Biodegradable hydrophilic polyurethane PEGU25 loading antimicrobial peptide Bmap-28: a sustained-release membrane able to inhibit bacterial biofilm formation in vitro

Sci Rep. 2015 Mar 2:5:8634. doi: 10.1038/srep08634.

Abstract

Catheter-related infection makes up a large part of hospital infection and contributes 80% to all nosocomial urological infection, costing hundreds of millions dollar per year for treatment. Biodegradable hydrophilic material incorporating antibiotic substance is a promising way to prevent catheter-related infection. And antimicrobial peptide seems an optimal drug for its desirable antibiotic effect. In the current research, we produced a new kind of antibiotic material by incorporating antimicrobial peptide Bmap-28 with polyurethane PEGU25 and tested its effect on Proteus mirabilis in vitro. Compared with the control group, PEGU25 membrane incorporating Bmap-28 had a significant lower bacteria load after co-cultured with the Proteus mirabilis. And its antibiotic effect could be observed throughout the whole 7-day test. Also the Bmap-28 membrane could delay catheter obstruction caused by encrustation. Our findings reveal that PEGU25 incorporating Bmap-28 can well inhibit bacterial biofilm formation of common pathogens for catheter-related urinary tract infection in vitro, which makes it a promising antibiotic material for medical tubes for urology.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / toxicity
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Biocompatible Materials / chemistry*
  • Biofilms / drug effects
  • Biofilms / growth & development*
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Delayed-Action Preparations
  • Fibroblasts / drug effects
  • Fibroblasts / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions*
  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Polyurethanes / chemistry*
  • Proteins / chemistry
  • Proteins / pharmacology*
  • Proteus mirabilis / drug effects
  • Proteus mirabilis / physiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • BMAP-28
  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Delayed-Action Preparations
  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Polyurethanes
  • Proteins