[Objective] The research aimed to screen Streptomyces hygroscopicus strains with high production of agricultural antibiotics. [ Method] A strain of S. hygroscopicus was screened from the soil of Hainan Island. After n...[Objective] The research aimed to screen Streptomyces hygroscopicus strains with high production of agricultural antibiotics. [ Method] A strain of S. hygroscopicus was screened from the soil of Hainan Island. After natural screening and consecutive ultraviolet induced mutation twice, S6-7 strain was obtained as the original strain then treated by UV irradiation and streptomycin resistance screening, and finally rescreened through shake-flask fermentation. [Result] 7 better strains were selected by primary screening from 62 single colonies which were picked out randomly. After 3 generations of consecutive cultivation on slant media and rescreening, 5 strains presented obvious forward mutation. The forward mutation rate reached 8.06%, and the largest production increasing rate came up to 25.11%. [Conclusion] By combining streptomycin resistance screening and conventional ultraviolet induced mutation, both the antibiotic-producing capacity and forward mutation screening efficiency of the original strain were greatly enhanced.展开更多
Aim To synthesize 4″-carbamate derivatives of erythromycin and test their antibacterial activities in vitro. Methods New erythromycin antibacterial agents containing 4″-carbamate group were designed and synthesized ...Aim To synthesize 4″-carbamate derivatives of erythromycin and test their antibacterial activities in vitro. Methods New erythromycin antibacterial agents containing 4″-carbamate group were designed and synthesized from azithromycin via protection, aminoformylation, amination and deprotection. Their antibacterial activities against Staphylococcus aureus strains were tested. Results Nine compounds were synthesized. Their structures were confirmed by MS, IR, ~ 1 H NMR and ~ 13 C NMR, and the synthetic conditi...展开更多
Macrolide antibiotics have been widely used in clinic due to their good antibacterial effects and high safety, but the drug-resistant bacteria appear constantly. To solve the problem of drug resistance in pathogens, s...Macrolide antibiotics have been widely used in clinic due to their good antibacterial effects and high safety, but the drug-resistant bacteria appear constantly. To solve the problem of drug resistance in pathogens, scholars obtain the third generation of macrolide antibiotics, ketolide antibiotics, which are developed by modifying the structure of macrolide antibiotics, thereby efficiently solving the problem. Ketolide antibiotics are a type of erythromycin derivatives with macrolide structure, and the typical drugs mainly include telithromycin, cethromycin and solithromycin, etc . This paper briefly introduced the recent progress of ketolide antibiotics, with an attempt to provide help to the research and development of new macrolide antibiotics.展开更多
目的探讨免疫组织化学法在乳腺癌鉴别诊断中的临床意义。方法对江油市人民医院病理科2006年1月至2013年9月收治的852例浸润性乳腺癌组织标本进行链霉菌抗生物素蛋白-过氧化物酶连结法检测。比较不同年龄(≤50岁359例、>50岁493例),...目的探讨免疫组织化学法在乳腺癌鉴别诊断中的临床意义。方法对江油市人民医院病理科2006年1月至2013年9月收治的852例浸润性乳腺癌组织标本进行链霉菌抗生物素蛋白-过氧化物酶连结法检测。比较不同年龄(≤50岁359例、>50岁493例),不同肿瘤最大直径(T)(T≤2 cm 395例、2 cm<T≤5 cm 401例、T>5 cm 56例),不同临床分期(Ⅰ期251例、Ⅱ期346例、Ⅲ期158例、Ⅳ期97例)的孕激素受体(PR)、雌激素受体(ER)、C-erb B-2、血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)、p53和Ki-67的阳性率。结果PR阳性率在低年龄组(58.77%)、肿瘤T≤2 cm(60.00%)、临床分期早较高且差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05);肿瘤T≤2 cm,ER阳性率(68.35%)显著高于其他肿瘤大小组(P<0.01),不同年龄、临床分期的阳性率差异无统计学意义(P>0.05),C-erb B-2在肿瘤大小、临床分期的阳性率差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05);VEGF、p53和Ki-67在不同年龄组、肿瘤体积组、临床分期的阳性率差异均无统计学意义(均P>0.05)。结论免疫组织化学指标中PR、ER、C-erb B-2在乳腺癌鉴别诊断中具有重要指导意义,可用于临床上鉴别诊断乳腺癌。展开更多
SalNa (sodium salinomycin) reacts with divalent transition metal ions of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) to produce novel compounds characterized by various spectroscopic methods. The interaction of metal ...SalNa (sodium salinomycin) reacts with divalent transition metal ions of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) to produce novel compounds characterized by various spectroscopic methods. The interaction of metal (II) ions with SalNa results in the formation of mononuclear complexes of a general composition of [M(Sal)2·(H2O)2] nH2O (n = 0 or 2) where the divalent cations replace Na~ ions from the cavity of initial compound. The new compounds (disalinomycinates) possess an enhanced antibacterial activity against Gram-positive microorganisms as compared to both SalNa and SalH (salinomycinic acid), respectively. The metal (II) complexes manifest strong concentration dependent cytotoxic effect in experiments using human leukemia cell lines. The complexes of Co0I) and Cu(lI) proved to exert superior activity as compared to the Ni(II) and Zn(II) analogues and are much more cytotoxic than SalNa and SalH. Further studies should be conducted to determine the therapeutic indexes of the new compounds.展开更多
Synechococcus sp.CC9311 is a marine cyanobacterium characterized by type IV chromatic acclimation(CA).A genetic transformation system was developed as a first step to elucidate the molecular mechanism of CA.The result...Synechococcus sp.CC9311 is a marine cyanobacterium characterized by type IV chromatic acclimation(CA).A genetic transformation system was developed as a first step to elucidate the molecular mechanism of CA.The results show that Synechococcus sp.CC9311 cells were sensitive to four commonly used antibiotics:ampicillin,kanamycin,spectinomycin,and chloramphenicol.An integrative plasmid to disrupt the putative phycoerythrin lyase gene mpeV,using a kanamycin resistance gene as selectable marker,was constructed by recombinant polymerase chain reaction.The plasmid was then transformed into Synechococcus sp.CC9311 via electroporation.High transformation efficiency was achieved at a field strength of 2 kV/cm.DNA analysis showed that mpeV was fully disrupted following challenge of the transformants with a high concentration of kanamycin.In addition,the transformants that displayed poor growth on agar SN medium could be successfully plated on agarose SN medium.展开更多
The gene ble from Streptoalloteichus hindustanus is widely used as a selective antibiotic marker. It can control the phleomycin resistance, and significantly increase the tolerance of hosts to zeocin. The unicellular ...The gene ble from Streptoalloteichus hindustanus is widely used as a selective antibiotic marker. It can control the phleomycin resistance, and significantly increase the tolerance of hosts to zeocin. The unicellular marine microalga Nannochloropsis oculata is extremely sensitive to zeocin. We selected ble as the selective marker for the genetic transformation of N. oculata. After the algal cells at a density of 2× 10^7 cells mL-1 was digested with 4% hemicellulase and 2% driselase for 1 h, the protoplasts accounted for 90% of the total. The ble was placed at the downstream of promoter HSP70A-RUBS2 isolated from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, yielding a recombinant expression construct pMS 188. The construct was transferred into the protoplasts through electroporation (1 kV, 15 μS). The transformed protoplasts were cultured in fresh f/2 liquid medium, and selected on solid f/2 medium supplemented with 500 ng mL-t zeoein. The PCR result proved that ble existed in the transformants. Three transformants had been cultured for at least 5 generations without losing ble. Southern blotting analysis showed that the ble has been integrated into the genome of N. oculata. The ble will serve as a new dominant selective marker in genetic engineering N. oculata.展开更多
Increasing the self-resistance levels of Streptomyces is an effective strategy to improve the production of antibiotics.To increase the oxytetracycline(OTC) production in Streptomyces rimosus,we investigated the coope...Increasing the self-resistance levels of Streptomyces is an effective strategy to improve the production of antibiotics.To increase the oxytetracycline(OTC) production in Streptomyces rimosus,we investigated the cooperative effect of three co-overexpressing OTC resistance genes:one gene encodes a ribosomal protection protein(otrA) and the other two express efflux proteins(otrB and otrC).Results indicated that combinational overexpression of otrA,otrB,and otrC(MKABC) exerted a synergetic effect.OTC production increased by 179%in the recombinant strain compared with that of the wild-type strain M4018.The resistance level to OTC was increased by approximately two-fold relative to the parental strain,thereby indicating that applying the cooperative effect of self-resistance genes is useful to improve OTC production.Furthermore,the previously identified cluster-situated activator OtcR was overexpressed in MKABC in constructing the recombinant strain MKRABC;such strain can produce OTC of approximately7.49 g L^((-1)),which represents an increase of 19%in comparison with that of the OtcR-overexpressing strain alone.Our work showed that the cooperative overexpression of self-resistance genes is a promising strategy to enhance the antibiotics production in Streptomyces.展开更多
In this study, we developed a novel liposomal delivery system modified by Tat peptide and wheat germ agglutinin(WGA) with antimicrobial effect. Physicochemical parameters, in vitro antimicrobial, time-kill study, ce...In this study, we developed a novel liposomal delivery system modified by Tat peptide and wheat germ agglutinin(WGA) with antimicrobial effect. Physicochemical parameters, in vitro antimicrobial, time-kill study, cellular uptake, biofilm formation inhibition and in vivo antibacterial efficacy against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) were investigated. Minimum inhibitory concentrations(MICs) and colony-forming units(CFUs) in the time-kill study for Tat-WGA-modified liposomal clarithromycin(CLA-Tat WGALip) were lower than those of free and other modified liposomal CLA. Flow cytometry analysis disclosed that Tat WGALip delivered more coumarin 6 into bacteria. Furthermore, Tat-WGA-modified liposomal CLA efficiently inhibited the formation of MRSA biofiom. CFU of MRSA in the abscess of mice treated with CLA-Tat WGALip was significantly lower than that of any others(P〈0.01). Collectively, liposomal delivery system modified by Tat and WGA could be a promising anti-resistant infection strategy.展开更多
Enhanced antiinfection activities, improved hemocompatibility and osteo-compatibility, and reinforced osseointegration are among the most important considerations in designing multifunctional orthopedic biomaterials.H...Enhanced antiinfection activities, improved hemocompatibility and osteo-compatibility, and reinforced osseointegration are among the most important considerations in designing multifunctional orthopedic biomaterials.Hereby, anti-infective and osteogenic multifunctional 3 D printed porous Ti6 Al4 V implant with excellent hemocompatibility was successfully designed and fabricated. In brief, osteogenic micro-arc oxidation(MAO) coatings with micro/nanoscale porous topography were generated in situ on3 D printed Ti6 Al4 V scaffolds, on which heparin and vancomycin were easily immobilized. The surface microstructure,morphology, and chemical compositions were characterized employing scanning electron microscopy(SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR). High loading capacity and sustained vancomycin release profiles were revealed using high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC). Favorable antibacterial and antibiofilm performances against pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus(S. aureus) were validated in vitro through microbial viability assays, Live/Dead bacterial staining, and crystal violet staining. Human mesenchymal stem cells(h MSCs) were seeded on the scaffolds and their proliferation and viability were assessed using Cell Counting Kit and Live/Dead cell viability kit. Further, osteoblastic differentiation abilities were evaluated using alkaline phosphatase(ALP) activity as a hall marker. Additionally, the improved hemocompatibility of the heparinized scaffolds was confirmed by activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT), prothrombin time(PT) and thrombin time(TT). Overall, our results show that the surface-modified 3 D printed porous Ti6 Al4 V possesses balanced antibacterial and osteogenic functions while exhibiting extra anticlotting effects, boding well for future application in customized functional reconstruction of intricate bone defects.展开更多
Bacterial infections are grave threats to human health,particularly those caused by the most common Grampositive bacteria.The massive administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics to treat various bacterial infections ...Bacterial infections are grave threats to human health,particularly those caused by the most common Grampositive bacteria.The massive administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics to treat various bacterial infections has led to the evolution and spread of drug resistance.As a universal antimicrobial technique unapt to induce drug resistance,photothermal therapy(PTT)is attracting extensive attention in recent years.However,its unspecific killing capability and side effects towards adjacent mammalian cells severely impede the practical applications.Herein,we proposed a metabolic engineering strategy to selectively inactivate Gram-positive bacteria by PTT.A bioorthogonal photothermal agent was prepared by the conjugation of IR-780 iodide and dibenzocyclooctyne(IR780-DBCO).Upon pre-metabolizing with 3-azido-D-alanine,Gram-positive bacteria rather than Gramnegative ones,such as Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycinresistant Enterococcus faecalis(VRE),could be specifically tied up by the explosive IR780-DBCO via copper-free click chemistry.Thereafter,they spontaneously detonated under 15 min near-infrared light irradiation and inactivated nearly 100% Gram-positive bacteria in vitro.Moreover,superbug VRE-induced infection was significantly inhibited by this approach in a mouse skin wound model.This metabolic labelling-based photothermal ablation strategy specific to Gram-positive microbes would stimulate the development of precise antibacterial candidates for preclinical applications.展开更多
With the development and rising of antimicrobial resistance,rapid and effective killings of bacteria are urgently needed,especially for antibiotic-resistant bacteria and bacterial biofilms that are usually hard to be ...With the development and rising of antimicrobial resistance,rapid and effective killings of bacteria are urgently needed,especially for antibiotic-resistant bacteria and bacterial biofilms that are usually hard to be treated with conventional antibiotics.Here,a rapid and broad-spectrum antibacterial strategy is demonstrated through photothermal ablation with MXene and light.Ti3C2 MXenes,when combined with 808 nm light,show significant antibacterial effects in just 20 min.The antibacterial strategy is effective to 15 bacterial species tested,including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA)and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci(VRE).In addition,the rapid antibacterial strategy works for MRSA biofilms,by damaging the structures as well as killing bacteria in biofilms.Furthermore,the investigation of the antibacterial mechanisms shows that Ti3C2 with light kills bacteria mainly physically through inserting/contact and photothermal effect.This work broadens the potential applications of MXene and provides a way to eradicate bacteria and biofilms physically,without the likelihood of resistance development.展开更多
基金Supported by Basic Research Fund for Central Nonprofit Institutes(Agro-environmental Protection Institute of Ministry of Agriculture)~~
文摘[Objective] The research aimed to screen Streptomyces hygroscopicus strains with high production of agricultural antibiotics. [ Method] A strain of S. hygroscopicus was screened from the soil of Hainan Island. After natural screening and consecutive ultraviolet induced mutation twice, S6-7 strain was obtained as the original strain then treated by UV irradiation and streptomycin resistance screening, and finally rescreened through shake-flask fermentation. [Result] 7 better strains were selected by primary screening from 62 single colonies which were picked out randomly. After 3 generations of consecutive cultivation on slant media and rescreening, 5 strains presented obvious forward mutation. The forward mutation rate reached 8.06%, and the largest production increasing rate came up to 25.11%. [Conclusion] By combining streptomycin resistance screening and conventional ultraviolet induced mutation, both the antibiotic-producing capacity and forward mutation screening efficiency of the original strain were greatly enhanced.
基金The Project Sponsored by the Foundation for Doctors, Jinan University, No.B0511
文摘Aim To synthesize 4″-carbamate derivatives of erythromycin and test their antibacterial activities in vitro. Methods New erythromycin antibacterial agents containing 4″-carbamate group were designed and synthesized from azithromycin via protection, aminoformylation, amination and deprotection. Their antibacterial activities against Staphylococcus aureus strains were tested. Results Nine compounds were synthesized. Their structures were confirmed by MS, IR, ~ 1 H NMR and ~ 13 C NMR, and the synthetic conditi...
基金Supported by National Sci-tech Support Plant during Twelfth Five-Year Plan(2015BAD1101)Earmarked Fund for China Agriculture Research System(CAR-38)~~
文摘Macrolide antibiotics have been widely used in clinic due to their good antibacterial effects and high safety, but the drug-resistant bacteria appear constantly. To solve the problem of drug resistance in pathogens, scholars obtain the third generation of macrolide antibiotics, ketolide antibiotics, which are developed by modifying the structure of macrolide antibiotics, thereby efficiently solving the problem. Ketolide antibiotics are a type of erythromycin derivatives with macrolide structure, and the typical drugs mainly include telithromycin, cethromycin and solithromycin, etc . This paper briefly introduced the recent progress of ketolide antibiotics, with an attempt to provide help to the research and development of new macrolide antibiotics.
文摘目的探讨免疫组织化学法在乳腺癌鉴别诊断中的临床意义。方法对江油市人民医院病理科2006年1月至2013年9月收治的852例浸润性乳腺癌组织标本进行链霉菌抗生物素蛋白-过氧化物酶连结法检测。比较不同年龄(≤50岁359例、>50岁493例),不同肿瘤最大直径(T)(T≤2 cm 395例、2 cm<T≤5 cm 401例、T>5 cm 56例),不同临床分期(Ⅰ期251例、Ⅱ期346例、Ⅲ期158例、Ⅳ期97例)的孕激素受体(PR)、雌激素受体(ER)、C-erb B-2、血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)、p53和Ki-67的阳性率。结果PR阳性率在低年龄组(58.77%)、肿瘤T≤2 cm(60.00%)、临床分期早较高且差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05);肿瘤T≤2 cm,ER阳性率(68.35%)显著高于其他肿瘤大小组(P<0.01),不同年龄、临床分期的阳性率差异无统计学意义(P>0.05),C-erb B-2在肿瘤大小、临床分期的阳性率差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05);VEGF、p53和Ki-67在不同年龄组、肿瘤体积组、临床分期的阳性率差异均无统计学意义(均P>0.05)。结论免疫组织化学指标中PR、ER、C-erb B-2在乳腺癌鉴别诊断中具有重要指导意义,可用于临床上鉴别诊断乳腺癌。
文摘SalNa (sodium salinomycin) reacts with divalent transition metal ions of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) to produce novel compounds characterized by various spectroscopic methods. The interaction of metal (II) ions with SalNa results in the formation of mononuclear complexes of a general composition of [M(Sal)2·(H2O)2] nH2O (n = 0 or 2) where the divalent cations replace Na~ ions from the cavity of initial compound. The new compounds (disalinomycinates) possess an enhanced antibacterial activity against Gram-positive microorganisms as compared to both SalNa and SalH (salinomycinic acid), respectively. The metal (II) complexes manifest strong concentration dependent cytotoxic effect in experiments using human leukemia cell lines. The complexes of Co0I) and Cu(lI) proved to exert superior activity as compared to the Ni(II) and Zn(II) analogues and are much more cytotoxic than SalNa and SalH. Further studies should be conducted to determine the therapeutic indexes of the new compounds.
基金Supported by the Key Innovation Project of Institute of Oceanology,Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.2009-2)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(No.2009ZRB02542)+2 种基金the Foundation of Key Laboratory of Marine Bioactive Substance and Modern Analytical Techniques,SOA(No.MBSMAT-2010-03)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41276164)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.BK2012650)
文摘Synechococcus sp.CC9311 is a marine cyanobacterium characterized by type IV chromatic acclimation(CA).A genetic transformation system was developed as a first step to elucidate the molecular mechanism of CA.The results show that Synechococcus sp.CC9311 cells were sensitive to four commonly used antibiotics:ampicillin,kanamycin,spectinomycin,and chloramphenicol.An integrative plasmid to disrupt the putative phycoerythrin lyase gene mpeV,using a kanamycin resistance gene as selectable marker,was constructed by recombinant polymerase chain reaction.The plasmid was then transformed into Synechococcus sp.CC9311 via electroporation.High transformation efficiency was achieved at a field strength of 2 kV/cm.DNA analysis showed that mpeV was fully disrupted following challenge of the transformants with a high concentration of kanamycin.In addition,the transformants that displayed poor growth on agar SN medium could be successfully plated on agarose SN medium.
基金supported by the Provincial Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,China (2013ZRB14055)and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.31372518)
文摘The gene ble from Streptoalloteichus hindustanus is widely used as a selective antibiotic marker. It can control the phleomycin resistance, and significantly increase the tolerance of hosts to zeocin. The unicellular marine microalga Nannochloropsis oculata is extremely sensitive to zeocin. We selected ble as the selective marker for the genetic transformation of N. oculata. After the algal cells at a density of 2× 10^7 cells mL-1 was digested with 4% hemicellulase and 2% driselase for 1 h, the protoplasts accounted for 90% of the total. The ble was placed at the downstream of promoter HSP70A-RUBS2 isolated from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, yielding a recombinant expression construct pMS 188. The construct was transferred into the protoplasts through electroporation (1 kV, 15 μS). The transformed protoplasts were cultured in fresh f/2 liquid medium, and selected on solid f/2 medium supplemented with 500 ng mL-t zeoein. The PCR result proved that ble existed in the transformants. Three transformants had been cultured for at least 5 generations without losing ble. Southern blotting analysis showed that the ble has been integrated into the genome of N. oculata. The ble will serve as a new dominant selective marker in genetic engineering N. oculata.
基金supported by funding from Shengxue Dacheng Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd,National Natural Science Foundation of China(31400034 and 31570031)the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2013CB734001)
文摘Increasing the self-resistance levels of Streptomyces is an effective strategy to improve the production of antibiotics.To increase the oxytetracycline(OTC) production in Streptomyces rimosus,we investigated the cooperative effect of three co-overexpressing OTC resistance genes:one gene encodes a ribosomal protection protein(otrA) and the other two express efflux proteins(otrB and otrC).Results indicated that combinational overexpression of otrA,otrB,and otrC(MKABC) exerted a synergetic effect.OTC production increased by 179%in the recombinant strain compared with that of the wild-type strain M4018.The resistance level to OTC was increased by approximately two-fold relative to the parental strain,thereby indicating that applying the cooperative effect of self-resistance genes is useful to improve OTC production.Furthermore,the previously identified cluster-situated activator OtcR was overexpressed in MKABC in constructing the recombinant strain MKRABC;such strain can produce OTC of approximately7.49 g L^((-1)),which represents an increase of 19%in comparison with that of the OtcR-overexpressing strain alone.Our work showed that the cooperative overexpression of self-resistance genes is a promising strategy to enhance the antibiotics production in Streptomyces.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.81202488)
文摘In this study, we developed a novel liposomal delivery system modified by Tat peptide and wheat germ agglutinin(WGA) with antimicrobial effect. Physicochemical parameters, in vitro antimicrobial, time-kill study, cellular uptake, biofilm formation inhibition and in vivo antibacterial efficacy against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) were investigated. Minimum inhibitory concentrations(MICs) and colony-forming units(CFUs) in the time-kill study for Tat-WGA-modified liposomal clarithromycin(CLA-Tat WGALip) were lower than those of free and other modified liposomal CLA. Flow cytometry analysis disclosed that Tat WGALip delivered more coumarin 6 into bacteria. Furthermore, Tat-WGA-modified liposomal CLA efficiently inhibited the formation of MRSA biofiom. CFU of MRSA in the abscess of mice treated with CLA-Tat WGALip was significantly lower than that of any others(P〈0.01). Collectively, liposomal delivery system modified by Tat and WGA could be a promising anti-resistant infection strategy.
基金the Grant from Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2016YFB1101501)and researchfinancial support from the Beijing AKEC Medical Co.,Ltd.Medical Research Center of Peking University Third Hospital
文摘Enhanced antiinfection activities, improved hemocompatibility and osteo-compatibility, and reinforced osseointegration are among the most important considerations in designing multifunctional orthopedic biomaterials.Hereby, anti-infective and osteogenic multifunctional 3 D printed porous Ti6 Al4 V implant with excellent hemocompatibility was successfully designed and fabricated. In brief, osteogenic micro-arc oxidation(MAO) coatings with micro/nanoscale porous topography were generated in situ on3 D printed Ti6 Al4 V scaffolds, on which heparin and vancomycin were easily immobilized. The surface microstructure,morphology, and chemical compositions were characterized employing scanning electron microscopy(SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR). High loading capacity and sustained vancomycin release profiles were revealed using high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC). Favorable antibacterial and antibiofilm performances against pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus(S. aureus) were validated in vitro through microbial viability assays, Live/Dead bacterial staining, and crystal violet staining. Human mesenchymal stem cells(h MSCs) were seeded on the scaffolds and their proliferation and viability were assessed using Cell Counting Kit and Live/Dead cell viability kit. Further, osteoblastic differentiation abilities were evaluated using alkaline phosphatase(ALP) activity as a hall marker. Additionally, the improved hemocompatibility of the heparinized scaffolds was confirmed by activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT), prothrombin time(PT) and thrombin time(TT). Overall, our results show that the surface-modified 3 D printed porous Ti6 Al4 V possesses balanced antibacterial and osteogenic functions while exhibiting extra anticlotting effects, boding well for future application in customized functional reconstruction of intricate bone defects.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52003222 and 21875189)Ningbo Natural Science Foundation(202003N4064)+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing(cstc2020jcyj-msxmX0752)the Joint Research Funds of Department of Science&Technology of Shaanxi Province and Northwestern Polytechnical University(2020GXLH-Z-013)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
文摘Bacterial infections are grave threats to human health,particularly those caused by the most common Grampositive bacteria.The massive administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics to treat various bacterial infections has led to the evolution and spread of drug resistance.As a universal antimicrobial technique unapt to induce drug resistance,photothermal therapy(PTT)is attracting extensive attention in recent years.However,its unspecific killing capability and side effects towards adjacent mammalian cells severely impede the practical applications.Herein,we proposed a metabolic engineering strategy to selectively inactivate Gram-positive bacteria by PTT.A bioorthogonal photothermal agent was prepared by the conjugation of IR-780 iodide and dibenzocyclooctyne(IR780-DBCO).Upon pre-metabolizing with 3-azido-D-alanine,Gram-positive bacteria rather than Gramnegative ones,such as Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycinresistant Enterococcus faecalis(VRE),could be specifically tied up by the explosive IR780-DBCO via copper-free click chemistry.Thereafter,they spontaneously detonated under 15 min near-infrared light irradiation and inactivated nearly 100% Gram-positive bacteria in vitro.Moreover,superbug VRE-induced infection was significantly inhibited by this approach in a mouse skin wound model.This metabolic labelling-based photothermal ablation strategy specific to Gram-positive microbes would stimulate the development of precise antibacterial candidates for preclinical applications.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81901790 and 21803006)the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing(7204274)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universitiesthe Interdisciplinary Medicine Seed Fund of Peking University(BMU2017MX015)。
文摘With the development and rising of antimicrobial resistance,rapid and effective killings of bacteria are urgently needed,especially for antibiotic-resistant bacteria and bacterial biofilms that are usually hard to be treated with conventional antibiotics.Here,a rapid and broad-spectrum antibacterial strategy is demonstrated through photothermal ablation with MXene and light.Ti3C2 MXenes,when combined with 808 nm light,show significant antibacterial effects in just 20 min.The antibacterial strategy is effective to 15 bacterial species tested,including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA)and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci(VRE).In addition,the rapid antibacterial strategy works for MRSA biofilms,by damaging the structures as well as killing bacteria in biofilms.Furthermore,the investigation of the antibacterial mechanisms shows that Ti3C2 with light kills bacteria mainly physically through inserting/contact and photothermal effect.This work broadens the potential applications of MXene and provides a way to eradicate bacteria and biofilms physically,without the likelihood of resistance development.