Antibacterial peptide with broad-spectrum antibacterial effect, antibacterial product and application

Abstract

The invention belongs to the field of antibacterial peptides, and particularly relates to an antibacterial peptide with a broad-spectrum antibacterial effect, an antibacterial product and application. The antibacterial peptide is named as CAMP1111NC, and is obtained by performing N-terminal acetyl end capping and C-terminal amino end capping on polypeptide shown in SEQ ID NO: 1. The antibacterial peptide has remarkable antibacterial activity on a staphylococcus aureus standard strain ATCC12600, pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, klebsiella pneumoniae, an acinetobacter baumannii standard strain ATCC19606, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus ATCC33591, methicillin-resistant and gentamicin-resistant staphylococcus aureus ATCC33592 and acinetobacter baumannii bio-53272 resistant to various antibiotics, and the antibacterial peptide can be used for preparing the antibacterial peptide. The limitation of the traditional antibacterial peptide is effectively overcome.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the field of antimicrobial peptides, and in particular relates to an antimicrobial peptide with a broad-spectrum antibacterial effect, an antimicrobial product and an application thereof. Background Art

[0002] With the widespread use and abuse of traditional antibiotics, the problem of antibiotic resistance is becoming increasingly serious, and common bacterial infections have become the second leading cause of death in the world. Among them, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii are the six pathogens with the highest mortality rates, accounting for more than half of all bacterial infection-related deaths. Therefore, the development of new antibacterial drugs, especially antibacterial agents that can effectively inhibit these high-mortality pathogens, has become an urgent need to address the drug resistance crisis.

[0003] As a class of natural immune molecules widely present in organisms, antimicrobial peptides are considered to be an important alternative to traditional antibiotics because of their broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, low risk of drug resistance development and unique mechanism of action. Antimicrobial peptides are usually composed of 5-100 amino acids, have an amphipathic structure, and can exert antibacterial effects through multiple mechanisms such as destroying bacterial cell membranes and interfering with protein synthesis. Unlike traditional antibiotics, the mechanism of action of antimicrobial peptides makes it difficult for bacteria to develop drug resistance through single gene mutations. For example, CN118546228B discloses an antimicrobial peptide that can be used to inhibit the growth of Streptococcus suis and exhibits a highly effective bactericidal effect on Streptococcus suis by increasing cell membrane permeability. CN112321698B discloses an antimicrobial peptide and a pharmaceutical composition thereof, wherein the antimicrobial peptide is modified based on the natural antimicrobial peptide PGLa-AM1, has stronger antimicrobial effects and better performance, and inhibits the growth of Helicobacter pylori.

[0004] However, the widespread application of antimicrobial peptides still faces many challenges, mainly due to low antibacterial activity and high instability, which limit their widespread application in actual treatment. Summary of the invention

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a novel antimicrobial peptide, which can effectively inhibit a variety of Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens and has a broad-spectrum antibacterial effect. The technical solution is as follows: The present invention provides an antimicrobial peptide with a broad-spectrum antibacterial effect, named CAMP1111NC, which is obtained by capping the polypeptide shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 with an acetyl group at the N-terminus (acetylation modification) and an amino group at the C-terminus (amidation modification), that is, the structure of CAMP1111NC is CH3CO-IGSKIWRRFLRLFRKP-NH2.

[0006] The antimicrobial peptide exhibited significant antibacterial activity against the standard strain of Staphylococcus aureus ATCC12600, Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, Klebsiella pneumoniae, standard strain of Acinetobacter baumannii ATCC19606, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ATCC33591, methicillin- and gentamicin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ATCC33592, and Acinetobacter baumannii bio-53272 resistant to multiple antibiotics, effectively overcoming the limitations of traditional antimicrobial peptides. Furthermore, the minimum inhibitory concentrations of the antimicrobial peptide against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin- and gentamicin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii were 2 μg / mL, 16 μg / mL, 16 μg / mL, 2 μg / mL, 4 μg / mL, 4 μg / mL, and 8 μg / mL, respectively.

[0007] The present invention also provides the use of the antibacterial peptide with a broad-spectrum antibacterial effect in the preparation of an antibacterial product, wherein the antibacterial product is used to inhibit Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii or Klebsiella pneumoniae.

[0008] Furthermore, the antibacterial product is an antibacterial drug or an antibacterial agent.

[0009] Furthermore, the antibacterial product contains the antibacterial peptide as the only active ingredient.

[0010] Furthermore, the antibacterial drug is used to treat diseases caused by infection with drug-resistant bacteria; the antibacterial agent can be used in the fields of medical care, food preservation, personal care products or environmental disinfection.

[0011] Furthermore, the antibacterial drug also includes pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.

[0012] Furthermore, the dosage form of the antibacterial drug is an aqueous extract, powder, lotion, tincture, oil, emulsion, ointment, plaster or aerosol.

[0013] The present invention also provides an antibacterial product, comprising the antibacterial peptide. Further, the antibacterial product has the antibacterial peptide as the only active ingredient. Further, the antibacterial product is an antibacterial drug or an antibacterial agent.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention include at least: 1. The antimicrobial peptide provided by the present invention has highly effective inhibitory activity against pathogenic bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae. It also has a high antibacterial effect on drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. It has good pH stability and exhibits anti-infection activity in a mouse model. These characteristics make it show the antibacterial value of medical drugs, and provide alternative medicinal resources for future clinical use against these human pathogens.

[0015] 2. The antimicrobial peptides provided by the present invention also have the advantages of low production cost and high environmental stability, providing important technical support for the development of clinical antimicrobial drugs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the chemical structure of the antimicrobial peptide CAMP1111NC.

[0017] Figure 2 This is the predicted structure of the antimicrobial peptide CAMP1111NC.

[0018] Figure 3 The MIC test results of the antimicrobial peptide CAMP1111NC against 7 pathogens.

[0019] Figure 4 The growth of Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, Acinetobacter baumannii ATCC19606 and resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bio-53272 was measured when MIC was determined.

[0020] Figure 5 To determine the growth of Staphylococcus aureus ATCC12600, resistant Staphylococcus aureus ATCC33591 and resistant Staphylococcus aureus ATCC33592 when MIC was determined.

[0021] Figure 6 These are the experimental results of pH stability and pepsin stability of the antimicrobial peptide CAMP1111NC.

[0022] Figure 7 Changes in mouse body weight during the experimental period of anti-infection activity of the antimicrobial peptide CAMP1111NC in the mouse skin abrasion model.

[0023] Figure 8 Bacterial load in mice treated with the antimicrobial peptide CAMP1111NC 24 hours later. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific examples, but should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Unless otherwise specified, the technical means used in the following examples are conventional means well known to those skilled in the art, and the materials, reagents, etc. used in the following examples, unless otherwise specified, can be obtained from commercial sources.

[0025] Staphylococcus aureus ATCC12600, Acinetobacter baumannii ATCC19606, Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, Klebsiella pneumoniae, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ATCC33591, methicillin- and gentamicin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ATCC33592, and drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bio-53272 were purchased from Beina Chuanglian Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

[0026] Example 1: Physicochemical properties and preparation of antimicrobial peptide CAMP1111NC The antimicrobial peptide CAMP1111NC is obtained by performing additional acetyl blocking (acetylation modification) and amino blocking (amidation modification) at the N-terminus and C-terminus of the polypeptide shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 during solid phase synthesis. The molecular formula of the antimicrobial peptide CAMP1111NC is C 101 H 164 N 32 O 18 , molecular weight is 2114.58 g / mol, net charge number is 6, with 6 positive charges, isoelectric point is 12.88, normalized hydrophobicity is -0.46, chemical structure diagram is as follows Figure 1 shown.

[0027] The antimicrobial peptide CAMP1111NC was synthesized by Shanghai Bioengineering Co., Ltd. through solid phase chemical synthesis, with a purity of more than 95%. The lower molecular weight makes CAMP1111NC have a lower production cost.

[0028] The online tool AlphaFold2 cannot predict the structure of modified peptides. It predicts the protein structure of unmodified peptides based on the structure reflected in the side. The prediction results are as follows Figure 2 As shown, this indicates that the peptide is a typical α-helical peptide with amphipathic characteristics, which is conducive to its interaction with bacterial membranes.

[0029] The amino acid sequence involved is: IGSKIWRRFLRLFRKP (SEQ ID NO: 1).

[0030] Example 2: Determination of the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the antimicrobial peptide CAMP1111NC against seven human pathogens The MIC of antimicrobial peptides was determined by the broth microdilution method, referring to the guidelines of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute: Wayne, PA Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Disk Susceptibility Tests, Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, 1991.

[0031] Seven pathogens were inoculated into sterile LB liquid medium and cultured overnight at 37°C with shaking. The pathogens were inoculated into fresh LB liquid medium at a 1% inoculation rate and cultured until the logarithmic growth phase. The bacterial concentration was adjusted to 1×10 5 CFU / mL to obtain bacterial solution. Then 180 μL of bacterial solution was transferred to a 96-well plate. The antimicrobial peptide CAMP1111NC powder was dissolved in sterile water and diluted to a serial dilution of 2-fold antimicrobial peptide solution, with concentrations of 20 μg / mL, 40 μg / mL, 80 μg / mL, 160 μg / mL, 320 μg / mL and 640 μg / mL. 20 μL of antimicrobial peptide solutions of different concentrations were added to the bacterial solution in the 96-well plate, respectively, so that the antimicrobial peptide concentrations in the bacterial solution were 2 μg / mL, 4 μg / mL, 8 μg / mL, 16 μg / mL, 32 μg / mL and 64 μg / mL. After the 96-well plate was incubated at 37°C for 24 hours, the bacterial growth was detected by an enzyme reader, and MIC was defined as the minimum antimicrobial peptide concentration at which no bacterial growth was detected. Sterile water was used as the control group CK, and 3 replicates were set for each group of experiments.

[0032] MICs of the antimicrobial peptide CAMP1111NC against seven human pathogens Figure 3 As shown in Figure 2, bacterial growth during MIC determination is as follows: Figure 4-Figure 5 The results showed that the MICs for Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 were 16 μg / mL, the MICs for Acinetobacter baumannii ATCC19606 and resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bio-53272 were 2 μg / mL and 8 μg / mL, respectively, and the MICs for Staphylococcus aureus ATCC12600, resistant Staphylococcus aureus ATCC33591 and resistant Staphylococcus aureus ATCC33592 were 2 μg / mL, 4 μg / mL and 4 μg / mL, respectively.

[0033] Example 3: Stability test of antimicrobial peptide CAMP1111NC The PBS buffer was adjusted to pH 2, 7.4 and 8 with HCl and NaOH, respectively. The antimicrobial peptide powder was dissolved in the adjusted sterile PBS buffer to a peptide solution with a concentration of 640 μg / mL. After incubation at 37°C for 1 hour, the MIC value of the treated antimicrobial peptide against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC12600 was detected according to the method described in Example 2 to evaluate the stability of the antimicrobial peptide under different pH conditions.

[0034] For the pepsin stability assay, pepsin was dissolved in a sterile PBS solution at pH 2 to a final concentration of 100 μg / mL, and then the peptide was dissolved in the above pepsin solution to a concentration of 640 μg / mL. After incubation at 37°C for 1 hour, it was boiled at 100°C for 15 min to inactivate pepsin. The MIC value of the treated antimicrobial peptide against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC12600 was then determined according to the method described in Example 2 to evaluate the resistance of the antimicrobial peptide to pepsin hydrolysis.

[0035] The stability experiment of antimicrobial peptide CAMP1111NC is as follows Figure 6 As shown in the figure, different pH and pepsin had no significant effect on the activity of antimicrobial peptides, and the MIC was stable at 4 μg / mL.

[0036] Example 4: Anti-infection experiment of the antimicrobial peptide CAMP1111NC in the mouse skin abrasion model Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 12600, ATCC 33591 and ATCC 33592 were inoculated into LB liquid medium and cultured at 37°C with shaking until the logarithmic growth phase. Subsequently, the cells were washed twice with sterile PBS and resuspended to an OD of 600 The three strains were mixed in a ratio of 1:1:1, and the concentration of the mixed bacterial suspension was measured using a McFarland turbidimeter and adjusted to 1×10 8 CFU / mL. Six-week-old female Kunming mice were selected and anesthetized by intraperitoneal injection of 4% chloral hydrate. The back area that the mice could not touch with their mouths or limbs was shaved and disinfected, and a 12×12 mm superficial abrasion was prepared. After the wound was rinsed with sterile saline, 20 μL of 1×10 8CFU / mL of mixed bacterial suspension was used for infection. 20 μL of CAMP1111NC with a concentration of 32 μg / mL was dripped on the wound 2 h after infection for treatment. Three mice were set up in each group, and all mice were housed individually to avoid cross contamination, and were adaptively housed for 5 days before the experiment. The mice were killed 24 h after the experiment, and 5×5 mm skin tissue was taken from the infected site and homogenized using a grinder (25 Hz). 10-fold continuous gradient dilution was spread on agar plates, and 3 parallels were set for each plate, cultured at 37°C for 24 h, and colony counts were performed according to GB / T 5750.12-2023. At the same time, the weight changes of mice were recorded at each experimental stage.

[0037] Figure 7 The weight changes of mice during the experimental period. The weight loss trend of mice in the CAMP1111NC experimental group slowed down; Figure 8 This is the bacterial load of mice treated with the antimicrobial peptide CAMP1111NC 24 hours later. The CFU count results showed that CAMP1111NC effectively inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and reduced the bacterial load by one order of magnitude.

[0038] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention and do not constitute a limitation on the content of the present invention. Within the technical concept of the present invention, the technical solution of the present invention can be subjected to a variety of simple modifications, including the combination of various technical features in any other suitable manner, and these simple modifications and combinations should also be regarded as the contents disclosed by the present invention and belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An antimicrobial peptide having a broad-spectrum antibacterial effect, characterized in that: The polypeptide shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 is obtained by capping the N-terminal acetyl group and the C-terminal amino group.

2. The use of the antimicrobial peptide according to claim 1 in the preparation of antimicrobial products, characterized in that: The antibacterial product is used for inhibiting Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii or Klebsiella pneumoniae.

3. The use according to claim 2, characterized in that The antibacterial product is an antibacterial drug or a bacteriostatic agent.

4. The use according to claim 3, characterized in that The antibacterial drug is used to treat diseases caused by infection with drug-resistant bacteria; the antibacterial agent is used in medical care, food preservation, personal care products or environmental disinfection.

5. The use according to claim 3, characterized in that The antibacterial drug also includes pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.

Images