Key Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China.
Gene Engineering Laboratory, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China.
Sci Rep. 2017 Sep 21;7(1):12124. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-10839-4.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), are the most frequent cause of sepsis, which urgently demanding new drugs for treating infection. Two homologous insect CSαβ peptides-DLP2 and DLP4 from Hermetia illucens were firstly expressed in Pichia pastoris, with the yields of 873.5 and 801.3 mg/l, respectively. DLP2 and DLP4 displayed potent antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria especially MRSA and had greater potency, faster killing, and a longer postantibiotic effect than vancomycin. A 30-d serial passage of MRSA in the presence of DLP2/DLP4 failed to produce resistant mutants. Macromolecular synthesis showed that DLP2/DLP4 inhibited multi-macromolecular synthesis especially for RNA. Flow cytometry and electron microscopy results showed that the cell cycle was arrested at R-phase; the cytoplasmic membrane and cell wall were broken by DLP2/DLP4; mesosome-like structures were observed in MRSA. At the doses of 3‒7.5 mg/kg DLP2 or DLP4, the survival of mice challenged with MRSA were 80‒100%. DLP2 and DLP4 reduced the bacterial translocation burden over 95% in spleen and kidneys; reduced serum pro-inflammatory cytokines levels; promoted anti-inflammatory cytokines levels; and ameliorated lung and spleen injury. These data suggest that DLP2 and DLP4 may be excellent candidates for novel antimicrobial peptides against staphylococcal infections.
耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌(MRSA)是脓毒症最常见的病因,迫切需要新的药物来治疗感染。本研究首次在毕赤酵母中表达了两种同源的昆虫 CSαβ 肽-DLP2 和 DLP4,产量分别为 873.5 和 801.3mg/L。DLP2 和 DLP4 对革兰氏阳性菌,尤其是 MRSA 具有强大的抗菌活性,其杀菌速度更快,抗生素后效应更长,抗菌活性优于万古霉素。在 DLP2/DLP4 存在的情况下,MRSA 连续传代 30 代未能产生耐药突变体。大分子合成表明,DLP2/DLP4 抑制了多种大分子的合成,特别是 RNA。流式细胞术和电子显微镜结果表明,细胞周期被阻滞在 R 期;DLP2/DLP4 破坏细胞质膜和细胞壁;在 MRSA 中观察到中膜体样结构。在 3‒7.5mg/kg DLP2 或 DLP4 的剂量下,MRSA 感染小鼠的存活率为 80‒100%。DLP2 和 DLP4 使脾脏和肾脏的细菌易位负担减少了 95%以上;降低了血清促炎细胞因子水平;促进抗炎细胞因子水平;并改善了肺和脾损伤。这些数据表明,DLP2 和 DLP4 可能是治疗葡萄球菌感染的新型抗菌肽的良好候选物。
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