Leisheng Sun,Zonghan Jiang,Dingding Li,Yao Tian,Junqi Liu,Zhiliang Sun
Multi-drug-resistant Aeromonas hydrophila infections are becoming increasingly threatening, and the development of novel antimicrobial drugs is indispensable. Herein, we demonstrate that this novel peptide is highly active against colistin-resistant A. hydrophila strain and shows sustained killing efficacy in vivo. Mechanistic studies showed that D-Q7 interacted with phosphatidylglycerol and lipopolysaccharide in the bacterial cell membrane, with an increase in intracellular ROS as well as a decrease in ATP level, ultimately leading to cell membrane disruption and bacterial death. Importantly, our study identified gene3832 as a potential regulator of membrane permeability, which may act as a potential modulator of bacterial susceptibility to D-Q7. The role of gene3832 was further confirmed by gene knockout and complementation assays. Consistently, we observed that gene3832 was also involved in biofilm formation in the colistin-resistant A. hydrophila strain. Collectively, our study provides an effective antimicrobial strategy with potential targets for the treatment of drug-resistant A. hydrophila infection.
Bacterial wound infection is a major challenge to human health worldwide. In this study, a composite nanogenerator, CaO 2 @ZIF-67-PLL, was fabricated via a bottom-up approach with chemodynamic therapy (CDT)/hypoxia improvement for rapid therapy of biofilm-infected wounds. Under a pathologically acidic microenvironment, the out layer ZIF-67 can be decomposed to rapidly release Co 2+ and CaO 2 ; Subsequently, the unprotected CaO 2 reacts with H 2 O to produce O 2 and H 2 O 2 . The self-supply of O 2 relieves hypoxia and inflammatory response induced by infections, while the generated H 2 O 2 and poly- l -lysine (PLL) exhibited synergistic strong anti-biofilm capability against Escherichia coli ( E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) as assessed by reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, membrane permeability change, ATP reduction, o -nitrophenyl-β-d-galactopyranoside (ONPG) hydrolysis and intracellular component leakage. Meanwhile, CaO 2 @ZIF-67-PLL exhibited good cytocompatibility and promoted the adhesion, proliferation, and migration of NIH-3T3 cells by enhancing the expression of wound healing-related genes (TGF-β1, VEGF, α-SMA, Col I, Col III, and Wnt-5a). Notably, CaO 2 @ZIF-67-PLL could significantly improve the healing process of S. aureus -infected wounds via suppressed inflammatory responses, enhanced collagen disposition and angiogenesis, and stimulated HIF-1α, CD31, and Wnt-5a/β-Catenin signaling pathways. These results indicated the potential of CaO 2 @ZIF-67-PLL nanogenerator for clinical application in infected wound treatment.
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