Poly-L-Lysine to Fight Antibiotic Resistances of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. 2023

Adeline Cezard, and Delphine Fouquenet, and Virginie Vasseur, and Katy Jeannot, and Fabien Launay, and Mustapha Si-Tahar, and Virginie Hervé
INSERM, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires (CEPR), UMR 1100, 37000 Tours, France.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major hospital-associated pathogen that can cause severe infections, most notably in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) or those hospitalized in intensive care units. Given its remarkable ability to resist antibiotics, P. aeruginosa eradication has grown more challenging. Therefore, there is an urgent need to discover and develop new strategies that can counteract P. aeruginosa-resistant strains. Here, we evaluated the efficacy of poly-L-lysine (pLK) in combination with commonly used antibiotics as an alternative treatment option against P. aeruginosa. First, we demonstrated by scanning electron microscopy that pLK alters the integrity of the surface membrane of P. aeruginosa. We also showed using a fluorometry test that this results in an enhanced permeability of the bacteria membrane. Based on these data, we further evaluated the effect of the combinations of pLK with imipenem, ceftazidime, or aztreonam using the broth microdilution method in vitro. We found synergies in terms of bactericidal effects against either sensitive or resistant P. aeruginosa strains, with a reduction in bacterial growth (up to 5-log10 compared to the control). Similarly, these synergistic and bactericidal effects were confirmed ex vivo using a 3D model of human primary bronchial epithelial cells maintained in an air-liquid interface. In conclusion, pLK could be an innovative antipseudomonal molecule, opening its application as an adjuvant antibiotherapy against drug-resistant P. aeruginosa strains.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008826 Microbial Sensitivity Tests Any tests that demonstrate the relative efficacy of different chemotherapeutic agents against specific microorganisms (i.e., bacteria, fungi, viruses). Bacterial Sensitivity Tests,Drug Sensitivity Assay, Microbial,Minimum Inhibitory Concentration,Antibacterial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination,Antibiogram,Antimicrobial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination,Bacterial Sensitivity Test,Breakpoint Determination, Antibacterial Susceptibility,Breakpoint Determination, Antimicrobial Susceptibility,Fungal Drug Sensitivity Tests,Fungus Drug Sensitivity Tests,Sensitivity Test, Bacterial,Sensitivity Tests, Bacterial,Test, Bacterial Sensitivity,Tests, Bacterial Sensitivity,Viral Drug Sensitivity Tests,Virus Drug Sensitivity Tests,Antibiograms,Concentration, Minimum Inhibitory,Concentrations, Minimum Inhibitory,Inhibitory Concentration, Minimum,Inhibitory Concentrations, Minimum,Microbial Sensitivity Test,Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations,Sensitivity Test, Microbial,Sensitivity Tests, Microbial,Test, Microbial Sensitivity,Tests, Microbial Sensitivity
D011107 Polylysine A peptide which is a homopolymer of lysine. Epsilon-Polylysine,Poly-(Alpha-L-Lysine),Epsilon Polylysine
D011550 Pseudomonas aeruginosa A species of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria commonly isolated from clinical specimens (wound, burn, and urinary tract infections). It is also found widely distributed in soil and water. P. aeruginosa is a major agent of nosocomial infection. Bacillus aeruginosus,Bacillus pyocyaneus,Bacterium aeruginosum,Bacterium pyocyaneum,Micrococcus pyocyaneus,Pseudomonas polycolor,Pseudomonas pyocyanea
D011552 Pseudomonas Infections Infections with bacteria of the genus PSEUDOMONAS. Infections, Pseudomonas,Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection,Infection, Pseudomonas,Pseudomonas Infection,Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000900 Anti-Bacterial Agents Substances that inhibit the growth or reproduction of BACTERIA. Anti-Bacterial Agent,Anti-Bacterial Compound,Anti-Mycobacterial Agent,Antibacterial Agent,Antibiotics,Antimycobacterial Agent,Bacteriocidal Agent,Bacteriocide,Anti-Bacterial Compounds,Anti-Mycobacterial Agents,Antibacterial Agents,Antibiotic,Antimycobacterial Agents,Bacteriocidal Agents,Bacteriocides,Agent, Anti-Bacterial,Agent, Anti-Mycobacterial,Agent, Antibacterial,Agent, Antimycobacterial,Agent, Bacteriocidal,Agents, Anti-Bacterial,Agents, Anti-Mycobacterial,Agents, Antibacterial,Agents, Antimycobacterial,Agents, Bacteriocidal,Anti Bacterial Agent,Anti Bacterial Agents,Anti Bacterial Compound,Anti Bacterial Compounds,Anti Mycobacterial Agent,Anti Mycobacterial Agents,Compound, Anti-Bacterial,Compounds, Anti-Bacterial

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