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Park H, Jin H, Kim D, Lee J. Cell-Free Systems: Ideal Platforms for Accelerating the Discovery and Production of Peptide-Based Antibiotics. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:9109. [PMID: 39201795 PMCID: PMC11354240 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25169109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2024] [Revised: 08/12/2024] [Accepted: 08/19/2024] [Indexed: 09/03/2024] Open
Abstract
Peptide-based antibiotics (PBAs), including antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and their synthetic mimics, have received significant interest due to their diverse and unique bioactivities. The integration of high-throughput sequencing and bioinformatics tools has dramatically enhanced the discovery of enzymes, allowing researchers to identify specific genes and metabolic pathways responsible for producing novel PBAs more precisely. Cell-free systems (CFSs) that allow precise control over transcription and translation in vitro are being adapted, which accelerate the identification, characterization, selection, and production of novel PBAs. Furthermore, these platforms offer an ideal solution for overcoming the limitations of small-molecule antibiotics, which often lack efficacy against a broad spectrum of pathogens and contribute to the development of antibiotic resistance. In this review, we highlight recent examples of how CFSs streamline these processes while expanding our ability to access new antimicrobial agents that are effective against antibiotic-resistant infections.
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- Hyeongwoo Park
- School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering (I-Bio), Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea; (H.J.); (D.K.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea; (H.J.); (D.K.)
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- School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering (I-Bio), Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea;
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea; (H.J.); (D.K.)
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De Gregori S, Seminari E, Capone M, Giordani P, Bruno R, De Silvestri A. Daptomycin Exposure Prediction With a Limited Sampling Strategy. Ther Drug Monit 2024; 46:537-542. [PMID: 38666474 DOI: 10.1097/ftd.0000000000001211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Daptomycin is a cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic used to treat serious infectious endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus . The pharmacodynamic parameter correlating best with efficacy is the ratio of the estimated area under the concentration (AUC 0-24 )-time curve to the minimum inhibitory concentration. The aim of the study is to develop a limited sampling strategy to estimate AUC 0-24 using a reduced number of samples. METHODS Sixty-eight daptomycin AUC 0-24 values were calculated for 50 White patients who underwent treatment for at least 5 consecutive days. Plasma concentrations were detected using a validated high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analytical method, with daptomycin-d5 as an internal standard. Multiple regression was used to evaluate the ability of 2 concentration-time points to predict the AUC 0-24 calculated from the entire pharmacokinetic profile. Prediction bias was calculated as the mean prediction error, whereas prediction precision was estimated as the mean absolute prediction error. The development and validation datasets comprised 40 and 10 randomly selected patients, respectively. RESULTS The AUC 0-24 (mg*h/L) was best estimated using the daptomycin trough concentration and plasma concentrations detected 2 hours after dosing. We calculated a mean prediction error of 1.6 (95% confidence interval, -10.7 to 10.9) and a mean absolute prediction error of 11.8 (95% confidence interval, 5.3-18.3), with 73% of prediction errors within ±15%. CONCLUSIONS An equation was developed to estimate daptomycin exposure (AUC 0-24 ), offering clinical applicability and utility in generating personalized dosing regimens, especially for individuals at high risk of treatment failure or delayed response.
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- Simona De Gregori
- Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Services: Laboratory Medicine-Clinical and Experimental Pharmacokinetics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico, San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases I, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico, San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; and
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Services: Laboratory Medicine-Clinical and Experimental Pharmacokinetics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico, San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases I, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico, San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; and
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- Division of Infectious Diseases I, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico, San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; and
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- SSD Biostatistics and Clinical Trial Center, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico, San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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Barreto Bellusci H, Gervasoni LF, Peixoto IC, De Oliveira LB, de Oliveira Vieira KC, Toledo ACCG, de Oliveira CBS, Mareco EA, Naga RM, Cataneli VP, Nai GA, Winkelströter LK. Local anesthetics as a tool for Staphylococcus spp. control: a systematic review. Braz J Microbiol 2024; 55:1427-1435. [PMID: 38386261 PMCID: PMC11153409 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-024-01285-2] [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: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
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The objective of this work was to carry out a systematic review on the effectiveness of local anesthetics as antimicrobial agents against Staphylococcus spp. Searches were performed in the PubMed, Web of science, Scopus, Embase and Lilacs databases. As inclusion criteria, complete original articles, with in vitro experimental tests with the application of selected anesthetics and bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus spp. This review followed the methodological checklist for writing papers reporting systematic reviews by the PRISMA statement. The risk of bias was assessed according to the JBI critical appraisal checklist. Analysis was performed using an anesthetic-moderated simple linear regression model. This systematic review was registered by the Open Science Framework-OSF ( https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/C5JM7 ). Initially, 1141 articles were found, of which, after careful selection, 52 articles were analyzed. Lidocaine was the most commonly used anesthetic, being evaluated in 35 of the articles. S. aureus ATCC 25923 was the standard microorganism in 17 articles. The impact of the anesthetic concentration in relation to the antimicrobial effect was evaluated and the results showed that there was no statistically significant difference. (F [5, 12] = 0.688 p = 0.642), even when taking into account the moderator effect of anesthetics individually. Therefore, although the antimicrobial effect of local anesthetics was demonstrated in 82.7% of the studies evaluated, great heterogeneity of the results was found, which made it impossible to carry out a meta-analysis and make recommendations based on the evidence.
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- Henrique Barreto Bellusci
- Mestrado Em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Do Oeste Paulista/UNOESTE, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil
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- Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Do Oeste Paulista/UNOESTE, Rua José Bongiovani, 700, Cidade Universitária, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil
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- Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Do Oeste Paulista/UNOESTE, Rua José Bongiovani, 700, Cidade Universitária, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil
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- Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Do Oeste Paulista/UNOESTE, Rua José Bongiovani, 700, Cidade Universitária, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil
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- Mestrado Em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Do Oeste Paulista/UNOESTE, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil
- Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Do Oeste Paulista/UNOESTE, Rua José Bongiovani, 700, Cidade Universitária, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil
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- Mestrado Em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Do Oeste Paulista/UNOESTE, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil
- Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Do Oeste Paulista/UNOESTE, Rua José Bongiovani, 700, Cidade Universitária, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Meio Ambiente E Desenvolvimento Regional, Universidade Do Oeste Paulista/UNOESTE, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil
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- Facultad de Ciencias de La Salud, Universidad Técnica de Manabí, Portoviejo, Ecuador
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- Mestrado Em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Do Oeste Paulista/UNOESTE, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil
- Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Do Oeste Paulista/UNOESTE, Rua José Bongiovani, 700, Cidade Universitária, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil
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- Mestrado Em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Do Oeste Paulista/UNOESTE, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil
- Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Do Oeste Paulista/UNOESTE, Rua José Bongiovani, 700, Cidade Universitária, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Ciência Animal, Universidade Do Oeste Paulista/UNOESTE, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil
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- Mestrado Em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Do Oeste Paulista/UNOESTE, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil.
- Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Do Oeste Paulista/UNOESTE, Rua José Bongiovani, 700, Cidade Universitária, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil.
- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Ciência Animal, Universidade Do Oeste Paulista/UNOESTE, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil.
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Liu A, Garrett S, Hong W, Zhang J. Staphylococcus aureus Infections and Human Intestinal Microbiota. Pathogens 2024; 13:276. [PMID: 38668232 PMCID: PMC11053856 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13040276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024] Open
Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a common pathogen that can cause many human diseases, such as skin infection, food poisoning, endocarditis, and sepsis. These diseases can be minor infections or life-threatening, requiring complex medical management resulting in substantial healthcare costs. Meanwhile, as the critically ignored "organ," the intestinal microbiome greatly impacts physiological health, not only in gastrointestinal diseases but also in disorders beyond the gut. However, the correlation between S. aureus infection and intestinal microbial homeostasis is largely unknown. Here, we summarized the recent progress in understanding S. aureus infections and their interactions with the microbiome in the intestine. These summarizations will help us understand the mechanisms behind these infections and crosstalk and the challenges we are facing now, which could contribute to preventing S. aureus infections, effective treatment investigation, and vaccine development.
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- Aotong Liu
- Department of Pharmacology & Regenerative Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA;
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA;
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada;
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Materials Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Department of Pharmacology & Regenerative Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA;
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Dziubak D, Sęk S. Sparsely tethered bilayer lipid membranes formed by self-assembly of bicelles: Spectroelectrochemical characterization and incorporation of transmembrane protein. Bioelectrochemistry 2023; 153:108482. [PMID: 37271008 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2023.108482] [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: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Many biochemical processes related to proper homeostasis take place in cell membranes. The key molecules involved in these processes are proteins, including transmembrane proteins. These macromolecules still challenge the understanding of their function within the membrane. Biomimetic models that mimic the properties of the cell membrane can help understand their functionality. Unfortunately, preserving the native protein structure in such systems is problematic. A possible solution to this problem involves the use of bicelles. Their unique properties make integrating bicelles with transmembrane proteins manageable while preserving their native structure. Hitherto, bicelles have not been used as precursors for protein-hosting lipid membranes deposited on solid substrates like pre-modified gold. Here, we demonstrated that bicelles can be self-assembled to form sparsely tethered bilayer lipid membranes and the properties of the resulting membrane satisfy the conditions suitable for transmembrane protein insertion. We showed that the incorporation of α-hemolysin toxin in the lipid membrane leads to a decrease in membrane resistance due to pore formation. Simultaneously, the insertion of the protein causes a drop in the capacitance of the membrane-modified electrode, which can be explained by the dehydration of the polar region of the lipid bilayer and the loss of water from the submembrane region.
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- Damian Dziubak
- Faculty of Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland.
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Hawkins AN, Licea SJ, Sleeper SA, Swearingen MC. Calcium sulfate beads made with antibacterial essential oil-water emulsions exhibit growth inhibition against Staphylococcus aureus in agar pour plates. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0271209. [PMID: 35802739 PMCID: PMC9269935 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Calcium sulfate bone void filler beads are fully absorbable in the body, and are often used in complicated orthopedic infection cases to release a relatively high dose of antibiotics locally to the body site over time. However, the antibiotic resistance crisis and/or inability to treat chronic biofilm infections remains to be a formidable and increasing health threat. In this report, we tested the hypothesis that plant essential oils (PEOs) with anti-staphylococcal qualities could inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus (a major etiological agent of periprosthetic joint infection) in agar pour plates when infused in calcium sulfate beads. To begin, we conducted a screen of 57 single plant PEOs for anti-staphylococcal activity via disk diffusions assays. We observed that 55/57 of the PEOs had significant growth inhibitory activity compared to the null hypothesis, and 41/57 PEOs exhibited activity similar-to-or-higher-than a vancomycin minimum inhibitory control. When PEOs were infused in beads, we observed that 17/57 PEOs tested exhibited significant bacterial growth inhibition when encased in S. aureus-seeded agar compared to a null hypothesis of six millimeters (bead size). However, none of the PEO-beads had activity similar to a vancomycin bead control made according to a clinically relevant formula. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report and screen of PEOs for growth inhibitory activity when infused in lab-made calcium sulfate beads. These data indicate that antibacterial PEOs warrant further investigations, and may be useful in developing new treatment strategies for periprosthetic joint infection.
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- Allison N. Hawkins
- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida, United States of America
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