期刊
JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTION
卷 49, 期 1, 页码 8-15出版社
ELSEVIER TAIWAN
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2014.03.012
关键词
Centella asiatica; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; quorum sensing; virulence
资金
- Department of Biotechnology, Government of India [BT/PR13242/GBD/27/226/2009]
Background/Purpose: Inhibition of quorum sensing (QS), a cell-density dependent regulation of gene expression in bacteria by autoinducers is an attractive strategy for the development of antipathogenic agents. Methods: In this study, the anti-QS activity of the ethanolic extract of the traditional herb Centella asiatica was investigated by the biosensor bioassay using Chromobacterium violaceum CV026. The effect of ethyl acetate fraction (CEA) from the bioassay-guided fractionation of ethanol extract on QS-regulated violacein production in C. violaceum ATCC12472 and pyocyanin production, proteolytic and elastolytic activities, swarming motility, and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA01 were evaluated. Possible mechanism of QS-inhibitory action on autoinducer activity was determined by measuring the acyl homoserine lactone using C. violaceum ATCC31532. Anti-QS compounds in the CEA fraction were identified using thin layer chromatography biosensor overlay assay. Results: Ethanol extract of C. asiatica showed QS inhibition in C. violaceum CV026. Bioassay guided fractionation of ethanol extract revealed that CEA was four times more active than the ethanol extract. CEA, at 400 4/mL, completely inhibited violacein production in C. violaceum ATCC12472 without significantly affecting growth. CEA also showed inhibition of QS-regulated phenotypes, namely, pyocyanin production, elastolytic and proteolytic activities, swarming motility, and biofilm formation in P. aeruginosa PA01 in a concentration-dependent manner. Thin layer chromatography of CEAwith biosensor overlay showed anti-QS spot with an Rf value that corresponded with that of standard kaempferol. Conclusion: The anti-QS nature of C. asiatica herb can be further exploited for the formulation of drugs targeting bacterial infections where pathogenicity is mediated through QS. Copyright (C) 2014, Taiwan Society of Microbiology. Published by Elsevier Taiwan LLC. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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