RNAIII-inhibiting peptide improves efficacy of clinically used antibiotics in a murine model of staphylococcal sepsis
RNAIII-inhibiting peptide improves efficacy of clinically used antibiotics in a murine model of staphylococcal sepsis
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DOI:
10.1016/j.peptides.2004.09.018
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发表时间:
2005-02-01
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3
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Scalise, G
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Giacometti, A;Cirioni, O;Scalise, G
RNAIII-inhibiting peptide (RIP, YSPWTNF-NH2) is a quorum-sensing peptide inhibitor that prevents Staphylococcus aureus toxin production and biofilm formation. A mouse sepsis model was used to test the efficacy of RIP alone or in combination with conventional antibiotics in suppressing S. aureus-induced sepsis. Mice were injected intravenously with 3.0 x 10(6) CFU of S. aureus ATCC 25923 or with 3.0 x 10(6) CFU of S. aureus strain Smith diffuse. All animals were randomized to receive intravenously isotonic sodium chloride solution as a control, or 20 mg/kg RIP alone or combined with 20 mg/kg cefazolin. 10 mg/kg imipenem. or 10 mg/kg vancomycin immediately or 6 h after bacterial challenge. Main outcome measures were bacteremia and lethality. All compounds reduced lethality when compared to controls. Although, in general combined-treated groups had significant lower bacterial counts when associated to singly-treated groups only the combination between RIP and vancomycin with respect to cefazolin gave a statistically, significant decrease in the lethality rate. Lowest lethality rates (10%) and bacteremia (