Bac7(1-35) is an active fragment of the bovine cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide Bac7, which selectively inactivates Gram-negative bacteria both in vitro and in mice infected with Salmonella typhimurium. It has a non-lytic mechanism of action, is rapidly internalized by susceptible bacteria and mammalian cells and likely acts by binding to internal targets. In this study we show that Bac7(1-35) accumulates selectively within primed macrophages with respect to resting monocytes. Confocal microscopy analysis showed that the peptide mainly distributes in the cytoplasm and perinuclear region of macrophages within 3 hours of incubation, without affecting cell viability. Cytotoxicity studies showed that the peptide does not induce necrotic or apoptotic damage up to concentrations 50-100-fold higher than minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC). Moreover, Bac7(1-35) did not affect the ability of macrophages to engulf S. typhimurium, a species that may proliferate within this cell type. Conversely, when added to macrophages after phagocytosis, Bac7(1-35) caused a significant reduction in the number of recovered bacteria, indicating that it can kill the engulfed microorganisms directly and/or indirectly, via activation of the defense response of the cells.
Cellular Internalization and Cytotoxicity of the Antimicrobial Proline-rich Peptide Bac7(1-35) in Monocytes/Macrophages, and its Activity Against Phagocytosed Salmonella typhimurium
항균 프롤린 풍부 펩타이드 Bac7(1-35)의 세포 내부화 및 세포 독성, 그리고 포식된 살모넬라 파이푸리움에 대한 활성
[Category] 살모넬라증,
[Article Type] journal-article
[Source] pubmed
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