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The antibacterial activity of LI-F type peptide against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in vitro and inhibition of infections in murine scalded epidermis

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LI-F type peptides are a family of cyclic lipodepsipeptide antibiotics isolated from Paenibacillus polymyxa and display potent activities against positive bacteria including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). In this study, we investigated the mechanism of action of LI-F type peptide AMP-jsa9 against a MRSA (S. aureus CICC10790), which is resistant to ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, kanamycin, chloramphenicol, methicillin, and tetracycline. It was found that AMP-jsa9 mainly targets the cell membrane of MRSA and is able to inhibit biofilm formation through killing planktonic bacteria cells. Moreover, AMP-jsa9 can bind to DNA in vitro, which represents another pathway for the action on MRSA. Furthermore, in vivo treatment of scalded mice with AMP-jsa9 resulted in inhibiting MRSA infections and healing of the scalded wound. In addition, it was demonstrated that AMP-jsa9 can effectively inhibit MRSA infections in scalded murine epidermis and that inflammatory cytokines including IL-8, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), and monocyte chemotactic factor-1 (MCP-1) were reduced; moreover, both protein and gene expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (e-NOS) were enhanced, which promote neovascularization and proliferation of new granulation tissue.

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This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 31271828), the Independent Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province [grant no. CX(16)1058], and Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD).

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Correspondence to Xiaomei Bie.

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Han, J., Ma, Z., Gao, P. et al. The antibacterial activity of LI-F type peptide against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in vitro and inhibition of infections in murine scalded epidermis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 102, 2301–2311 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-017-8669-7

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