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Thery T, Lynch KM, Arendt EK. Natural Antifungal Peptides/Proteins as Model for Novel Food Preservatives. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2019; 18:1327-1360. [DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2018] [Revised: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Thibaut Thery
- School of Food and Nutritional SciencesUniv. College Cork Ireland
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- School of Food and Nutritional SciencesUniv. College Cork Ireland
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- School of Food and Nutritional SciencesUniv. College Cork Ireland
- Microbiome IrelandUniv. College Cork Ireland
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Laverty G, McCloskey AP, Gorman SP, Gilmore BF. Anti-biofilm activity of ultrashort cinnamic acid peptide derivatives against medical device-related pathogens. J Pept Sci 2015; 21:770-8. [PMID: 26310860 DOI: 10.1002/psc.2805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Revised: 06/26/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The threat of antimicrobial resistance has placed increasing emphasis on the development of innovative approaches to eradicate multidrug-resistant pathogens. Biofilm-forming microorganisms, for example, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus, are responsible for increased incidence of biomaterial infection, extended hospital stays and patient morbidity and mortality. This paper highlights the potential of ultrashort tetra-peptide conjugated to hydrophobic cinnamic acid derivatives. These peptidomimetic molecules demonstrate selective and highly potent activity against resistant biofilm forms of Gram-positive medical device-related pathogens. 3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)propionic)-Orn-Orn-Trp-Trp-NH2 displays particular promise with minimum biofilm eradication concentration (MBEC) values of 125 µg/ml against methicillin sensitive (ATCC 29213) and resistant (ATCC 43300) S. aureus and activity shown against biofilm forms of Escherichia coli (MBEC: 1000 µg/ml). Kill kinetics confirms complete eradication of established 24-h biofilms at MBEC with 6-h exposure. Reduced cell cytotoxicity, relative to Gram-positive pathogens, was proven via tissue culture (HaCaT) and haemolysis assays (equine erythrocytes). Existing in nature as part of the immune response, antimicrobial peptides display great promise for exploitation by the pharmaceutical industry in order to increase the library of available therapeutic molecules. Ultrashort variants are particularly promising for translation as clinical therapeutics as they are more cost-effective, easier to synthesise and can be tailored to specific functional requirements based on the primary sequence allowing factors such as spectrum of activity to be varied.
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- Garry Laverty
- Biomaterials, Biofilm and Infection Control Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University of Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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- Biomaterials, Biofilm and Infection Control Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University of Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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- Biomaterials, Biofilm and Infection Control Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University of Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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- Biomaterials, Biofilm and Infection Control Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University of Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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Muñoz A, Gandía M, Harries E, Carmona L, Read ND, Marcos JF. Understanding the mechanism of action of cell-penetrating antifungal peptides using the rationally designed hexapeptide PAF26 as a model. FUNGAL BIOL REV 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2012.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The potential of antimicrobial peptides as biocides. Int J Mol Sci 2011; 12:6566-96. [PMID: 22072905 PMCID: PMC3210996 DOI: 10.3390/ijms12106566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2011] [Revised: 09/22/2011] [Accepted: 09/26/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial peptides constitute a diverse class of naturally occurring antimicrobial molecules which have activity against a wide range of pathogenic microorganisms. Antimicrobial peptides are exciting leads in the development of novel biocidal agents at a time when classical antibiotics are under intense pressure from emerging resistance, and the global industry in antibiotic research and development stagnates. This review will examine the potential of antimicrobial peptides, both natural and synthetic, as novel biocidal agents in the battle against multi-drug resistant pathogen infections.
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Cascales L, Mas-Moruno C, Tamborero S, Aceña JL, Sanz-Cervera JF, Fustero S, Cruz LJ, Mora P, Albericio F, Pérez-Payá E. Tiratricol Neutralizes Bacterial Endotoxins and Reduces Lipopolysaccharide-Induced TNF-α Production in the Cell. Chem Biol Drug Des 2008; 72:320-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2008.00703.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Mora P, De La Paz ML, Pérez-Payá E. Bioactive peptides derived from theLimulusanti-lipopolysaccharide factor: structure-activity relationships and formation of mixed peptide/lipid complexes. J Pept Sci 2008; 14:963-71. [DOI: 10.1002/psc.1033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Enrique M, Marcos JF, Yuste M, Martínez M, Vallés S, Manzanares P. Antimicrobial action of synthetic peptides towards wine spoilage yeasts. Int J Food Microbiol 2007; 118:318-25. [PMID: 17822793 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.07.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2006] [Revised: 04/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The antimicrobial action of selected short synthetic peptides against wine spoilage yeasts such as Cryptococcus albidus, Dekkera bruxellensis, Pichia membranifaciens, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Zygosaccharomyces bailii and Zygosaccharomyces bisporus has been examined. Peptides analyzed include nine sequence-related antifungal hexapeptides (PAFs) previously developed by a combinatorial approach, and two representative lactoferricin B (LfcinB)-derived peptides. Different peptides had distinct activity profiles. In vitro assays identified the peptides PAF26, PAF36, and LfcinB(17-31), as having growth inhibitory properties towards several of the yeasts at low micromolar concentrations. Z. bailii and Z. bisporus were the most sensitive yeasts. In addition to their fungistatic activity, the three peptides showed fungicidal properties towards Z. bailii, Z. bisporus, and S. cerevisiae in laboratory growth medium. Remarkably, only LfcinB(17-31) against Z. bisporus had inhibitory and fungicidal properties in wine at the concentrations assayed, showing that the antimicrobial action of each peptide is dependent on both the food matrix and the target micro-organism. Lack of fungicidal activity of peptides against Z. bailii in wine is related to the presence of salt ions other than divalent cations. On the contrary, fungicidal activity of LfcinB(17-31) towards Z. bisporus was not significantly affected by wine salts. Our data identify a bioactive peptide from natural origin with potential use against the food spoilage yeast Z. bisporus, and indicate that the application of antimicrobial peptides in wine preservation deserves further investigation.
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- María Enrique
- Departamento de Biotecnología de Alimentos, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), P. O. Box 73, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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Orzáez M, Mondragón L, Marzo I, Sanclimens G, Messeguer A, Pérez-Payá E, Vicent MJ. Conjugation of a novel Apaf-1 inhibitor to peptide-based cell-membrane transporters: effective methods to improve inhibition of mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. Peptides 2007; 28:958-68. [PMID: 17408805 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2007.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2006] [Revised: 02/16/2007] [Accepted: 02/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We have identified a family of peptoids that inhibits in vitro the activity of the apoptosome, a macromolecular complex that activates mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis pathways. The analysis of peptide-based cell compatible delivery systems of the most active peptoid is presented. The active peptoid was then fused to cell penetrating peptides (CPP) as penetratin (PEN-peptoid) and HIV-1 TAT (TAT-peptoid). PEN-peptoid showed greater cell viability and as a consequence better efficiency as an apoptosis inhibitor than the TAT-peptoid. The intracellular trafficking of both inhibitors was studied by flow cytometry and confocal fluorescence microscopy. Finally, the influence of the cargo (peptoid) molecules on the conformational behavior of the CPP in buffers and in membrane mimetic environments was analyzed using circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy.
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- Mar Orzáez
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, Av. Autopista del Saler 16, E-46013 Valencia, Spain
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Muñoz A, López-García B, Pérez-Payá E, Marcos JF. Antimicrobial properties of derivatives of the cationic tryptophan-rich hexapeptide PAF26. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 354:172-7. [PMID: 17222805 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.12.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2006] [Accepted: 12/21/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Short antimicrobial peptides represent an alternative to fight pathogen infections. PAF26 is a hexapeptide identified previously by a combinatorial approach against the fungus Penicillium digitatum and shows antimicrobial properties towards certain phytopathogenic fungi. In this work, PAF26 was used as lead compound and its properties were compared with two series of derivatives, obtained by either systematic alanine substitution or N-terminal amino acid addition. The alanine scan approach underlined the optimized sequence of PAF26 in terms of potency and permeation capability, and also the higher contribution of the cationic residues to these properties. The N-terminal addition of amino acids resulted in new heptapeptides with variations in their antimicrobial characteristics, and very low cytolysis to human red blood cells. Positive (Arg or Lys) and aromatic (Phe or Trp) residue addition increased broad spectrum activity of PAF26. Noteworthy, addition of selected residues had specific effects on the properties of derivatives of PAF26.
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- Alberto Muñoz
- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA)-CSIC, Apartado de Correos 73, Burjassot, 46100 Valencia, Spain
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López-García B, Ubhayasekera W, Gallo RL, Marcos JF. Parallel evaluation of antimicrobial peptides derived from the synthetic PAF26 and the human LL37. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 356:107-13. [PMID: 17336936 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.02.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2007] [Accepted: 02/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The antimicrobial hexapeptide PAF26 was de novo designed towards phytopathogenic fungi of agricultural importance. To analyze its clinical potential, the activity of PAF26 has been determined against several microorganisms of clinical relevance including Staphylococcus, Candida, and several dermatophytes. For comparison purposes, the peptides KR20 and KI26 derived from the human cathelicidin LL37 were selected and fungal pathogens of agronomic relevance were included. PAF26 has similar antimicrobial activity in vitro compared to KR20 despite their different lengths and amino acid compositions. Moreover, neither peptide is lytic to human erythrocytes or keratinocytes. The hybrid peptide PAF26:KR20 showed better antimicrobial properties than the original peptides against most of the pathogens tested. The structural properties of PAF26:KR20 compared to related 26-amino acid peptides support the idea that the increment in toxicity correlates with positive charge and hydrophobicity. However, the degree of peptide helicity was not a predictor of antimicrobial activity.
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- Belén López-García
- Departmento de Ciencia de los Alimentos, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, CSIC, Valencia, Spain.
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Muñoz A, López-García B, Marcos JF. Studies on the mode of action of the antifungal hexapeptide PAF26. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006; 50:3847-55. [PMID: 17065623 PMCID: PMC1635192 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00650-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The small antimicrobial peptide PAF26 (Ac-RKKWFW-NH(2)) has been identified by a combinatorial approach and shows preferential activity toward filamentous fungi. In this work, we investigated the mode of action and inhibitory effects of PAF26 on the fungus Penicillium digitatum. The dye Sytox Green was used to demonstrate that PAF26 induced cell permeation. However, microscopic observations showed that sub-MIC concentrations of PAF26 produced both alterations of hyphal morphology (such as altered polar growth and branching) and chitin deposition in areas of no detectable permeation. Analysis of dose-response curves of inhibition and permeation suggested that growth inhibition is not solely a consequence of permeation. In order to shed light on the mode of PAF26 action, its antifungal properties were compared with those of melittin, a well-known pore-forming peptide that kills through cytolysis. While the 50% inhibitory concentrations and MICs of the two peptides against P. digitatum mycelium were comparable, they differed markedly in their fungicidal activities toward conidia and their hemolytic activities toward human red blood cells. Kinetic studies showed that melittin quickly induced Penicillium cell permeation, while PAF26-induced Sytox Green uptake was significantly slower and less efficient. Therefore, the ultimate growth inhibition and morphological alterations induced by PAF26 for P. digitatum are not likely a result of conventional pore formation. Fluorescently labeled PAF26 was used to demonstrate its specific in vivo interaction and translocation inside germ tubes and hyphal cells, at concentrations as low as 0.3 muM (20 times below the MIC), at which no inhibitory, morphological, or permeation effects were observed. Interestingly, internalized PAF26 could bind to cellular RNAs, since in vitro nonspecific RNA binding activity of PAF26 was demonstrated by electrophoretic mobility shift assays. We propose that PAF26 is a short, de novo-designed penetratin-type peptide that has multiple detrimental effects on target fungi, which ultimately result in permeation and killing.
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- Alberto Muñoz
- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA), Apartado de Correos 73, Burjassot, E-46100 Valencia, Spain.
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Antimicrobial host defense peptides are produced by all complex organisms as well as some microbes and have diverse and complex antimicrobial activities. Collectively these peptides demonstrate a broad range of antiviral and antibacterial activities and modes of action, and it is important to distinguish between direct microbicidal and indirect activities against such pathogens. The structural requirements of peptides for antiviral and antibacterial activities are evaluated in light of the diverse set of primary and secondary structures described for host defense peptides. Peptides with antifungal and antiparasitic activities are discussed in less detail, although the broad-spectrum activities of such peptides indicate that they are important host defense molecules. Knowledge regarding the relationship between peptide structure and function as well as their mechanism of action is being applied in the design of antimicrobial peptide variants as potential novel therapeutic agents.
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- Håvard Jenssen
- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Lower Mall Research Station, 232-2259 Lower Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
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López-García B, Lee PHA, Yamasaki K, Gallo RL. Anti-fungal activity of cathelicidins and their potential role in Candida albicans skin infection. J Invest Dermatol 2005; 125:108-15. [PMID: 15982310 DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202x.2005.23713.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cathelicidins have broad anti-microbial capacity and are important for host defense against skin infections by some bacterial and viral pathogens. This study investigated the activity of cathelicidins against Candida albicans. The human cathelicidin LL-37, and mouse cathelicidin mCRAMP, killed C. albicans, but this fungicidal activity was dependent on culture conditions. Evaluation of the fungal membrane by fluorescent dye penetration after incubation with cathelicidins correlated membrane permeabilization and inhibition of fungal growth. Anti-fungal assays carried out in an ionic environment that mimicked human sweat and with the processed forms of cathelicidin such as are present in sweat found that the cleavage of LL-37 to forms such as RK-31 conferred additional activity against C. albicans. C. albicans also induced an increase in the expression of cathelicidin in mouse skin, but this induction did not confer systemic or subcutaneous resistance as mCRAMP-deficient mice were not more susceptible to C. albicans in blood-killing assays or in an intradermal infection model. Therefore, cathelicidins appear active against C. albicans, but may be most effective as a superficial barrier to infection.
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- Belén López-García
- Division of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, and VA San Diego Healthcare Center, San Diego, California 92161, USA
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Berquand A, Fa N, Dufrêne YF, Mingeot-Leclercq MP. Interaction of the Macrolide Antibiotic Azithromycin with Lipid Bilayers: Effect on Membrane Organization, Fluidity, and Permeability. Pharm Res 2005; 22:465-75. [PMID: 15835753 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-004-1885-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the effect of a macrolide antibiotic, azithromycin, on the molecular organization of DPPC:DOPC, DPPE:DOPC, SM:DOPC, and SM:Chol:DOPC lipid vesicles as well as the effect of azithromycin on membrane fluidity and permeability. METHODS The molecular organization of model membranes was characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM), and the amount of azithromycin bound to lipid membranes was determined by equilibrium dialysis. The membrane fluidity and permeability were analyzed using fluorescence polarization studies and release of calcein-entrapped liposomes, respectively. RESULTS In situ AFM images revealed that azithromycin leads to the erosion and disappearance of DPPC and DPPE gel domains, whereas no effect was noted on SM and SM:cholesterol domains. Although azithromycin did not alter the permeability of DPPC:DOPC, DPPE:DOPC, SM:DOPC, and SM:Chol:DOPC lipid vesicles, it increased the fluidity at the hydrophilic/hydrophobic interface in DPPC:DOPC and DPPE:DOPC models. This effect may be responsible for the ability of azithromycin to erode the DPPC and DPPE gel domains, as observed by AFM. CONCLUSIONS This study shows the interest of both AFM and biophysical methods to characterize the drug-membrane interactions.
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- A Berquand
- Unité de Chimie des Interfaces, Université Catholique de Louvain, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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