Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 20, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms20061417
Keywords
antimicrobial peptide; minimized dermaseptins; antibacterial mechanism; endotoxin neutralization
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31672434, 31472104, 31872368]
- Agriculture Research System of China [CARS-35]
- Weifang Science and Technology Development Program [2016GX022]
- Weifang University Doctoral Foundation Program [2017BS10]
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have emerged as a promising class of antimicrobial agents that could potentially address the global antibiotic resistance. Generating mirror-like peptides by minimizing dermaseptin family sequences is an effective strategy for designing AMPs. However, the previous research still had some limitations such as lower effectiveness and a narrow spectrum of antibacterial activity. To further expand and hone this strategy, we designed a series of AMPs consisting of the WXMXW-NH2 motif (X represents V, I, F, and W; M represents KAAAKAAAK). The peptides formed -helices and displayed broad-spectrum antimicrobial activities against eleven types of clinical bacteria including both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. The optimized peptide WW exhibited high physical rupture by inducing membrane shrinkage, disruption, and lysis. Moreover, WW effectively neutralized endotoxins and inhibited the inflammatory response while having the highest therapeutic index. In conclusion, these results indicated that the peptide WW has potential as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent or preservative for overcoming the risk of multidrug resistance in localized or external therapeutic applications.
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