生物膜
材料科学
铜绿假单胞菌
壳聚糖
肽
结合
微生物学
PEG比率
抗菌剂
生物物理学
化学
抗菌肽
药物输送
聚乙二醇
组合化学
作者
Xiaoyan Ju,Jun Chen,Mengxue Zhou,Meng Zhu,Zhuang Li,Sijia Gao,Jinzhao Ou,Dandan Xu,Man Wu,Shidong Jiang,Yi Hu,Ye Tian,Zhongwei Niu
标识
DOI:10.1021/acsami.0c02034
摘要
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) biofilms are associated with a wide range of infections, from chronic tissue diseases to implanted medical devices. In a biofilm, the extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) causes an inhibited penetration of antibacterial agents, leading to a 100-1000 times tolerance of the bacteria. In view of the water-filled channels in biofilms and the highly negative charge of EPS, we design a chitosan-polyethylene glycol-peptide conjugate (CS-PEG-LK13) in this study. The CS-PEG-LK13 prefers a neutrally charged assembly at a size of ∼100 nm in aqueous environment, while undergoes disassembly to expose the α-helical peptide at the bacterial cell membrane. This behavior provides CS-PEG-LK13 superiorities in both penetrating the biofilms and inactivating the bacteria. At a concentration of 8 times the minimum inhibitory concentration, CS-PEG-LK13 has a much higher antibacterial efficiency (72.70%) than LK13 peptide (15.24%) and tobramycin (33.57%) in an in vitro P. aeruginosa biofilm. Moreover, CS-PEG-LK13 behaves comparable capability of combating an implanted P. aeruginosa biofilm to highly excess tobramycin. This work has implications for the design of new antibacterial agents in biofilm combating.
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