Efficient Delivery of Antisense Oligonucleotides by Amphipathic Cell-penetrating Peptide in Acinetobacter baumannii
Efficient Delivery of Antisense Oligonucleotides by Amphipathic Cell-penetrating Peptide in Acinetobacter baumannii
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鲍曼不动杆菌中两亲性细胞穿透肽有效递送反义寡核苷酸
DOI:
10.2174/1567201816666190627141931
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发表时间:
2019-01-01
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Xue, Xiaoyan
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作者:
Chen, Zhou;Nie, Dan;Xue, Xiaoyan
Background: Carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) was on the top of the list of the most threatening bacteria published by the WHO in 2017. Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) based therapy is a promising strategy for combating Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) bacteria because of its high specificity, easy design and lower induction of resistance, but poor cellular uptake by bacteria has restricted the further utilization of this therapy.Methods: Here, we used CADY, a secondary amphipathic peptide of 20 residues that could successfully carry siRNA into mammalian cells, to prepare CADY/ASOs nanoparticles (CADY-NPs) targeting acpP (encoding acyl carrier protein), and evaluated the uptake features, the inhibitory effects of ClDY-NPs on gene expression and the growth of MDR-A. baumannii.Results: We found that CADY-NPs could be quickly internalized by drug-sensitive and MDR-A. baumannii in an energy independent manner, which could be restrained by chlorpromazine (an inhibitor of clathrin mediated endocytosis) significantly. In addition, CADY-NPs targeting acpP concentrationdependently retarded the growth of MDR-A. baumannii, which was associated with the decreased expression of targeted genes in A. baumannii.Conclusion: In conclusion, our research is the first to demonstrate that CADY can deliver ASOs into bacteria and provide a novel strategy for the treatment of MDR-A. baumannii.