Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy in the Near-Infrared Region with a Targeting Antimicrobial Peptide Connected to a π-Extended Porphyrin.

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Date publication

juillet 2022

Journal

ACS infectious diseases

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr BECHINGER Burkhard, Dr LAVALLE Philippe, Dr RABINEAU Morgane


Tous les auteurs :
Gourlot C, Gosset A, Glattard E, Aisenbrey C, Rangasamy S, Rabineau M, Ouk TS, Sol V, Lavalle P, Gourlaouen C, Ventura B, Bechinger B, Heitz V

Résumé

The increase of antimicrobial resistance to conventional antibiotics is worldwide a major health problem that requires the development of new bactericidal strategies. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (a-PDT) that generates reactive oxygen species acting on multiple cellular targets is unlikely to induce bacterial resistance. This localized treatment requires, for safe and efficient treatment of nonsuperficial infections, a targeting photosensitizer excited in the near IR. To this end, a new conjugate consisting of an antimicrobial peptide linked to a π-extended porphyrin photosensitizer was designed for a-PDT. Upon irradiation at 720 nm, the conjugate has shown at micromolar concentration strong bactericidal action on both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Moreover, this conjugate allows one to reach a low minimum bactericidal concentration with near IR excitation without inducing toxicity to skin cells.

Mots clés

antimicrobial peptide, antimicrobial photodynamic therapy, bacteria, keratinocyte, near infrared, porphyrin

Référence

ACS Infect Dis. 2022 07 27;: