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Arslan NP, Orak T, Ozdemir A, Altun R, Esim N, Eroglu E, Karaagac SI, Aktas C, Taskin M. Polysaccharides and Peptides With Wound Healing Activity From Bacteria and Fungi. J Basic Microbiol 2024; 64:e2400510. [PMID: 39410821 PMCID: PMC11609500 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.202400510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2024] [Revised: 09/18/2024] [Accepted: 09/27/2024] [Indexed: 12/13/2024]
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Bacteria and fungi are natural sources of metabolites exhibiting diverse bioactive properties such as wound healing, antioxidative, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and anticancer activities. Two important groups of bacteria or fungi-derived metabolites with wound-healing potential are polysaccharides and peptides. In addition to bacteria-derived cellulose and hyaluronic acid and fungi-derived chitin and chitosan, these organisms also produce different polysaccharides (e.g., exopolysaccharides) with wound-healing potential. The most commonly used bacterial peptides in wound healing studies are bacteriocins and lipopeptides. Bacteria or fungi-derived polysaccharides and peptides exhibit both the in vitro and the in vivo wound healing potency. In the in vivo models, including animals and humans, these metabolites positively affect wound healing by inhibiting pathogens, exhibiting antioxidant activity, modulating inflammatory response, moisturizing the wound environment, promoting the proliferation and migration of fibroblasts and keratinocytes, increasing collagen synthesis, re-epithelialization, and angiogenesis. Therefore, peptides and polysaccharides derived from bacteria and fungi have medicinal importance. This study aims to overview current literature knowledge (especially within the past 5 years) on the in vitro and in vivo wound repair potentials of polysaccharides and peptides obtained from bacteria (Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Cyanobacteria, Firmicutes, and Proteobacteria) and fungi (yeasts, filamentous microfungi, and mushrooms).
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Science FacultyAtaturk UniversityErzurumTurkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Science FacultyAtaturk UniversityErzurumTurkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Science FacultyAtaturk UniversityErzurumTurkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Science and Art FacultyBingol UniversityBingolTurkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Science FacultyAtaturk UniversityErzurumTurkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Science FacultyAtaturk UniversityErzurumTurkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Science FacultyAtaturk UniversityErzurumTurkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Science FacultyAtaturk UniversityErzurumTurkey
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Pasqualetti M, Braconcini M, Barghini P, Gorrasi S, Schillaci D, Ferraro D, Della Sala G, De Marino S, Fenice M. From marine neglected substrata new fungal taxa of potential biotechnological interest: the case of Pelagia noctiluca. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1473269. [PMID: 39464400 PMCID: PMC11502404 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1473269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2024] [Accepted: 09/30/2024] [Indexed: 10/29/2024] Open
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Introduction The marine environment is extremely complex and exerts strong evolutionary pressure often leading to the appearance of microbial strains with new metabolic competencies. Microorganisms in marine ecosystems are still largely unknown and should be explored and conserved for biodiversity preservation, possible ecosystem restoring, and other applications. Biodiversity conservation should become a basic ecological strategy of particular significance in relation to global change. In this context, the present research aimed at exploring the culturable mycobiota associated with the jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca, never studied before. In addition, the isolated strains were tested for potential application (antimicrobial activity and presence of genes related to the production of secondary metabolites). Methods Five jellyfishes were collected in the coastal area of Giglio Island and processed to isolate epizoic fungi. The strains were identified using a polyphasic approach (morphological, physiological, and molecular) and their salt preference was also investigated. The antifungal and antibacterial activity were tested for each strain with agar plug diffusion test. The presence of some key genes related to the main pathways for the production of secondary metabolites in fungi, polyketide synthases (PKSs), and non-ribosomal peptide synthase (NRPSs), was also assessed. Results A total of 164 isolates were obtained; after the dereplication, 40 morphotypes, and 23 species were identified. The phylogenetic analyses suggested the presence of new taxa belonging to Pleosporales: two new genera and species, and a new species of Tamaricicola. The detected mycobiota showed a relatively high diversity, if compared to other epizoic fungal communities. All isolated strains were marine fungi as confirmed by their salt preference and marked euryhalinism. The genes related to the two main pathways for the production of secondary metabolites in fungi, PKSs and NRPSs, were identified in four and nine strains, respectively. The antimicrobial activity was revealed in 70% of the strains, including the new taxa. The abundance of bioactive strains may be related to the potential involvement of epizoic fungi in host defense strategies. Moreover, these strains could show a high potential for further biotechnological applications particularly in the case of new taxa. All strains are maintained in culture collections.
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- Marcella Pasqualetti
- Department of Biological and Ecological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
- Laboratory of Ecology of Marine Fungi (CoNISMa), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Ecological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Ecological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Ecological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Microbiology Section, Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G. D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Eco-Sustainable Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Ecological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
- Laboratory of Applied Marine Microbiology (CoNISMa), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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Chingizova EA, Yurchenko EA, Chingizov AR, Klimovich AA, Pislyagin EA, Menchinskaya ES, Kuzmich AS, Trinh PTH, Ngoc NTD, Van TTT, Guzhova IV, Aminin DL, Yurchenko AN. The Effects of Marine Fungal Asterripeptides A-C on In Vitro and In Vivo Staphylococcus aureus Skin Infection. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2024; 17:1345. [PMID: 39458986 PMCID: PMC11514584 DOI: 10.3390/ph17101345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2024] [Revised: 10/03/2024] [Accepted: 10/07/2024] [Indexed: 10/28/2024] Open
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Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the in vitro and in vivo antibacterial and cytoprotective activities of marine fungal tripeptide derivatives with cinnamic acid moiety asterripeptides A-C (1-3). Methods: The antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities of asterripeptides A-C were tested using the Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 21027 strain. Human HaCaT keratinocytes infected with S. aureus were used for the in vitro investigation of the various aspects of the influence of asterripeptides A-C by lumino- and fluorospectrometry, ELISA, flow cytometry, Western blotting, and microscopy techniques. In the in vivo experiments, mice with burns and scalped S. aureus-infected wounds were used according to ethical committee resolution. Results: Asterripeptides A-C (10 µM) inhibited S. aureus growth and biofilm formation. Asterripeptides A-C increased the viability, proliferation, and migration of S. aureus-infected HaCaT cells and reduced the release of reactive oxygen species (ROS), NO, TNF-α, and IL-18. Asterripeptides A-C protected HaCaT cells against TNF-α-induced inflammation, decreased the transcriptional level of NF-κB in JB6 Cl41 cells, and increased the protein levels of Nrf2 and glutathione synthetase in HaCaT cells. More active asterripeptide C was tested in in vivo burn wounds and S. aureus-infected incised wounds. Asterripeptide C significantly enhanced wound healing, normalized cytokine levels and profiles of peripheral blood samples, and decreased S. aureus contamination of wounds and blood in mice with infected incised wounds. Conclusions: Taken together, these results confirm the dual antibacterial and Nrf2-dependent anti-inflammatory activities of asterripeptides A-C in in vitro and in vivo assays.
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- Ekaterina A. Chingizova
- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. 100-letya Vladivostoka 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (E.A.C.); (E.A.P.); (A.N.Y.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. 100-letya Vladivostoka 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (E.A.C.); (E.A.P.); (A.N.Y.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. 100-letya Vladivostoka 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (E.A.C.); (E.A.P.); (A.N.Y.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. 100-letya Vladivostoka 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (E.A.C.); (E.A.P.); (A.N.Y.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. 100-letya Vladivostoka 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (E.A.C.); (E.A.P.); (A.N.Y.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. 100-letya Vladivostoka 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (E.A.C.); (E.A.P.); (A.N.Y.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. 100-letya Vladivostoka 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (E.A.C.); (E.A.P.); (A.N.Y.)
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- Nhatrang Institute of Technology Research and Application, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Nha Trang 650000, Vietnam; (P.T.H.T.)
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- Nhatrang Institute of Technology Research and Application, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Nha Trang 650000, Vietnam; (P.T.H.T.)
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- Nhatrang Institute of Technology Research and Application, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Nha Trang 650000, Vietnam; (P.T.H.T.)
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- Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tikhoretsky Ave., 4, 194064 St. Petersburg, Russia;
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. 100-letya Vladivostoka 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (E.A.C.); (E.A.P.); (A.N.Y.)
- Department of Biomedical Science and Environmental Biology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. 100-letya Vladivostoka 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (E.A.C.); (E.A.P.); (A.N.Y.)
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Chen Y, Cai J, Xia Z, Chen C, Liu Y, Jayasinghe L, Wang X, Zhou X. New Bioactive Polyketides from the Mangrove-Derived Fungus Penicillium sp. SCSIO 41411. Mar Drugs 2024; 22:384. [PMID: 39330265 PMCID: PMC11433107 DOI: 10.3390/md22090384] [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: 07/18/2024] [Revised: 08/24/2024] [Accepted: 08/25/2024] [Indexed: 09/28/2024] Open
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Three new polyketides, including three ester derivatives (1, 3, and 5) and a new natural product, which was a benzoquinone derivative, embelin A (4), together with nine known ones (2 and 6-13), were isolated from the mangrove-derived fungus Penicillium sp. SCSIO 41411. Their structures were determined by detailed NMR and MS spectroscopic analyses. The X-ray single-crystal diffraction analysis of 4 was described for the first time. Compound 9 displayed obvious inhibition against PDE4 with an inhibitory ratio of 40.78% at 10 μM. Compound 12 showed DPPH radical scavenging activity, with an EC50 of 16.21 µg/mL, compared to the positive control (ascorbic acid, EC50, 11.22 µg/mL). Furthermore, compound 4 exhibited cytotoxicity against PC-3 and LNCaP with IC50 values of 18.69 and 31.62 µM, respectively.
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- Yi Chen
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Guangxi Zhuang Yao Medicine Center of Engineering and Technology, Institute of Traditional Chinese and Zhuang Yao Ethnic Medicine, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
- Guangxi Zhuang Yao Medicine Center of Engineering and Technology, Institute of Traditional Chinese and Zhuang Yao Ethnic Medicine, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
- National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy 200000, Sri Lanka
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- Guangxi Zhuang Yao Medicine Center of Engineering and Technology, Institute of Traditional Chinese and Zhuang Yao Ethnic Medicine, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Ha Y, Zhou Y, Ma M, Wang N, Wang P, Zhang Z. Antimicrobial metabolites from the marine-derived fungus Aspergillus sp. ZZ1861. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2024; 224:114164. [PMID: 38797256 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2024.114164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Fungi from the genus Aspergillus are important resources for the discovery of bioactive agents. This investigation characterized the isolation, structural elucidation, and antimicrobial evaluation of 46 metabolites produced by the marine-derived fungus Aspergillus sp. ZZ1861 in rice solid and potato dextrose broth liquid media. The structures of these isolated compounds were determined based on their HRESIMS data, NMR spectral analyses, and data from ECD, NMR, and optical rotation calculations. Emericelactones F and G, 20R,25S-preshamixanthone, 20R,25R-preshamixanthone, phthalimidinic acid A, phthalimidinic acid B, aspergilol G, and 2-hydroxyemodic amide are eight previously undescribed compounds and (S)-2-(5-hydroxymethyl-2-formylpyrrol-1-yl) propionic acid lactone is reported from a natural resource for the first time. It is also the first report of the configurations of 25S-O-methylarugosin A, 25R-O-methylarugosin A, 5R-(+)-9-hydroxymicroperfuranone, and 5R-(+)-microperfuranone. Phthalimidinic acid A, phthalimidinic acid B, aspergilol G, and 2-hydroxyemodic amide have antifungal activity against Candida albicans with MIC values of 1.56, 3.12, 1.56, and 12.5 μg/mL, respectively, 20R,25S-preshamixanthone (MIC 25 μg/mL) shows antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli, and 20R,25R-preshamixanthone exhibits antimicrobial activity against all three tested pathogens of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli, and C. albicans with MIC values of 50, 25, 25 μg/mL, respectively.
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- Yura Ha
- Ocean College, Zhoushan Campus, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, 316021, China
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- Zhejiang Marine Development Research Institute, Zhoushan, 316000, China
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- Zhejiang Marine Development Research Institute, Zhoushan, 316000, China
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- Ocean College, Zhoushan Campus, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, 316021, China; Hainan Institute of Zhejiang University, Sanya, 572025, China.
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- Ocean College, Zhoushan Campus, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, 316021, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, 310012, China.
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- Ocean College, Zhoushan Campus, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, 316021, China.
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Wang Y, Cao G, Gan Y, Lin X, Yi X, Zhao L, Liu Y, Gao C, Bai M. New Cyclic Pentapeptides from the Mangrove-Derived Aspergillus fumigatus GXIMD 03099. Mar Drugs 2024; 22:282. [PMID: 38921593 PMCID: PMC11204760 DOI: 10.3390/md22060282] [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: 05/27/2024] [Revised: 06/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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Four new cyclic pentapeptides, avellanins D-G (1-4), together with four known compounds (5-8), were isolated from a mangrove-derived Aspergillus fumigatus GXIMD 03099 fungus from Acanthus ilicifolius L. Their structures were elucidated by analysis of HRESIMS, NMR, and ESI-MS/MS data. Their absolute configurations were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis and Marfey's method. Compounds 1-8 were screened for insecticidal and antibacterial activities. Compound 2 showed insecticidal activity against newly hatched larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus with an LC50 value of 86.6 µM; compound 4 had weak activity against Vibrio harveyi with an MIC value of 5.85 µM.
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- Yu Wang
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China; (Y.W.); (G.C.); (Y.G.); (X.L.); (X.Y.); (L.Z.); (Y.L.)
- Institute of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China; (Y.W.); (G.C.); (Y.G.); (X.L.); (X.Y.); (L.Z.); (Y.L.)
- Institute of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China; (Y.W.); (G.C.); (Y.G.); (X.L.); (X.Y.); (L.Z.); (Y.L.)
- Institute of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China; (Y.W.); (G.C.); (Y.G.); (X.L.); (X.Y.); (L.Z.); (Y.L.)
- Institute of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China; (Y.W.); (G.C.); (Y.G.); (X.L.); (X.Y.); (L.Z.); (Y.L.)
- Institute of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China; (Y.W.); (G.C.); (Y.G.); (X.L.); (X.Y.); (L.Z.); (Y.L.)
- Institute of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China; (Y.W.); (G.C.); (Y.G.); (X.L.); (X.Y.); (L.Z.); (Y.L.)
- Institute of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China; (Y.W.); (G.C.); (Y.G.); (X.L.); (X.Y.); (L.Z.); (Y.L.)
- Institute of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China; (Y.W.); (G.C.); (Y.G.); (X.L.); (X.Y.); (L.Z.); (Y.L.)
- Institute of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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Xu C, Cao G, Zhang H, Bai M, Yi X, Qu X. Avellanin A Has an Antiproliferative Effect on TP-Induced RWPE-1 Cells via the PI3K-Akt Signalling Pathway. Mar Drugs 2024; 22:275. [PMID: 38921586 PMCID: PMC11205091 DOI: 10.3390/md22060275] [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: 05/15/2024] [Revised: 06/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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Cyclic pentapeptide compounds have garnered much attention as a drug discovery resource. This study focused on the characterization and anti-benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) properties of avellanin A from Aspergillus fumigatus fungus in marine sediment samples collected in the Beibu Gulf of Guangxi Province in China. The antiproliferative effect and molecular mechanism of avellanin A were explored in testosterone propionate (TP)-induced RWPE-1 cells. The transcriptome results showed that avellanin A significantly blocked the ECM-receptor interaction and suppressed the downstream PI3K-Akt signalling pathway. Molecular docking revealed that avellanin A has a good affinity for the cathepsin L protein, which is involved in the terminal degradation of extracellular matrix components. Subsequently, qRT-PCR analysis revealed that the expression of the genes COL1A1, COL1A2, COL5A2, COL6A3, MMP2, MMP9, ITGA2, and ITGB3 was significantly downregulated after avellanin A intervention. The Western blot results also confirmed that it not only reduced ITGB3 and FAK/p-FAK protein expression but also inhibited PI3K/p-PI3K and Akt/p-Akt protein expression in the PI3K-Akt signalling pathway. Furthermore, avellanin A downregulated Cyclin D1 protein expression and upregulated Bax, p21WAF1/Cip1, and p53 proapoptotic protein expression in TP-induced RWPE-1 cells, leading to cell cycle arrest and inhibition of cell proliferation. The results of this study support the use of avellanin A as a potential new drug for the treatment of BPH.
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- Chang Xu
- Faculty of Pharmacy/Institute of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China; (C.X.); (G.C.); (H.Z.)
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- Faculty of Pharmacy/Institute of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China; (C.X.); (G.C.); (H.Z.)
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy/Institute of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China; (C.X.); (G.C.); (H.Z.)
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- Faculty of Pharmacy/Institute of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China; (C.X.); (G.C.); (H.Z.)
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy/Institute of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China; (C.X.); (G.C.); (H.Z.)
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy/Institute of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China; (C.X.); (G.C.); (H.Z.)
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
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Barzkar N, Sukhikh S, Babich O. Study of marine microorganism metabolites: new resources for bioactive natural products. Front Microbiol 2024; 14:1285902. [PMID: 38260902 PMCID: PMC10800913 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1285902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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The marine environment has remained a source of novel biological molecules with diversified applications. The ecological and biological diversity, along with a unique physical environment, have provided the evolutionary advantage to the plant, animals and microbial species thriving in the marine ecosystem. In light of the fact that marine microorganisms frequently interact symbiotically or mutualistically with higher species including corals, fish, sponges, and algae, this paper intends to examine the potential of marine microorganisms as a niche for marine bacteria. This review aims to analyze and summarize modern literature data on the biotechnological potential of marine fungi and bacteria as producers of a wide range of practically valuable products (surfactants, glyco-and lipopeptides, exopolysaccharides, enzymes, and metabolites with different biological activities: antimicrobial, antitumor, and cytotoxic). Hence, the study on bioactive secondary metabolites from marine microorganisms is the need of the hour. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that for the first time, the data on new resources for obtaining biologically active natural products - metabolites of marine bacteria and fungi - were generalized. The review investigates the various kinds of natural products derived from marine microorganisms, specifically focusing on marine bacteria and fungi as a valuable source for new natural products. It provides a summary of the data regarding the antibacterial, antimalarial, anticarcinogenic, antibiofilm, and anti-inflammatory effects demonstrated by marine microorganisms. There is currently a great need for scientific and applied research on bioactive secondary metabolites of marine microorganisms from the standpoint of human and animal health.
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- Noora Barzkar
- Department of Agro-Industrial Technology, Faculty of Applied Science, Food and Agro-Industrial Research Center, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Research and Education Center “Industrial Biotechnologies”, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, Russia
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- Research and Education Center “Industrial Biotechnologies”, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, Russia
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Ribeiro R, Costa L, Pinto E, Sousa E, Fernandes C. Therapeutic Potential of Marine-Derived Cyclic Peptides as Antiparasitic Agents. Mar Drugs 2023; 21:609. [PMID: 38132930 PMCID: PMC10745025 DOI: 10.3390/md21120609] [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: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Parasitic diseases still compromise human health. Some of the currently available therapeutic drugs have limitations considering their adverse effects, questionable efficacy, and long treatment, which have encouraged drug resistance. There is an urgent need to find new, safe, effective, and affordable antiparasitic drugs. Marine-derived cyclic peptides have been increasingly screened as candidates for developing new drugs. Therefore, in this review, a systematic analysis of the scientific literature was performed and 25 marine-derived cyclic peptides with antiparasitic activity (1-25) were found. Antimalarial activity is the most reported (51%), followed by antileishmanial (27%) and antitrypanosomal (20%) activities. Some compounds showed promising antiparasitic activity at the nM scale, being active against various parasites. The mechanisms of action and targets for some of the compounds have been investigated, revealing different strategies against parasites.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ricardo Ribeiro
- Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (R.R.); (L.C.); (E.S.)
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4050-208 Matosinhos, Portugal;
| | - Lia Costa
- Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (R.R.); (L.C.); (E.S.)
| | - Eugénia Pinto
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4050-208 Matosinhos, Portugal;
- Laboratório de Microbiologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
| | - Emília Sousa
- Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (R.R.); (L.C.); (E.S.)
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4050-208 Matosinhos, Portugal;
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- Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (R.R.); (L.C.); (E.S.)
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4050-208 Matosinhos, Portugal;
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