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Polímeros sintéticos activos contra el crecimiento de células vegetativas de Clostridium difficile y el crecimiento

Runhui Liu¹, Jose M Suárez, Bernard Weisblum

¹Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin , Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States.

Journal of the American Chemical Society

|October 4, 2014

Resumen

Los polímeros sintéticos de nylon-3 se muestran prometedores como alternativas a los péptidos de defensa del huésped para combatir las infecciones por Clostridium difficile. Estos polímeros inhiben eficazmente el crecimiento bacteriano y el crecimiento de esporas, con una toxicidad reducida en comparación con los péptidos naturales.

Área de la Ciencia:

Ciencia de los Biomateriales Ciencia de los Biomateriales.
Investigación de Enfermedades Infecciosas.
Química de Polímeros La Química de Polímeros es la química de los polímeros.

Sus antecedentes:

Los polímeros de nylon-3 (poli-β-péptidos) se exploran como alternativas sintéticas a los péptidos de defensa del huésped.
Estos polímeros ofrecen ventajas en síntesis y resistencia a la proteólisis.
El Clostridium difficile es un patógeno nosocomial significativo que causa enfermedades diarreicas infecciosas.

Objetivo del estudio:

Evaluar la eficacia in vitro de los copolímeros de nylon-3 contra el Clostridium difficile. para evaluar la eficacia in vitro de los copolímeros de nylon-3 contra el Clostridium difficile. para evaluar la eficacia in vitro de los copolímeros de nylon-3 contra el Clostridium difficile. para evaluar la eficacia in vitro de los copolímeros de nylon-3 contra el Clostridium difficile.
Para comparar el rendimiento de los copolímeros de nylon-3 con el péptido de defensa del huésped humano LL-37 y los antibióticos.
Para evaluar la actividad hemolítica de los polímeros de nylon-3 más efectivos.

Principales métodos:

Análisis in vitro de los copolímeros de nylon-3 contra las cepas de Clostridium difficile.
Evaluación de la inhibición del crecimiento de células vegetativas y del crecimiento de esporas.
Análisis comparativo con LL-37, vancomicina y nisina.
Pruebas hemolíticas para determinar la toxicidad del polímero.

Principales resultados:

Los copolímeros de nylon-3 seleccionados demostraron una eficacia comparable a la LL-37 en el bloqueo del crecimiento de células vegetativas e inhibición del crecimiento de esporas.
Tanto los copolímeros de nylon-3 como el LL-37 fueron efectivos contra los epidémicos 027 y 012 ribotipos de C. difficile.
La vancomicina y la nisina no pudieron inhibir el crecimiento de esporas del ribotipo 012.
El polímero de nylon-3 más eficaz exhibió una menor actividad hemolítica que el LL-37.

Conclusiones:

Los copolímeros de nylon-3 muestran potencial como agentes terapéuticos contra el Clostridium difficile.
Estos polímeros sintéticos ofrecen una alternativa prometedora a los péptidos de defensa del huésped y ciertos antibióticos.
Un mayor desarrollo de los copolímeros de nylon-3 podría conducir a nuevos tratamientos para las infecciones por C. difficile.

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