was increased. In images of red blood cells treated with fluorescently labeled amphiphilic nebramine probes, the accumulation of the cationic amphiphiles in the membranes decreased as serum concentration increased. This suggests that, in addition to its known effect of preventing the deformability of red blood cells, serum prevents interactions between cationic amphiphiles and the plasma membrane. The results of this study indicate that biological activities of cationic amphiphiles are abrogated in serum. Thus, these agents are suitable for external and industrial uses but probably not for effective treatment of systemic infections.
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- Dana Logviniuk
- School of Chemistry, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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Dezanet C, Kempf J, Mingeot-Leclercq MP, Décout JL. Amphiphilic Aminoglycosides as Medicinal Agents. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21197411. [PMID: 33049963 PMCID: PMC7583001 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21197411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2020] [Revised: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The conjugation of hydrophobic group(s) to the polycationic hydrophilic core of the antibiotic drugs aminoglycosides (AGs), targeting ribosomal RNA, has led to the development of amphiphilic aminoglycosides (AAGs). These drugs exhibit numerous biological effects, including good antibacterial effects against susceptible and multidrug-resistant bacteria due to the targeting of bacterial membranes. In the first part of this review, we summarize our work in identifying and developing broad-spectrum antibacterial AAGs that constitute a new class of antibiotic agents acting on bacterial membranes. The target-shift strongly improves antibiotic activity against bacterial strains that are resistant to the parent AG drugs and to antibiotic drugs of other classes, and renders the emergence of resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains highly difficult. Structure–activity and structure–eukaryotic cytotoxicity relationships, specificity and barriers that need to be crossed in their development as antibacterial agents are delineated, with a focus on their targets in membranes, lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and cardiolipin (CL), and the corresponding mode of action against Gram-negative bacteria. At the end of the first part, we summarize the other recent advances in the field of antibacterial AAGs, mainly published since 2016, with an emphasis on the emerging AAGs which are made of an AG core conjugated to an adjuvant or an antibiotic drug of another class (antibiotic hybrids). In the second part, we briefly illustrate other biological and biochemical effects of AAGs, i.e., their antifungal activity, their use as delivery vehicles of nucleic acids, of short peptide (polyamide) nucleic acids (PNAs) and of drugs, as well as their ability to cleave DNA at abasic sites and to inhibit the functioning of connexin hemichannels. Finally, we discuss some aspects of structure–activity relationships in order to explain and improve the target selectivity of AAGs.
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- Clément Dezanet
- Molecular Pharmacochemistry Department, University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 470 Rue de la Chimie, F-38000 Grenoble, France; (C.D.); (J.K.)
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- Molecular Pharmacochemistry Department, University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 470 Rue de la Chimie, F-38000 Grenoble, France; (C.D.); (J.K.)
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- Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Catholic University of Louvain, Avenue E. Mounier 73, UCL B1.73.05, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
- Correspondence: (M.-P.M.-L.); (J.-L.D.)
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- Molecular Pharmacochemistry Department, University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 470 Rue de la Chimie, F-38000 Grenoble, France; (C.D.); (J.K.)
- Correspondence: (M.-P.M.-L.); (J.-L.D.)
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Saha T, Kumar P, Sepay N, Ganguly D, Tiwari K, Mukhopadhyay K, Das S. Multitargeting Antibacterial Activity of a Synthesized Mn 2+ Complex of Curcumin on Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacterial Strains. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:16342-16357. [PMID: 32685797 PMCID: PMC7364437 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b04079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Curcumin is an important molecule with a plethora of pharmacological activities and therapeutic potentials. Despite its efficacy, it remained a potential drug candidate owing to hydrolytic instability and poor aqueous solubility. To overcome the limitations related to low solubility, low bioavailability, and the fact that curcumin is never present in solution as a "single unit", its complex was prepared with MnII with the idea that binding to a metal ion might help to resolve these issues. The complex was characterized by elemental and spectral analysis. The structure of the complex was determined by density functional theory calculations. The complex was stable at physiological buffer conditions, unlike curcumin. It did not have any detrimental effect on mammalian cells. There was a significant enhancement in the antibacterial activity of the complex compared to curcumin against both Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) bacteria. It showed a strong affinity for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) evident from a high binding constant value with calf thymus DNA and also from the retarded electrophoretic mobility of bacterial plasmid DNA. The complex showed "superoxide dismutase-like" activity leading to the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The complex caused bacterial membrane perturbation evident from calcein leakage assay, which was further corroborated by scanning and transmission electron microscopic experiments. Overall, the present study shows improved stability and antibacterial potency of a nontoxic complex over curcumin. Its multitargeting mode of action such as ROS-production, effective binding with DNA, and permeabilization of bacterial membrane together allows it to be an effective antibacterial agent that could be taken further for therapeutic use against bacterial infections.
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- Tanmoy Saha
- Department
of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India
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- School
of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru
University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Department
of Inorganic Chemistry, Indian Association
for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700032, India
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- School
of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru
University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- School
of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru
University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India
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Estelle D, Laurence L, Marc O, Caroline DC, Magali D, Marie-Laure F. Linolenic fatty acid hydroperoxide acts as biocide on plant pathogenic bacteria: Biophysical investigation of the mode of action. Bioorg Chem 2020; 100:103877. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.103877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Guo R, Li K, Qin J, Niu S, Hong W. Development of polycationic micelles as an efficient delivery system of antibiotics for overcoming the biological barriers to reverse multidrug resistance in Escherichia coli. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:11251-11266. [PMID: 32412567 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr01366h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Highly pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria (G-) are tenacious and pose a serious threat to public health, mainly because of three biological barriers: cell envelope blockages, biofilm protection, and macrophages shelter. One strategy to bypass the biological barriers and consequently achieve a satisfying G- bactericidal effect is to utilize polymeric micelles with superior bacterial recognition and binding capabilities. In the current study, we explored the biological barriers penetration ability of a traditional polycationic micellar system (PP-PEI) based on a copolymer of polylactide-poly (ethylene glycol)-polyethylenimine (PLA5K-PEG2K-PEI2K). Subsequently, tetracycline (TC) with good fluorescence property was encapsulated into the PLA core of the micelle (PP-PEI/TC) through hydrophobic interaction. The combination of a PEI shell and loaded antibiotic drug endowed the polycationic micelles with a greater capacity for killing drug-resistant bacteria, destructing biofilms, and eradicating intracellular bacteria, compared with free TC and micelles without the inoculation of a PEI moiety. Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and flow cytometry illustrated that PP-PEI/TC could completely penetrate and accumulate in drug-resistant E. coli, biofilms, and infected macrophages. The efficient biological barrier penetration was elucidated as due to the strong electrostatic interactions between the polycationic PEI block and the anionic composition of the bacterial outer membrane (e.g., LPS), macrophage cell membrane (e.g., phospholipid), and extracellular polymeric substances (e.g., eDNA), which was confirmed by biolayer interferometry (BLI). Once the micellar system was bound to a negatively-charged surface, bacterial and cellular enzymes could degrade the PP-PEI core to release its antibacterial content and finally kill planktonic bacteria, bacteria over the depth of a biofilm, and/or intracellular bacteria. In vivo imaging indicated that fluorescent polycationic micelles accumulated in bacterial infection sites with strong fluorescence. In vivo antibacterial experiments showed that PP-PEI/TC could dramatically reduce the number of drug-resistant E. coli EB1-1 in the peritoneal cavity of acute peritonitis BALB/c mice compared with its counterparts. In conclusion, our study demonstrated that polycationic micelles with a PEI shell could penetrate into drug-resistant bacteria, the biofilm matrix, and infected macrophages and lead to the spatiotemporal release of antibacterial agents for the comprehensive treatment of drug-resistant relevant infections.
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- Rong Guo
- School of Pharmacy, the Key Laboratory of Prescription Effect and Clinical Evaluation of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China, Binzhou Medical University, Guanhai Road 346, Yantai, 264003, P. R. China.
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- School of Pharmacy, the Key Laboratory of Prescription Effect and Clinical Evaluation of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China, Binzhou Medical University, Guanhai Road 346, Yantai, 264003, P. R. China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Institute of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, Zhangheng Road 826, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Key laboratory of Zoonosis of Liaoning Province, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Dongling Road 120, Shenyang, 110866, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, the Key Laboratory of Prescription Effect and Clinical Evaluation of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China, Binzhou Medical University, Guanhai Road 346, Yantai, 264003, P. R. China.
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Multifunctional Acidocin 4356 Combats Pseudomonas aeruginosa through Membrane Perturbation and Virulence Attenuation: Experimental Results Confirm Molecular Dynamics Simulation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:AEM.00367-20. [PMID: 32169940 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00367-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A longstanding awareness in generating resistance to common antimicrobial therapies by Gram-negative bacteria has made them a major threat to global health. The application of antimicrobial peptides as a therapeutic agent would be a great opportunity to combat bacterial diseases. Here, we introduce a new antimicrobial peptide (∼8.3 kDa) from probiotic strain Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 4356, designated acidocin 4356 (ACD). This multifunctional peptide exerts its anti-infective ability against Pseudomonas aeruginosa through an inhibitory action on virulence factors, bacterial killing, and biofilm degradation. Reliable performance over tough physiological conditions and low hemolytic activity confirmed a new hope for the therapeutic setting. Antibacterial kinetic studies using flow cytometry technique showed that the ACD activity is related to the change in permeability of the membrane. The results obtained from molecular dynamic (MD) simulation were perfectly suited to the experimental data of ACD behavior. The structure-function relationship of this natural compound, along with the results of transmission electron microscopy analysis and MD simulation, confirmed the ability of the ACD aimed at enhancing bacterial membrane perturbation. The peptide was effective in the treatment of P. aeruginosa infection in mouse model. The results support the therapeutic potential of ACD for the treatment of Pseudomonas infections.IMPORTANCE Multidrug-resistant bacteria are a major threat to global health, and the Pseudomonas bacterium with the ability to form biofilms is considered one of the main causative agents of nosocomial infections. Traditional antibiotics have failed because of increased resistance. Thus, finding new biocompatible antibacterial drugs is essential. Antimicrobial peptides are produced by various organisms as a natural defense mechanism against pathogens, inspiring the possible design of the next generation of antibiotics. In this study, a new antimicrobial peptide was isolated from Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 4356, counteracting both biofilm and planktonic cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa A detailed investigation was then conducted concerning the functional mechanism of this peptide by using fluorescence techniques, electron microscopy, and in silico methods. The antibacterial and antibiofilm properties of this peptide may be important in the treatment of Pseudomonas infections.
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Dong N, Wang C, Li X, Guo Y, Li X. Simplified Head-to-Tail Cyclic Polypeptides as Biomaterial-Associated Antimicrobials with Endotoxin Neutralizing and Anti-Inflammatory Capabilities. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20235904. [PMID: 31775224 PMCID: PMC6928678 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20235904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The therapeutic application of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), a potential type of peptide-based biomaterial, is impeded by their poor antimicrobial activity and potential cytotoxicity as a lack of understanding of their structure–activity relationships. In order to comprehensively enhance the antibacterial and clinical application potency of AMPs, a rational approach was applied to design amphiphilic peptides, including head-to-tail cyclic, linear and D-proline antimicrobial peptides using the template (IR)nP(IR)nP (n = 1, 2 and 3). Results showed that these amphiphilic peptides demonstrated antimicrobial activity in a size-dependent manner and that cyclic peptide OIR3, which contained three repeating units (IR)3, had greater antimicrobial potency and cell selectivity than liner peptide IR3, DIR3 with D-Pro and gramicidin S (GS). Surface plasmon resonance and endotoxin neutralization assays indicated that OIR3 had significant endotoxin neutralization capabilities, which suggested that the effects of OIR3 were mediated by binding to lipopolysaccharides (LPS). Using fluorescence spectrometry and electron microscopy, we found that OIR3 strongly promoted membrane disruption and thereby induced cell lysis. In addition, an LPS-induced inflammation assay showed that OIR3 inhibited the pro-inflammatory factor TNF-α in RAW264.7 cells. OIR3 was able to reduce oxazolone-induced skin inflammation in allergic dermatitis mouse model via the inhibition of TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 mRNA expression. Collectively, the engineered head-to-tail cyclic peptide OIR3 was considerable potential candidate for use as a clinical therapeutic for the treatment of bacterial infections and skin inflammation.
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- Na Dong
- The Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition and Immunity, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (N.D.); (C.W.); (X.L.)
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- The Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition and Immunity, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (N.D.); (C.W.); (X.L.)
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- The Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition and Immunity, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; (N.D.); (C.W.); (X.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +(86-010)-6273-3900
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Molecular Design and Preparation of Flame Retarded Materials, College of Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China;
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Swain J, El Khoury M, Flament A, Dezanet C, Briée F, Van Der Smissen P, Décout JL, Mingeot-Leclercq MP. Antimicrobial activity of amphiphilic neamine derivatives: Understanding the mechanism of action on Gram-positive bacteria. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2019; 1861:182998. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2019.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2018] [Revised: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Pinheiro M, Magalhães J, Reis S. Antibiotic interactions using liposomes as model lipid membranes. Chem Phys Lipids 2019; 222:36-46. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2019.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Amphiphilic nebramine-based hybrids Rescue legacy antibiotics from intrinsic resistance in multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 175:187-200. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Rubin AE, Usta OB, Schloss R, Yarmush M, Golberg A. Selective Inactivation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus epidermidis with Pulsed Electric Fields and Antibiotics. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle) 2019; 8:136-148. [PMID: 31737412 DOI: 10.1089/wound.2018.0819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Objective: Increasing numbers of multidrug-resistant bacteria make many antibiotics ineffective; therefore, new approaches to combat microbial infections are needed. In addition, antibiotics are not selective-they kill pathogenic organisms as well as organisms that could positively contribute to wound healing (bio flora). Approach: Here we report on selective inactivation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus epidermidis, potential pathogens involved in wound infections with pulsed electric fields (PEFs) and antibiotics (mix of penicillin, streptomycin, and nystatin). Results: Using a Taguchi experimental design in vitro, we found that, under similar electric field strengths, the pulse duration is the most important parameter for P. aeruginosa inactivation, followed by the number of pulses and pulse frequency. P. aeruginosa, a potential severe pathogen, is more sensitive than the less pathogenic S. epidermidis to PEF (alone or in combination with antibiotics). Applying 200 pulses with a duration of 60 μs at 2.8 Hz, the minimum electric fields of 308.8 ± 28.3 and 378.4 ± 12.9 V/mm were required to inactive P. aeruginosa and S. epidermidis, respectively. Addition of antibiotics reduced the threshold for minimum electric fields required to inactivate the bacteria. Innovation: This study provides essential information, such as critical electric field parameters for bacteria inactivation, required for developing in vivo treatment and clinical protocols for using PEF for wound healing. Conclusion: A combination of PEFs with antibiotics reduces the electric field threshold required for bacteria disinfection. Such an approach simplifies devices required to disinfect large areas of infected wounds.
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- Andrey Ethan Rubin
- Porter School of Environment and Earth Sciences, Tel Aviv University Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Center for Engineering in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital Shriners Burn Hospital for Children and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey
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- Center for Engineering in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital Shriners Burn Hospital for Children and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey
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- Porter School of Environment and Earth Sciences, Tel Aviv University Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Subedi YP, Roberts P, Grilley M, Takemoto JY, Chang CWT. Development of Fungal Selective Amphiphilic Kanamycin: Cost-Effective Synthesis and Use of Fluorescent Analogs for Mode of Action Investigation. ACS Infect Dis 2019; 5:473-483. [PMID: 30674192 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.8b00327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Amphiphilic aminoglycosides have attracted interest due to their novel antifungal activities. A crucial but often neglected factor for drug development in academia is cost of production. Herein is reported a one-step, inexpensive synthesis of amphiphilic alkyl kanamycins constituted with only natural components. The synthetic methodology also enabled the preparation of a series fluorescent amphiphilic aryl kanamycins for direct structure-activity mode of action studies. The lead compounds showed prominent antifungal activities against a panel of fungi, including Fusarium graminearum, Cryptococcus neoformans, and several Candida sp., and also significant antibacterial activities. With fluorescence-based whole cell assays, the aryl amphiphilic kanamycins were observed to permeabilize fungal surface membranes at faster rates than bacterial surface membranes. Also, the antifungal action of the amphiphilic kanamycins was observed to occur in a biphasic mode with an initial fast phase correlated with rapid membrane permeabilization at subminimal inhibitory concentrations and a slower phase membrane permeabilization that elevates the reactive oxygen species production leading to cell death. Inactive hydrophobic amphiphilic kanamycins displayed no membrane permeabilization. The results offer cost-effective methods for producing amphiphilic kanamycins and reveal insights into how nonfungal specific amphiphilic kanamycins can be employed for fungal specific diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
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- Yagya Prasad Subedi
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, 0300 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322-0300, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, 0300 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322-0300, United States
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- Department of Biology, Utah State University, 5305 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322-5305, United States
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- Department of Biology, Utah State University, 5305 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322-5305, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, 0300 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322-0300, United States
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Le Gall T, Lemercier G, Chevreux S, Tücking KS, Ravel J, Thétiot F, Jonas U, Schönherr H, Montier T. Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Complexes as Photosensitizers for Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy: A Structure-Activity Study on Clinical Bacterial Strains. ChemMedChem 2018; 13:2229-2239. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201800392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Revised: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Tony Le Gall
- Gene Transfer and Gene Therapy Team, UMR INSERM 1078, (Génétique, Génomique Fonctionnelle et Biotechnologies); Université de Brest (UBO); CHRU de Brest, CS 93837 29238 Brest France
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- Coordination Chemistry Team, UMR CNRS 7312 (Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims, ICMR); Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, BP 1039; 51687 Reims Cedex 2 France
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- Coordination Chemistry Team, UMR CNRS 7312 (Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims, ICMR); Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, BP 1039; 51687 Reims Cedex 2 France
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- Physical Chemistry I and Research Center of Micro and Nanochemistry and Engineering (Cμ); Department of Chemistry and Biology; University of Siegen; Adolf-Reichwein-Strasse 2 57076 Siegen Germany
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- Gene Transfer and Gene Therapy Team, UMR INSERM 1078, (Génétique, Génomique Fonctionnelle et Biotechnologies); Université de Brest (UBO); CHRU de Brest, CS 93837 29238 Brest France
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- UMR CNRS 6521; Université de Brest (UBO), CS 93837; 29238 Brest France
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- Macromolecular Chemistry; Department of Chemistry and Biology; University of Siegen; Adolf-Reichwein-Strasse 2 57076 Siegen Germany
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- Physical Chemistry I and Research Center of Micro and Nanochemistry and Engineering (Cμ); Department of Chemistry and Biology; University of Siegen; Adolf-Reichwein-Strasse 2 57076 Siegen Germany
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- Gene Transfer and Gene Therapy Team, UMR INSERM 1078, (Génétique, Génomique Fonctionnelle et Biotechnologies); Université de Brest (UBO); CHRU de Brest, CS 93837 29238 Brest France
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Broad-spectrum antibacterial amphiphilic aminoglycosides: A new focus on the structure of the lipophilic groups extends the series of active dialkyl neamines. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 157:1512-1525. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 08/04/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Narayanaswamy VP, Keagy LL, Duris K, Wiesmann W, Loughran AJ, Townsend SM, Baker S. Novel Glycopolymer Eradicates Antibiotic- and CCCP-Induced Persister Cells in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1724. [PMID: 30123191 PMCID: PMC6085434 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Antibiotic treatments often fail to completely eradicate a bacterial infection, leaving behind an antibiotic-tolerant subpopulation of intact bacterial cells called persisters. Persisters are considered a major cause for treatment failure and are thought to greatly contribute to the recalcitrance of chronic infections. Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections are commonly associated with elevated levels of drug-tolerant persister cells, posing a serious threat to human health. This study represents the first time a novel large molecule polycationic glycopolymer, poly (acetyl, arginyl) glucosamine (PAAG), has been evaluated against antibiotic and carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone induced P. aeruginosa persisters. PAAG eliminated eliminated persisters at concentrations that show no significant cytotoxicity on human lung epithelial cells. PAAG demonstrated rapid bactericidal activity against both forms of induced P. aeruginosa persister cells resulting in complete eradication of the in vitro persister cells within 24 h of treatment. PAAG demonstrated greater efficacy against persisters in vitro than antibiotics currently being used to treat persistent chronic infections such as tobramycin, colistin, azithromycin, aztreonam, and clarithromycin. PAAG caused rapid permeabilization of the cell membrane and caused significant membrane depolarization in persister cells. PAAG efficacy against these bacterial subpopulations suggests it may have substantial therapeutic potential for eliminating recurrent P. aeruginosa infections.
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Novel carbazole-triazole conjugates as DNA-targeting membrane active potentiators against clinical isolated fungi. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 155:579-589. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Takemoto JY, Wegulo SN, Yuen GY, Stevens JA, Jochum CC, Chang CWT, Kawasaki Y, Miller GW. Suppression of wheat Fusarium head blight by novel amphiphilic aminoglycoside fungicide K20. Fungal Biol 2018; 122:465-470. [DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2017.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2017] [Revised: 12/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Fosso MY, Shrestha SK, Thamban Chandrika N, Dennis EK, Green KD, Garneau-Tsodikova S. Differential Effects of Linkers on the Activity of Amphiphilic Tobramycin Antifungals. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23040899. [PMID: 29652845 PMCID: PMC5971061 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23040899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2018] [Revised: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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As the threat associated with fungal infections continues to rise and the availability of antifungal drugs remains a concern, it becomes obvious that the need to bolster the antifungal armamentarium is urgent. Building from our previous findings of tobramycin (TOB) derivatives with antifungal activity, we further investigate the effects of various linkers on the biological activity of these aminoglycosides. Herein, we analyze how thioether, sulfone, triazole, amide, and ether functionalities affect the antifungal activity of alkylated TOB derivatives against 22 Candida, Cryptococcus, and Aspergillus species. We also evaluate their impact on the hemolysis of murine erythrocytes and the cytotoxicity against mammalian cell lines. While the triazole linker appears to confer optimal activity overall, all of the linkers incorporated into the TOB derivatives resulted in compounds that are very effective against the Cryptococcus neoformans species, with MIC values ranging from 0.48 to 3.9 μg/mL.
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- Marina Y Fosso
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0596, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0596, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0596, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0596, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0596, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0596, USA.
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Antibiotic Hybrids: the Next Generation of Agents and Adjuvants against Gram-Negative Pathogens? Clin Microbiol Rev 2018. [PMID: 29540434 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00077-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The global incidence of drug-resistant Gram-negative bacillary infections has been increasing, and there is a dire need to develop novel strategies to overcome this problem. Intrinsic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria, such as their protective outer membrane and constitutively overexpressed efflux pumps, is a major survival weapon that renders them refractory to current antibiotics. Several potential avenues to overcome this problem have been at the heart of antibiotic drug discovery in the past few decades. We review some of these strategies, with emphasis on antibiotic hybrids either as stand-alone antibacterial agents or as adjuvants that potentiate a primary antibiotic in Gram-negative bacteria. Antibiotic hybrid is defined in this review as a synthetic construct of two or more pharmacophores belonging to an established agent known to elicit a desired antimicrobial effect. The concepts, advances, and challenges of antibiotic hybrids are elaborated in this article. Moreover, we discuss several antibiotic hybrids that were or are in clinical evaluation. Mechanistic insights into how tobramycin-based antibiotic hybrids are able to potentiate legacy antibiotics in multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli are also highlighted. Antibiotic hybrids indeed have a promising future as a therapeutic strategy to overcome drug resistance in Gram-negative pathogens and/or expand the usefulness of our current antibiotic arsenal.
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Enhancement of lung gene delivery after aerosol: a new strategy using non-viral complexes with antibacterial properties. Biosci Rep 2017; 37:BSR20160618. [PMID: 29046368 PMCID: PMC5691145 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20160618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Revised: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The pathophysiology of obstructive pulmonary diseases, such as cystic fibrosis (CF), leads to the development of chronic infections in the respiratory tract. Thus, the symptomatic management of the disease requires, in particular, repetitive antibiotherapy. Besides these antibacterial treatments, certain pathologies, such as CF or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), require the intake of many drugs. This simultaneous absorption may lead to undesirable drug interactions. For example, Orkambi® (lumacaftor/Ivacaftor, Vertex), a pharmacological drug employed to treat F508del patients, cannot be used with antibiotics such as rifampicin or rifabutin (rifamycin family) which are necessary to treat Mycobacteriaceae. As far as gene therapy is concerned, bacteria and/or biofilm in the airways present an additional barrier for gene transfer. Thus, aerosol administration of nanoparticles have to overcome many obstacles before allowing cellular penetration of therapeutic compounds. This review focusses on the development of aerosol formulations adapted to the respiratory tract and its multiple barriers. Then, formulations that are currently used in clinical applications are summarized depending on the active molecule delivered. Finally, we focus on new therapeutic approaches to reduce possible drug interactions by transferring the antibacterial activity to the nanocarrier while ensuring the transfection efficiency.
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Microscopic Examination of Polymeric Monoguanidine, Hydrochloride-Induced Cell Membrane Damage in Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Polymers (Basel) 2017; 9:polym9090398. [PMID: 30965707 PMCID: PMC6418527 DOI: 10.3390/polym9090398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2017] [Revised: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Advances in antimicrobial activities of molecule-containing, multiple guanidinium groups against antibiotics-resistant bacteria should be noted. The synthesized polyoctamethylene monoguanidine hydrochloride (POGH), carrying cationic amphiphilic moieties, display excellent activity against multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDR-PA) and other antibiotics-resistant bacteria. The membrane damage effects of POGH on MDR-PA were clarified using beta-lactamase activity assay, confocal fluorescence microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that POGH disrupted both the outer and inner membranes and the intracellular structure of MDR-PA to different extents depending on the dose. All concentrations of POGH within 3–23 μg/mL increased the outer membrane permeability, which facilitated the release of beta-lactamase across the inner membrane. A median dose (10 μg/mL) of POGH led to the separation of the inner and outer membrane, an increase in the membrane gap, and outer membrane structure damage with still maintained overall cytoskeletal structures. The application of a 30 μg/mL dose of POGH led to the collapse of the outer membrane, cellular wrinkling, and shrinkage, and the formation of local membrane holes. The disruption of the outer and inner membranes and the formation of the local membrane holes by a relative high dose were probably the main bactericidal mechanism of POGH. The microscopic evidence explained the strong outer-membrane permeation ability of guanidine-based antimicrobial polymers, which could be considered for the molecular design of novel guanidine-based polymers, as well as the damaged membrane structure and intracellular structure of MDR-PA.
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Yang X, Goswami S, Gorityala BK, Domalaon R, Lyu Y, Kumar A, Zhanel GG, Schweizer F. A Tobramycin Vector Enhances Synergy and Efficacy of Efflux Pump Inhibitors against Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria. J Med Chem 2017; 60:3913-3932. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b00156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Xuan Yang
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
- Institute
of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, P.R. China
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- Department
of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
- Department
of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 1R9, Canada
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- Department
of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 1R9, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
- Department
of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 1R9, Canada
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Lyu Y, Yang X, Goswami S, Gorityala BK, Idowu T, Domalaon R, Zhanel GG, Shan A, Schweizer F. Amphiphilic Tobramycin-Lysine Conjugates Sensitize Multidrug Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria to Rifampicin and Minocycline. J Med Chem 2017; 60:3684-3702. [PMID: 28409644 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b01742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Chromosomally encoded low membrane permeability and highly efficient efflux systems are major mechanisms by which Pseudomonas aeruginosa evades antibiotic actions. Our previous reports have shown that amphiphilic tobramycin-fluoroquinolone hybrids can enhance efficacy of fluoroquinolone antibiotics against multidrug-resistant (MDR) P. aeruginosa isolates. Herein, we report on a novel class of tobramycin-lysine conjugates containing an optimized amphiphilic tobramycin-C12 tether that sensitize Gram-negative bacteria to legacy antibiotics. Combination studies indicate the ability of these conjugates to synergize rifampicin and minocycline against MDR and extensively drug resistant (XDR) P. aeruginosa isolates and enhance efficacy of both antibiotics in the Galleria mellonella larvae in vivo infection model. Mode of action studies indicate that the amphiphilic tobramycin-lysine adjuvants enhance outer membrane cell penetration and affect the proton motive force, which energizes efflux pumps. Overall, this study provides a strategy for generating effective antibiotic adjuvants that overcome resistance of rifampicin and minocycline in MDR and XDR Gram-negative bacteria including P. aeruginosa.
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- Yinfeng Lyu
- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, P.R. China.,Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba , Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba , Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba , Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba , Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba , Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology/Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba , Winnipeg, MB R3T 1R9, Canada
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba , Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.,Department of Medical Microbiology/Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba , Winnipeg, MB R3T 1R9, Canada
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Dou X, Zhu X, Wang J, Dong N, Shan A. Novel Design of Heptad Amphiphiles To Enhance Cell Selectivity, Salt Resistance, Antibiofilm Properties and Their Membrane-Disruptive Mechanism. J Med Chem 2017; 60:2257-2270. [PMID: 28230992 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b01457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Coiled-coil, a basic folding pattern of native proteins, was previously demonstrated to be associated with the specific spatial recognition, association, and dissociation of proteins and can be used to perfect engineering peptide model. Thus, in this study, a series of amphiphiles composed of heptads repeats with coiled-coil structures was constructed, and the designed peptides exhibited a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activities. Circular dichroism and biological assays showed that the heptad repeats and length of the linker between the heptads largely influenced the amphiphile's helical propensity and cell selectivity. The engineered amphiphiles were also found to efficiently reduce sessile P. aeruginosa biofilm biomass, neutralize endotoxins, inhibit the inflammatory response, and remain active under physiological salt concentrations. In summary, these findings are helpful for short AMP design with a highly therapeutic index to treat bacteria-induced infection.
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- Xiujing Dou
- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin 150030, P. R. China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin 150030, P. R. China.,College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University , Shenyang 110866, P. R. China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin 150030, P. R. China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin 150030, P. R. China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin 150030, P. R. China
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Allam A, Maigre L, Alves de Sousa R, Dumont E, Vergalli J, Pagès JM, Artaud I. New amphiphilic neamine conjugates bearing a metal binding motif active against MDR E. aerogenes Gram-negative bacteria. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 127:748-756. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.10.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2016] [Revised: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 10/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Mularski A, Separovic F. Atomic Force Microscopy Studies of the Interaction of Antimicrobial Peptides with Bacterial Cells. Aust J Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1071/ch16425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are promising therapeutic alternatives to conventional antibiotics. Many AMPs are membrane-active but their mode of action in killing bacteria or in inhibiting their growth remains elusive. Recent studies indicate the mechanism of action depends on peptide structure and lipid components of the bacterial cell membrane. Owing to the complexity of working with living cells, most of these studies have been conducted with synthetic membrane systems, which neglect the possible role of bacterial surface structures in these interactions. In recent years, atomic force microscopy has been utilized to study a diverse range of biological systems under non-destructive, physiologically relevant conditions that yield in situ biophysical measurements of living cells. This approach has been applied to the study of AMP interaction with bacterial cells, generating data that describe how the peptides modulate various biophysical behaviours of individual bacteria, including the turgor pressure, cell wall elasticity, bacterial capsule thickness, and organization of bacterial adhesins.
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Lee JTY, Wang G, Tam YT, Tam C. Membrane-Active Epithelial Keratin 6A Fragments (KAMPs) Are Unique Human Antimicrobial Peptides with a Non-αβ Structure. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1799. [PMID: 27891122 PMCID: PMC5105358 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Antibiotic resistance is a pressing global health problem that threatens millions of lives each year. Natural antimicrobial peptides and their synthetic derivatives, including peptoids and peptidomimetics, are promising candidates as novel antibiotics. Recently, the C-terminal glycine-rich fragments of human epithelial keratin 6A were found to have bactericidal and cytoprotective activities. Here, we used an improved 2-dimensional NMR method coupled with a new protocol for structural refinement by low temperature simulated annealing to characterize the solution structure of these kerain-derived antimicrobial peptides (KAMPs). Two specific KAMPs in complex with membrane mimicking sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) micelles displayed amphipathic conformations with only local bends and turns, and a central 10-residue glycine-rich hydrophobic strip that is central to bactericidal activity. To our knowledge, this is the first report of non-αβ structure for human antimicrobial peptides. Direct observation of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa by scanning and transmission electron microscopy showed that KAMPs deformed bacterial cell envelopes and induced pore formation. Notably, in competitive binding experiments, KAMPs demonstrated binding affinities to LPS and LTA that did not correlate with their bactericidal activities, suggesting peptide-LPS and peptide-LTA interactions are less important in their mechanisms of action. Moreover, immunoprecipitation of KAMPs-bacterial factor complexes indicated that membrane surface lipoprotein SlyB and intracellular machineries NQR sodium pump and ribosomes are potential molecular targets for the peptides. Results of this study improve our understanding of the bactericidal function of epithelial cytokeratin fragments, and highlight an unexplored class of human antimicrobial peptides, which may serve as non-αβ peptide scaffolds for the design of novel peptide-based antibiotics.
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- Judy T Y Lee
- Department of Ophthalmic Research, Cole Eye Institute and Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE, USA
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmic Research, Cole Eye Institute and Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH, USA
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Zhang Q, Alfindee MN, Shrestha JP, Nziko VDPN, Kawasaki Y, Peng X, Takemoto JY, Chang CWT. Divergent Synthesis of Three Classes of Antifungal Amphiphilic Kanamycin Derivatives. J Org Chem 2016; 81:10651-10663. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b01189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Qian Zhang
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, 0300 Old
Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322-0300, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, 0300 Old
Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322-0300, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, 0300 Old
Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322-0300, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, 0300 Old
Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322-0300, United States
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- Department
of Biology, Utah State University, 5305 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322-5305, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, 0300 Old
Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322-0300, United States
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- Department
of Biology, Utah State University, 5305 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322-5305, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, 0300 Old
Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322-0300, United States
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Zimmermann L, Das I, Désiré J, Sautrey G, Barros R. S. V, El Khoury M, Mingeot-Leclercq MP, Décout JL. New Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Amphiphilic Aminoglycosides Active against Resistant Bacteria: From Neamine Derivatives to Smaller Neosamine Analogues. J Med Chem 2016; 59:9350-9369. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Louis Zimmermann
- Département
de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, ICMG FR 2607, University Grenoble Alpes/CNRS, UMR 5063, 470 Rue de la Chimie, BP 53, F-38041 Grenoble, France
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- Département
de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, ICMG FR 2607, University Grenoble Alpes/CNRS, UMR 5063, 470 Rue de la Chimie, BP 53, F-38041 Grenoble, France
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- Département
de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, ICMG FR 2607, University Grenoble Alpes/CNRS, UMR 5063, 470 Rue de la Chimie, BP 53, F-38041 Grenoble, France
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- Unité
de Pharmacologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Louvain Drug Research
Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue E.
Mounier 73, B1.73.05, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- Département
de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, ICMG FR 2607, University Grenoble Alpes/CNRS, UMR 5063, 470 Rue de la Chimie, BP 53, F-38041 Grenoble, France
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- Unité
de Pharmacologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Louvain Drug Research
Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue E.
Mounier 73, B1.73.05, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- Unité
de Pharmacologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Louvain Drug Research
Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue E.
Mounier 73, B1.73.05, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- Département
de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, ICMG FR 2607, University Grenoble Alpes/CNRS, UMR 5063, 470 Rue de la Chimie, BP 53, F-38041 Grenoble, France
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Gorityala BK, Guchhait G, Goswami S, Fernando DM, Kumar A, Zhanel GG, Schweizer F. Hybrid Antibiotic Overcomes Resistance in P. aeruginosa by Enhancing Outer Membrane Penetration and Reducing Efflux. J Med Chem 2016; 59:8441-55. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Bala Kishan Gorityala
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, 144 Dysart Road, 450 Parker Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, 144 Dysart Road, 450 Parker Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, 144 Dysart Road, 450 Parker Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department
of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department
of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada
- Department
of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 1R9, Canada
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- Department
of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 1R9, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, 144 Dysart Road, 450 Parker Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada
- Department
of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 1R9, Canada
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Benhamou RI, Steinbuch KB, Fridman M. Antifungal Imidazole-Decorated Cationic Amphiphiles with Markedly Low Hemolytic Activity. Chemistry 2016; 22:11148-51. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201602198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Raphael I. Benhamou
- School of Chemistry; Raymond & Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences; Tel Aviv University; 6997801 Tel Aviv Israel
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- School of Chemistry; Raymond & Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences; Tel Aviv University; 6997801 Tel Aviv Israel
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- School of Chemistry; Raymond & Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences; Tel Aviv University; 6997801 Tel Aviv Israel
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Sautrey G, El Khoury M, Dos Santos AG, Zimmermann L, Deleu M, Lins L, Décout JL, Mingeot-Leclercq MP. Negatively Charged Lipids as a Potential Target for New Amphiphilic Aminoglycoside Antibiotics: A BIOPHYSICAL STUDY. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:13864-74. [PMID: 27189936 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.665364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Bacterial membranes are highly organized, containing specific microdomains that facilitate distinct protein and lipid assemblies. Evidence suggests that cardiolipin molecules segregate into such microdomains, probably conferring a negative curvature to the inner plasma membrane during membrane fission upon cell division. 3',6-Dinonyl neamine is an amphiphilic aminoglycoside derivative active against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, including strains resistant to colistin. The mechanisms involved at the molecular level were identified using lipid models (large unilamellar vesicles, giant unilamelllar vesicles, and lipid monolayers) that mimic the inner membrane of P. aeruginosa The study demonstrated the interaction of 3',6-dinonyl neamine with cardiolipin and phosphatidylglycerol, two negatively charged lipids from inner bacterial membranes. This interaction induced membrane permeabilization and depolarization. Lateral segregation of cardiolipin and membrane hemifusion would be critical for explaining the effects induced on lipid membranes by amphiphilic aminoglycoside antibiotics. The findings contribute to an improved understanding of how amphiphilic aminoglycoside antibiotics that bind to negatively charged lipids like cardiolipin could be promising antibacterial compounds.
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- Guillaume Sautrey
- From the Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Pharmacologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Avenue E. Mounier 73, UCL B1.73.05 Bruxelles, Belgium
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- From the Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Pharmacologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Avenue E. Mounier 73, UCL B1.73.05 Bruxelles, Belgium
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- From the Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Pharmacologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Avenue E. Mounier 73, UCL B1.73.05 Bruxelles, Belgium
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- the Département de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, Université de Grenoble, Alpes/CNRS, UMR 5063, ICMG FR 2607, 470 Rue de la Chimie, BP 53, F-38041 Grenoble, France, and
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- the Laboratoire de Biophysique Moleculaire aux Interfaces, Université de Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Passage des Déportés, 2, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- the Laboratoire de Biophysique Moleculaire aux Interfaces, Université de Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Passage des Déportés, 2, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- the Département de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, Université de Grenoble, Alpes/CNRS, UMR 5063, ICMG FR 2607, 470 Rue de la Chimie, BP 53, F-38041 Grenoble, France, and
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- From the Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Pharmacologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Avenue E. Mounier 73, UCL B1.73.05 Bruxelles, Belgium,
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Mingeot-Leclercq MP, Décout JL. Bacterial lipid membranes as promising targets to fight antimicrobial resistance, molecular foundations and illustration through the renewal of aminoglycoside antibiotics and emergence of amphiphilic aminoglycosides. MEDCHEMCOMM 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5md00503e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Membrane anionic lipids as attractive targets in the design of amphiphilic antibacterial drugs active against resistant bacteria: molecular foundations and examples.
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- Marie-Paule Mingeot-Leclercq
- Louvain Drug Research Institute
- Université catholique de Louvain
- Unité de Pharmacologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire
- Brussels
- Belgium
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- Département de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire
- Université Grenoble Alpes/CNRS
- UMR 5063
- ICMG FR 2607
- F-38041 Grenoble
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Shaul P, Benhamou RI, Herzog IM, Louzoun Zada S, Ebenstein Y, Fridman M. Synthesis and evaluation of membrane permeabilizing properties of cationic amphiphiles derived from the disaccharide trehalose. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 14:3012-5. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ob00031b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Cationic amphiphiles derived from trehalose have been synthesized; trehalose analogues substituted withn-pentyl orn-hexyl ethers exhibited membrane disrupting activities against clinically important Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria and fungi.
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- P. Shaul
- School of Chemistry
- Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences
- Tel Aviv University
- Tel Aviv
- Israel
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- School of Chemistry
- Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences
- Tel Aviv University
- Tel Aviv
- Israel
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- School of Chemistry
- Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences
- Tel Aviv University
- Tel Aviv
- Israel
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- School of Chemistry
- Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences
- Tel Aviv University
- Tel Aviv
- Israel
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- School of Chemistry
- Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences
- Tel Aviv University
- Tel Aviv
- Israel
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- School of Chemistry
- Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences
- Tel Aviv University
- Tel Aviv
- Israel
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Fosso MY, Shrestha SK, Green KD, Garneau-Tsodikova S. Synthesis and Bioactivities of Kanamycin B-Derived Cationic Amphiphiles. J Med Chem 2015; 58:9124-32. [PMID: 26592740 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Cationic amphiphiles derived from aminoglycosides (AGs) have been shown to exhibit enhanced antimicrobial activity. Through the attachment of hydrophobic residues such as linear alkyl chains on the AG backbone, interesting antibacterial and antifungal agents with a novel mechanism of action have been developed. Herein, we report the design and synthesis of seven kanamycin B (KANB) derivatives. Their antibacterial and antifungal activities, along with resistance/enzymatic, hemolytic, and cytotoxicity assays were also studied. Two of these compounds, with a C12 and C14 aliphatic chain attached at the 6″-position of KANB through a thioether linkage, exhibited good antibacterial and antifungal activity, were poorer substrates than KANB for several AG-modifying enzymes, and could delay the development of resistance in bacteria and fungi. Also, they were both relatively less hemolytic than the known membrane targeting antibiotic gramicidin and the known antifungal agent amphotericin B and were not toxic at their antifungal MIC values. Their oxidation to sulfones was also demonstrated to have no effect on their activities. Moreover, they both acted synergistically with posaconazole, an azole currently used in the treatment of human fungal infections.
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- Marina Y Fosso
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky , 789 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0596, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky , 789 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0596, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky , 789 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0596, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky , 789 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0596, United States
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Chandrika NT, Garneau-Tsodikova S. A review of patents (2011-2015) towards combating resistance to and toxicity of aminoglycosides. MEDCHEMCOMM 2015; 7:50-68. [PMID: 27019689 PMCID: PMC4806794 DOI: 10.1039/c5md00453e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Since the discovery of the first aminoglycoside (AG), streptomycin, in 1943, these broad-spectrum antibiotics have been extensively used for the treatment of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterial infections. The inherent toxicity (ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity) associated with their long-term use as well as the emergence of resistant bacterial strains have limited their usage. Structural modifications of AGs by AG-modifying enzymes, reduced target affinity caused by ribosomal modification, and decrease in their cellular concentration by efflux pumps have resulted in resistance towards AGs. However, the last decade has seen a renewed interest among the scientific community for AGs as exemplified by the recent influx of scientific articles and patents on their therapeutic use. In this review, we use a non-conventional approach to put forth this renaissance on AG development/application by summarizing all patents filed on AGs from 2011-2015 and highlighting some related publications on the most recent work done on AGs to overcome resistance and improving their therapeutic use while reducing ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity. We also present work towards developing amphiphilic AGs for use as fungicides as well as that towards repurposing existing AGs for potential newer applications.
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- Nishad Thamban Chandrika
- University of Kentucky, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 789 South Limestone Street, Lexington, KY, USA. Fax: 859-257-7585; Tel: 859-218-1686
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- University of Kentucky, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 789 South Limestone Street, Lexington, KY, USA. Fax: 859-257-7585; Tel: 859-218-1686
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Benhamou RI, Shaul P, Herzog IM, Fridman M. Di-N-Methylation of Anti-Gram-Positive Aminoglycoside-Derived Membrane Disruptors Improves Antimicrobial Potency and Broadens Spectrum to Gram-Negative Bacteria. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:13617-21. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201506814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Quader S, Boyd SE, Jenkins ID, Houston TA. Direct Mitsunobu monoesterification of N-protected tobramycin competes with intramolecular pyrrolidine formation in ester prodrug synthesis. Carbohydr Res 2015; 413:16-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2015.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2015] [Revised: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/03/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Kondakova T, D'Heygère F, Feuilloley MJ, Orange N, Heipieper HJ, Duclairoir Poc C. Glycerophospholipid synthesis and functions in Pseudomonas. Chem Phys Lipids 2015; 190:27-42. [PMID: 26148574 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2015.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Revised: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 06/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
The genus Pseudomonas is one of the most heterogeneous groups of eubacteria, presents in all major natural environments and in wide range of associations with plants and animals. The wide distribution of these bacteria is due to the use of specific mechanisms to adapt to environmental modifications. Generally, bacterial adaptation is only considered under the aspect of genes and protein expression, but lipids also play a pivotal role in bacterial functioning and homeostasis. This review resumes the mechanisms and regulations of pseudomonal glycerophospholipid synthesis, and the roles of glycerophospholipids in bacterial metabolism and homeostasis. Recently discovered specific pathways of P. aeruginosa lipid synthesis indicate the lineage dependent mechanisms of fatty acids homeostasis. Pseudomonas glycerophospholipids ensure structure functions and play important roles in bacterial adaptation to environmental modifications. The lipidome of Pseudomonas contains a typical eukaryotic glycerophospholipid--phosphatidylcholine -, which is involved in bacteria-host interactions. The ability of Pseudomonas to exploit eukaryotic lipids shows specific and original strategies developed by these microorganisms to succeed in their infectious process. All compiled data provide the demonstration of the importance of studying the Pseudomonas lipidome to inhibit the infectious potential of these highly versatile germs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tatiana Kondakova
- Normandie University of Rouen, Laboratory of Microbiology Signals and Microenvironment (LMSM), EA 4312, 55 rue St. Germain, 27000 Evreux, France
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- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS, UPR4301, rue Charles Sadron, 45071 Orléans, France
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- Normandie University of Rouen, Laboratory of Microbiology Signals and Microenvironment (LMSM), EA 4312, 55 rue St. Germain, 27000 Evreux, France
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- Normandie University of Rouen, Laboratory of Microbiology Signals and Microenvironment (LMSM), EA 4312, 55 rue St. Germain, 27000 Evreux, France
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- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, UFZ Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Normandie University of Rouen, Laboratory of Microbiology Signals and Microenvironment (LMSM), EA 4312, 55 rue St. Germain, 27000 Evreux, France.
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