Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (44): 7183-7187.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.44.024

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RNAIII inhibiting peptide suppresses the adhesion of staphylococcus epidermis on the Hela cells

Xing Qing-chang1, Hao Li-bo2, Wang Ji-fang2   

  1. 1Department of Orthopedics, 309 Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100091, China; 2Department of Orthopedics, General Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100853, China
  • Online:2014-10-22 Published:2014-10-22
  • Contact: Xing Qing-chang, M.D., Associate chief physician, Department of Orthopedics, 309 Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100091, China
  • About author:Xing Qing-chang, M.D., Associate chief physician, Department of Orthopedics, 309 Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100091, China
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30640088

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Staphylococcal infections and its biofilm formation can occur when orthopedic implants or wound is healing, and are regulated by bacterial population sensing mechanism. RNAIII inhibiting peptide intervenes the quorum-sensing system of staphylococcal and blocks the signal transduction among staphylococcal cells, and inhibits staphylococcal biofilm formation, and then prevents staphylococcal infections.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of RNAIII inhibiting peptide on the adhesion of staphylococcus epidermis to the Hela cells.
METHODS: The Hela cells were cultured in vitro. There were four groups in this study. In the blank group, saline with dimethyl sulfoxide was added in each well. In the RNAIII inhibiting peptide group, dimethyl sulfoxide solution containing RNAIII inhibiting peptide was added. In the levofloxacin group, levofloxacin was added. In the combination group, the dose was in accordance with above methods. Using intergroup control method, the adhesion of staphylococcus epidermis to the Hela cells was compared under the effects of saline, RNAIII inhibiting peptide and levofloxacin and their combination.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: In the blank group, abundant bacterial adhered to Hela cells. The number of adhered bacteria was significantly lower in each medicine group than in the blank group (P < 0.001). The spot count was significantly lower in the levofloxacin group than in the RNAIII inhibiting peptide group (P < 0.05). In the combination group, the number of bacteria adhered to Hela cells was decreased (P < 0.01). Results verified that  RNAIII inhibiting peptide effectively suppressed the adhesion of staphylococcus epidermis to the host cells, and showed synergistic effects on antibiotics.


中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:人工关节;骨植入物;脊柱骨折;内固定;数字化骨科;组织工程


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Key words: tissue engineering, bacteria, infection, RNA, staphylococcus

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