期刊
ACTA BIOMATERIALIA
卷 15, 期 -, 页码 127-138出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2014.12.015
关键词
Antimicrobial peptide; Polydopamine; Urinary catheter; Peptide immobilization; Cytotoxicity
资金
- A*STAR Biomedical Engineering Programme [141 148 0003]
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are the most common hospital-acquired infections worldwide, aggravating the problem of antimicrobial resistance and patient morbidity. There is a need for a potent and robust antimicrobial coating for catheters to prevent these infections. An ideal coating agent should possess high antimicrobial efficacy and be easily and economically conjugated to the catheter surface. In this study, we report a simple yet effective immobilization strategy to tether a potent synthetic antimicrobial peptide, CWR11, onto catheter-relevant surfaces. Polydopamine (PD) was deposited as a thin adherent film onto a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface to facilitate attachment of CWR11 onto the PD-functionalized polymer. Surface characterization of the CWR11-tethered surfaces confirmed the successful immobilization of peptides onto the PD-coated PDMS. The CWR11-immobilized PDMS slides displayed excellent antimicrobial (significant inhibition of 5 x 10(4) colony-forming units of CAUTI-relevant microbes) and antibiofilm (similar to 92% enhanced antibacterial adherence) properties. To assess its clinical relevance, the PD-based immobilization platform was translated onto commercial silicone-coated Foley catheters. The CWR11-impregnated catheter displayed potent bactericidal properties against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and retained its antimicrobial functionality for at least 21 days, showing negligible cytotoxicity against human erythrocyte and uroepithelial cells. The outcome of this study demonstrates the proof-of-concept potential of a polydopamine-CWR11-fimctionalized catheter to combat CAUTIs. (C) 2014 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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