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Title: Anti-endotoxic and antibacterial effects of a dermal substitute coated with host defense peptides
Authors: Kasetty, Gopinath
Kalle, Martina
Mörgelin, Matthias
Brune, Jan C.
Schmidtchen, Artur
Issue Date: 2015
Source: Kasetty, G., Kalle, M., Mörgelin, M., Brune, J. C., & Schmidtchen, A. (2015). Anti-endotoxic and antibacterial effects of a dermal substitute coated with host defense peptides. Biomaterials, 53, 415-425.
Series/Report no.: Biomaterials
Abstract: Biomaterials used during surgery and wound treatment are of increasing importance in modern medical care. In the present study we set out to evaluate the addition of thrombin-derived host defense peptides to human acellular dermis (hAD, i.e. epiflex®). Antimicrobial activity of the functionalized hAD was demonstrated using radial diffusion and viable count assays against Gram-negative Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Electron microscopy analyses showed that peptide-mediated bacterial killing led to reduced hAD degradation. Furthermore, peptide-functionalized hAD displayed endotoxin-binding activity in vitro, as evidenced by inhibition of NF-κB activation in human monocytic cells (THP-1 cells) and a reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokine production in whole blood in response to lipopolysaccharide stimulation. The dermal substitute retained its anti-endotoxic activity after washing, compatible with results showing that the hAD bound a significant amount of peptide. Furthermore, bacteria-induced contact activation was inhibited by peptide addition to the hAD. E. coli infected hAD, alone, or after treatment with the antiseptic substance polyhexamethylenebiguanide (PHMB), yielded NF-κB activation in THP-1 cells. The activation was abrogated by peptide addition. Thus, thrombin-derived HDPs should be of interest in the further development of new biomaterials with combined antimicrobial and anti-endotoxic functions for use in surgery and wound treatment.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79248
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38647
ISSN: 0142-9612
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.02.111
Schools: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) 
Rights: © 2015 Elsevier. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by Biomaterials, Elsevier. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.02.111].
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