Ausbacher Dominik, Miller Lindsey A, Goeres Darla M, Stewart Philip S, Strøm Morten B, Fallarero Adyary
Natural Products and Medicinal Chemistry Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, N-9037, Tromsø, Norway.
Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA.
Biofilm. 2023 Aug 25;6:100151. doi: 10.1016/j.bioflm.2023.100151. eCollection 2023 Dec 15.
Bacterial biofilms account for up to 80% of all infections and complicate successful therapies due to their intrinsic tolerance to antibiotics. Biofilms also cause serious problems in the industrial sectors, for instance due to the deterioration of metals or microbial contamination of products. Efforts are put in finding novel strategies in both avoiding and fighting biofilms. Biofilm control is achieved by killing and/or removing biofilm or preventing transition to the biofilm lifestyle. Previous research reported on the anti-biofilm potency of α,α-disubstituted β-amino amides , and , which are small antimicrobial peptidomimetics with a molecular weight below 500 Da. In the current study it was investigated if these derivatives cause a fast disintegration of biofilm bacteria and removal of biofilms. One hour incubation of biofilms with all three derivatives resulted in reduced metabolic activity and membrane permeabilization in (ATCC 25923) biofilms. Bactericidal properties of these derivatives were attributed to a direct effect on membranes of biofilm bacteria. The green fluorescence protein expressing strain AH2547 was cultivated in a CDC biofilm reactor and utilized for disinfectant efficacy testing of , following the single tube method (. at a concentration of 90 μM acted as fast as 100 μM chlorhexidine and was equally effective. Confocal laser scanning microscopy studies showed that chlorhexidine treatment lead to fluorescence fading indicating membrane permeabilization but did not cause biomass removal. In contrast, treatment caused a simultaneous biofilm fluorescence loss and biomass removal. These dual anti-biofilm properties make α,α-disubstituted β-amino amides promising scaffolds in finding new control strategies against recalcitrant biofilms.
细菌生物膜占所有感染的比例高达80%,并且由于其对抗生素的内在耐受性而使成功治疗变得复杂。生物膜还在工业领域引发严重问题,例如由于金属腐蚀或产品的微生物污染。人们正在努力寻找避免和对抗生物膜的新策略。通过杀死和/或去除生物膜或防止转变为生物膜生活方式来实现生物膜控制。先前的研究报道了α,α-二取代β-氨基酰胺和的抗生物膜效力,它们是分子量低于500 Da的小型抗菌肽模拟物。在当前研究中,研究了这些衍生物是否会导致生物膜细菌快速解体并去除生物膜。用所有三种衍生物对生物膜进行一小时孵育后,金黄色葡萄球菌(ATCC 25923)生物膜的代谢活性降低且膜通透性增加。这些衍生物的杀菌特性归因于对生物膜细菌膜的直接作用。在CDC生物膜反应器中培养表达绿色荧光蛋白的大肠杆菌菌株AH2547,并按照单管法用于测试的消毒效果。浓度为90 μM的作用速度与100 μM洗必泰一样快,且效果相同。共聚焦激光扫描显微镜研究表明,洗必泰处理导致荧光褪色,表明膜通透性增加,但未导致生物量去除。相比之下,处理导致生物膜荧光同时丧失和生物量去除。这些双重抗生物膜特性使α,α-二取代β-氨基酰胺成为寻找针对顽固生物膜的新控制策略的有前景的支架。