New strategies are needed to fight the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria caused by an overuse of antibiotics in medical and veterinary fields. Due to the importance of biofilms in clinical infections, antibiofilm peptides have a great potential to treat infections. In recent years, an increased interest has emerged in antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). One of the richest sources of AMPs is represented by amphibian skin. In the present work, we investigated the effects of two peptides derived from the frog skin AMP esculentin-1, namely, Esc(1-21) and Esc(1-18), on the growth, biofilm formation, and gene expression of the non-pathogenic Escherichia coli strain K12 and of enterohemorrhagic E. coli O157:H7. Both peptides showed minimal bactericidal concentrations ranging from 4 to 8 µM for Esc(1-21) and from 32 to 64 µM for Esc(1-18). They also, at sub-MIC doses, reduced the formation of biofilm, as supported by both microbiological assays and scanning electron microscopy, while they displayed no marked activity against the planktonic form of the bacteria. Transcriptional analysis in E. coli O157:H7 showed that both AMPs induced the expression of several genes involved in the regulation of formation and dispersal of biofilm, as well as in the stress response. In conclusion, we demonstrated that these AMPs affect E. coli O157:H7 growth and biofilm formation, thus suggesting a great potential to be developed as novel therapeutics against infections caused by bacterial biofilms.

Derivatives of Esculentin-1 peptides as promising candidates for fighting infections from Escherichia coli O157:H7 / Scotti, Raffaella; Casciaro, Bruno; Stringaro, Annarita; Morgia, Fabrizio; Mangoni, Maria Luisa; Gabbianelli, Roberta. - In: ANTIBIOTICS. - ISSN 2079-6382. - 11:5(2022), p. 656. [10.3390/antibiotics11050656]

Derivatives of Esculentin-1 peptides as promising candidates for fighting infections from Escherichia coli O157:H7

Bruno Casciaro;Maria Luisa Mangoni
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2022

Abstract

New strategies are needed to fight the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria caused by an overuse of antibiotics in medical and veterinary fields. Due to the importance of biofilms in clinical infections, antibiofilm peptides have a great potential to treat infections. In recent years, an increased interest has emerged in antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). One of the richest sources of AMPs is represented by amphibian skin. In the present work, we investigated the effects of two peptides derived from the frog skin AMP esculentin-1, namely, Esc(1-21) and Esc(1-18), on the growth, biofilm formation, and gene expression of the non-pathogenic Escherichia coli strain K12 and of enterohemorrhagic E. coli O157:H7. Both peptides showed minimal bactericidal concentrations ranging from 4 to 8 µM for Esc(1-21) and from 32 to 64 µM for Esc(1-18). They also, at sub-MIC doses, reduced the formation of biofilm, as supported by both microbiological assays and scanning electron microscopy, while they displayed no marked activity against the planktonic form of the bacteria. Transcriptional analysis in E. coli O157:H7 showed that both AMPs induced the expression of several genes involved in the regulation of formation and dispersal of biofilm, as well as in the stress response. In conclusion, we demonstrated that these AMPs affect E. coli O157:H7 growth and biofilm formation, thus suggesting a great potential to be developed as novel therapeutics against infections caused by bacterial biofilms.
2022
Escherichia coli O157:H7; antibacterial activity; antibiofilm; antimicrobial peptide; biofilm; esculentin
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Derivatives of Esculentin-1 peptides as promising candidates for fighting infections from Escherichia coli O157:H7 / Scotti, Raffaella; Casciaro, Bruno; Stringaro, Annarita; Morgia, Fabrizio; Mangoni, Maria Luisa; Gabbianelli, Roberta. - In: ANTIBIOTICS. - ISSN 2079-6382. - 11:5(2022), p. 656. [10.3390/antibiotics11050656]
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