Antibacterial activities of the cathelicidins prophenin (Residues 62 to 79) and LL-37 in the presence of a lung surfactant preparation

Abstract

The antibacterial activities of the cathelicidin peptides LL-37 and an 18-residue C-terminal fragment of prophenin, corresponding to positions 62 to 79 of native prophenin (PF-18), were analyzed in the presence of a modified surfactant preparation isolated from minced porcine lungs. At low micromolar concentrations, both LL-37 and PF-18 showed significant activities against different serotypes of group B streptococci, with LL-37 being more active on a molar basis. The surfactant preparation at a concentration of 10 mg/ml partly blocked the antibacterial activity of 9 muM LL-37 and completely blocked the antibacterial activity of 9 muM PF-18. However, 10 mg of the surfactant preparation per ml had only minor inhibitory effects on LL-37 and PF-18 at 90 muM. Addition of up to 900 muM PF-18 did not affect the surface properties of the surfactant preparation. These data suggest that surfactant preparations containing antimicrobial peptides could be useful for the local treatment of pulmonary infections

Published in

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
2004, Volume: 48, number: 6, pages: 2097-2100
Publisher: AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY

SLU Authors

• Johansson, Jan

  • Department of Molecular Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.48.6.2097-2100.2004

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