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Ghosh C, Das MC, Acharjee S, Bhattacharjee S, Sandhu P, Kumari M, Bhowmik J, Ghosh R, Banerjee B, De UC, Akhter Y, Bhattacharjee S. Combating Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation: the inhibitory potential of tormentic acid and 23-hydroxycorosolic acid. Arch Microbiol 2023; 206:25. [PMID: 38108905 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-023-03762-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
Abstract
Plant extracts have been used to treat microbiological diseases for centuries. This study examined plant triterpenoids tormentic acid (TA) and 23-hydroxycorosolic acid (HCA) for their antibiofilm effects on Staphylococcus aureus strains (MTCC-96 and MTCC-7405). Biofilms are bacterial colonies bound by a matrix of polysaccharides, proteins, and DNA, primarily impacting healthcare. As a result, ongoing research is being conducted worldwide to control and prevent biofilm formation. Our research showed that TA and HCA inhibit S. aureus planktonic growth by depolarizing the bacterial membrane. In addition, zone of inhibition studies confirmed their effectiveness, and crystal violet staining and biofilm protein quantification confirmed their ability to prevent biofilm formation. TA and HCA exhibited substantial reductions in biofilm formation for S. aureus (MTCC-96) by 54.85% and 48.6% and for S. aureus (MTCC-7405) by 47.07% and 56.01%, respectively. Exopolysaccharide levels in S. aureus biofilm reduced significantly by TA (25 μg/mL) and HCA (20 μg/mL). Microscopy, bacterial motility, and protease quantification studies revealed their ability to reduce motility and pathogenicity. Furthermore, TA and HCA treatment reduced the mRNA expression of S. aureus virulence genes. In silico analysis depicted a high binding affinity of triterpenoids for biofilm and quorum-sensing associated proteins in S. aureus, with TA having the strongest affinity for TarO (- 7.8 kcal/mol) and HCA for AgrA (- 7.6 kcal/mol). TA and HCA treatment reduced bacterial load in S. aureus-infected peritoneal macrophages and RAW264.7 cells. Our research indicates that TA and HCA can effectively combat S. aureus by inhibiting its growth and suppressing biofilm formation.
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- Chinmoy Ghosh
- Department of Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics, Tripura University (A Central University), Suryamaninagar, Tripura, 799022, India
- School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751024, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics, Tripura University (A Central University), Suryamaninagar, Tripura, 799022, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics, Tripura University (A Central University), Suryamaninagar, Tripura, 799022, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics, Tripura University (A Central University), Suryamaninagar, Tripura, 799022, India
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- Centre for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Shahpur, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, 176206, India
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- Centre for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Shahpur, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, 176206, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Tripura University (A Central University), Suryamaninagar, Tripura, 799022, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Tripura University (A Central University), Suryamaninagar, Tripura, 799022, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Tripura University (A Central University), Suryamaninagar, Tripura, 799022, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics, Tripura University (A Central University), Suryamaninagar, Tripura, 799022, India.
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Ghosh C, Xing Y, Cai J, Sun Y. Irreversible tyrosine kinase inhibitors induce the endocytosis and downregulation of ErbB2. Biochem Biophys Rep 2023; 34:101436. [PMID: 36824069 PMCID: PMC9941056 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2023.101436] [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: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Erb-b2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2 (ErbB2) is an oncogene that frequently overexpressed in a subset of cancers. Anti-ErbB2 therapies have been developed to treat these types of cancers. However, less is known about how anti-ErbB2 drugs affect the trafficking and degradation of ErbB2. We demonstrate that the reversible and irreversible tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) differentially modulate the subcellular trafficking and downregulation of ErbB2. Only the irreversible TKIs can induce the loss of ErbB2 expression, which is not dependent on proteasome or lysosome. The irreversible TKIs promote ErbB2 endocytosis from plasma membrane and enhance the ErbB2 accumulation at endosomes. The endocytosis of ErbB2 is mediated by a dynamin-dependent but clathrin-independent mechanism. Blocking of ErbB2 endocytosis can impair the TKI-induced ErbB2 downregulation.
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- Chinmoy Ghosh
- Department of Oral and Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Philips Institute for Oral Health Research, School of Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Shanghai Pudong New Area Gongli Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral and Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Philips Institute for Oral Health Research, School of Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Department of Oral and Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Philips Institute for Oral Health Research, School of Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA,Corresponding author.
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Das MC, Samaddar S, Jawed JJ, Ghosh C, Acharjee S, Sandhu P, Das A, Daware AV, De UC, Majumdar S, Das Gupta SK, Akhter Y, Bhattacharjee S. Vitexin alters Staphylococcus aureus surface hydrophobicity to obstruct biofilm formation. Microbiol Res 2022; 263:127126. [PMID: 35914415 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2022.127126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
Abstract
Cell Surface hydrophobicity is one of the determinant biophysical parameters of bacterial aggregation for being networked to form a biofilm. Phytoconstituent, like vitexin, has long been in use for their antibacterial effect. The present work demonstrates the role of vitexin in modulating Staphylococcus aureus surface hydrophobicity while aggregating to form biofilm and pathogenesis in a host. In planktonic form, vitexin shows minimum inhibitory concentration at 252 µg/ml against S. aureus. Sub-MIC doses of vitexin and antibiotics (26 µg/ml of vitexin, 55 µg/ml of azithromycin, and 2.5 µg/ml of gentamicin) were selected to treat S. aureus. Dead cell counts after treatment were studied through flow cytometry. As dead cell counts were minimal (<5 %), these doses were considered for all subsequent experiments. While studying aggregating cells, it was observed that vitexin reduces S. aureus surface hydrophobicity and membrane permeability at the sub-MIC dose of 26 µg/ml. The in silico binding analysis showed a higher binding affinity of vitexin with surface proteins (IcaA, DltA, and SasG) of S. aureus. Down-regulation of dltA and icaAB expression, along with the reduction in membrane potential with a sub-MIC dose of vitexin, explains reduced S. aureus surface hydrophobicity. Vitexin was found to interfere with S. aureus biofilm-associated protein biomass, EPS production, and swarming movement. Subsequently, the suppression of proteases production and down-regulation of icaAB and agrAC gene expression with a sub-MIC dose of vitexin explained the inhibition of S. aureus virulence in vitro. Besides, vitexin was also found to potentiate the antibiofilm activity of sub-MIC doses of gentamicin and azithromycin. Treatment with vitexin exhibits a protective response in S. aureus infected macrophages through modulation of expression of cytokines like IL-10 and IL-12p40 at protein and mRNA levels. Furthermore, CFU count and histological examination of infected mouse tissue (liver and spleen) justify the in vivo protective effect of vitexin from S. aureus biofilm-associated infection. From this study, it can be inferred that vitexin can reduce S. aureus surface hydrophobicity, leading to interference with aggregation at the time of biofilm formation and subsequent pathogenesis in a host.
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- Manash C Das
- Department of Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, Tripura 799022, India; Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Women's Polytechnic, Hapania, Tripura 799130, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Centenary Campus, Bose Institute, CIT Road, Kolkata 700054, India
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Centenary Campus, Bose Institute, CIT Road, Kolkata 700054, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, Tripura 799022, India; Molecular Stress and Stem Cell Biology Group, School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odissa 751024, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, Tripura 799022, India
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- Centre for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Shahpur, District-Kangra, Himachal Pradesh 176206, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, Tripura 799022, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, Tripura 799022, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, Tripura 799022, India
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Centenary Campus, Bose Institute, CIT Road, Kolkata 700054, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Centenary Campus, Bose Institute, CIT Road, Kolkata 700054, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, Tripura 799022, India.
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