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KMID : 0545120210310020189
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Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
2021 Volume.31 No. 2 p.189 ~ p.196
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Periplanetasin-2 Enhances the Antibacterial Properties of Vancomycin or Chloramphenicol in Escherichia coli
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Lee Hee-Jeong
Hwang Jae-Sam
Lee Dong-Gun
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Abstract
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Periplanetasin-2 from cockroach exhibits broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity. The underlying antibacterial mechanisms rely on the stimulation of reactive oxygen species overproduction to induce apoptotic cell death. A promising strategy to increase the bioavailability of periplanetasin-2 involves reducing the dose through combination therapy with other antibacterials that show synergistic effects. Thus, the synergistic antibacterial activity of periplanetasin-2 with conventional antibacterial agents and its mechanisms was examined against Escherichia coli in this study. Among the agents tested, the combinations of periplanetasin-2 with vancomycin and chloramphenicol exhibited synergistic effects. Periplanetasin-2 in combination with vancomycin and chloramphenicol demonstrated antibacterial activity through the intracellular oxidative stress response. The combination with vancomycin resulted in the enhancement of bacterial apoptosislike death, whereas the combination with chloramphenicol enhanced oxidative stress damage. These synergistic interactions of periplanetasin-2 can help broaden the spectrum of conventional antibiotics. The combination of antimicrobial peptides and conventional antibiotics is proposed as a novel perspective on treatments to combat severe bacterial infection.
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KEYWORD
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Periplanetasin-2, vancomycin, chloramphenicol, synergistic interaction
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