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Antibiofilm Activity on Candida albicans and Mechanism of Action on Biomembrane Models of the Antimicrobial Peptide Ctn[15–34]

Ctn[15–34], the C-terminal fragment of crotalicidin, an antimicrobial peptide from the South American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus terrificus venom, displays remarkable anti-infective and anti-proliferative activities. Herein, its activity on Candida albicans biofilms and its interaction with the c...

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Autores principales: de Aguiar, Francisca Lidiane Linhares, Santos, Nuno C., de Paula Cavalcante, Carolina Sidrim, Andreu, David, Baptista, Gandhi Radis, Gonçalves, Sónia
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7664368/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33172206
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21218339
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author de Aguiar, Francisca Lidiane Linhares
Santos, Nuno C.
de Paula Cavalcante, Carolina Sidrim
Andreu, David
Baptista, Gandhi Radis
Gonçalves, Sónia
author_facet de Aguiar, Francisca Lidiane Linhares
Santos, Nuno C.
de Paula Cavalcante, Carolina Sidrim
Andreu, David
Baptista, Gandhi Radis
Gonçalves, Sónia
author_sort de Aguiar, Francisca Lidiane Linhares
collection PubMed
description Ctn[15–34], the C-terminal fragment of crotalicidin, an antimicrobial peptide from the South American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus terrificus venom, displays remarkable anti-infective and anti-proliferative activities. Herein, its activity on Candida albicans biofilms and its interaction with the cytoplasmic membrane of the fungal cell and with a biomembrane model in vitro was investigated. A standard C. albicans strain and a fluconazole-resistant clinical isolate were exposed to the peptide at its minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) (10 µM) and up to 100 × MIC to inhibit biofilm formation and its eradication. A viability test using XTT and fluorescent dyes, confocal laser scanning microscopy, and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were used to observe the antibiofilm effect. To evaluate the importance of membrane composition on Ctn[15–34] activity, C. albicans protoplasts were also tested. Fluorescence assays using di-8-ANEPPS, dynamic light scattering, and zeta potential measurements using liposomes, protoplasts, and C. albicans cells indicated a direct mechanism of action that was dependent on membrane interaction and disruption. Overall, Ctn[15–34] showed to be an effective antifungal peptide, displaying antibiofilm activity and, importantly, interacting with and disrupting fungal plasma membrane.
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spelling pubmed-76643682020-11-14 Antibiofilm Activity on Candida albicans and Mechanism of Action on Biomembrane Models of the Antimicrobial Peptide Ctn[15–34] de Aguiar, Francisca Lidiane Linhares Santos, Nuno C. de Paula Cavalcante, Carolina Sidrim Andreu, David Baptista, Gandhi Radis Gonçalves, Sónia Int J Mol Sci Article Ctn[15–34], the C-terminal fragment of crotalicidin, an antimicrobial peptide from the South American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus terrificus venom, displays remarkable anti-infective and anti-proliferative activities. Herein, its activity on Candida albicans biofilms and its interaction with the cytoplasmic membrane of the fungal cell and with a biomembrane model in vitro was investigated. A standard C. albicans strain and a fluconazole-resistant clinical isolate were exposed to the peptide at its minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) (10 µM) and up to 100 × MIC to inhibit biofilm formation and its eradication. A viability test using XTT and fluorescent dyes, confocal laser scanning microscopy, and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were used to observe the antibiofilm effect. To evaluate the importance of membrane composition on Ctn[15–34] activity, C. albicans protoplasts were also tested. Fluorescence assays using di-8-ANEPPS, dynamic light scattering, and zeta potential measurements using liposomes, protoplasts, and C. albicans cells indicated a direct mechanism of action that was dependent on membrane interaction and disruption. Overall, Ctn[15–34] showed to be an effective antifungal peptide, displaying antibiofilm activity and, importantly, interacting with and disrupting fungal plasma membrane. MDPI 2020-11-06 /pmc/articles/PMC7664368/ /pubmed/33172206 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21218339 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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de Aguiar, Francisca Lidiane Linhares
Santos, Nuno C.
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Andreu, David
Baptista, Gandhi Radis
Gonçalves, Sónia
Antibiofilm Activity on Candida albicans and Mechanism of Action on Biomembrane Models of the Antimicrobial Peptide Ctn[15–34]
title Antibiofilm Activity on Candida albicans and Mechanism of Action on Biomembrane Models of the Antimicrobial Peptide Ctn[15–34]
title_full Antibiofilm Activity on Candida albicans and Mechanism of Action on Biomembrane Models of the Antimicrobial Peptide Ctn[15–34]
title_fullStr Antibiofilm Activity on Candida albicans and Mechanism of Action on Biomembrane Models of the Antimicrobial Peptide Ctn[15–34]
title_full_unstemmed Antibiofilm Activity on Candida albicans and Mechanism of Action on Biomembrane Models of the Antimicrobial Peptide Ctn[15–34]
title_short Antibiofilm Activity on Candida albicans and Mechanism of Action on Biomembrane Models of the Antimicrobial Peptide Ctn[15–34]
title_sort antibiofilm activity on candida albicans and mechanism of action on biomembrane models of the antimicrobial peptide ctn[15–34]
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7664368/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33172206
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21218339
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