Antimicrobial Organometallic Dendrimers with Tunable Activity against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

被引:62
作者
Abd-El-Aziz, Alaa S. [1 ]
Agatemor, Christian [1 ]
Etkin, Nola [1 ]
Overy, David P. [1 ,2 ]
Lanteigne, Martin [1 ]
McQuillan, Katherine [1 ]
Kerr, Russell G. [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Prince Edward Isl, Dept Chem, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada
[2] Univ Prince Edward Isl, Atlantic Vet Coll, Dept Pathol & Microbiol, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada
[3] Univ Prince Edward Isl, Atlantic Vet Coll, Dept Biomed Sci, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
SUBSTITUTED ARENECYCLOPENTADIENYLIRON CATIONS; TRANSITION-METALS; ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS; DIENYL COMPLEXES; ETA-5-CYCLOPENTADIENYLIRON HEXAFLUOROPHOSPHATES; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION; BEHAVIOR; POLYMERS; HYDRIDE; POLYELECTROLYTES;
D O I
10.1021/acs.biomac.5b01207
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
070307 [化学生物学]; 071010 [生物化学与分子生物学];
摘要
Multidrug-resistant pathogens are an increasing threat to public health. In an effort to curb the virulence of these pathogens, new antimicrobial agents are sought. Here we report a new class of antimicrobial organometallic dendrimers with tunable activity against multidrug-resistant Gram-positive bacteria that included methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium. Mechanistically, these redox-active, cationic organometallic dendrimers induced oxidative stress on bacteria and also disrupted the microbial cell membrane. The minimum inhibitory concentrations, which provide a quantitative measure of the antimicrobial activity of these dendrimers, were in the low micromolar range. AlamarBlue cell viability assay also confirms the antimicrobial activity of these dendrimers. Interestingly, these dendrimers were noncytotoxic to epidermal cell lines and to mammalian red blood cells, making them potential antimicrobial platforms for topical applications.
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页码:3694 / 3703
页数:10
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