Combined treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm with lactoferrin and xylitol inhibits the ability of bacteria to respond to damage resulting from lactoferrin iron chelation

dc.contributor.authorAmmons, Mary Cloud B.
dc.contributor.authorWard, L. S.
dc.contributor.authorDowd, Scot E.
dc.contributor.authorJames, Garth A.
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-06T23:36:33Z
dc.date.available2017-02-06T23:36:33Z
dc.date.issued2011-04
dc.description.abstractWith an ageing and ever more obese population, chronic wounds such as diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers and venous leg ulcers are an increasingly relevant medical concern. Identification of bacterial biofilm contamination as a major contributor to non-healing wounds demands biofilm-targeted strategies to manage chronic wounds. Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been identified as a principal biofilm-forming opportunistic pathogen in chronic wounds. The innate immune molecule lactoferrin and the rare sugar alcohol xylitol have been demonstrated to be co-operatively efficacious against P. aeruginosa biofilms in vitro. Data presented here propose a model for the molecular mechanism behind this co-operative antimicrobial effect. Lactoferrin iron chelation was identified as the primary means by which lactoferrin destabilises the bacterial membrane. By microarray analysis, 183 differentially expressed genes of ≥1.5-fold difference were detected. Interestingly, differentially expressed transcripts included the operon encoding components of the pyochelin biosynthesis pathway. Furthermore, siderophore detection verified that xylitol is the component of this novel synergistic treatment that inhibits the ability of the bacteria to produce siderophores under conditions of iron restriction. The findings presented here demonstrate that whilst lactoferrin treatment of P. aeruginosa biofilms results in destabilisation of the bacterial cell membrane though iron chelation, combined treatment with lactoferrin and xylitol inhibits the ability of P. aeruginosa biofilms to respond to environmental iron restriction.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAmmons MC, Ward LS, Dowd S, James GA, "Combined treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm with lactoferrin and xylitol inhibits the ability of bacteria to respond to damage resulting from lactoferrin iron chelation," International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, April 2011 37(4):316-23en_US
dc.identifier.issn0924-8579
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/12563
dc.titleCombined treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm with lactoferrin and xylitol inhibits the ability of bacteria to respond to damage resulting from lactoferrin iron chelationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
mus.citation.extentfirstpage316en_US
mus.citation.extentlastpage323en_US
mus.citation.issue4en_US
mus.citation.journaltitleInternational Journal of Antimicrobial Agentsen_US
mus.citation.volume37en_US
mus.contributor.orcidAmmons, Mary Cloud B.|0000-0002-9717-0844en_US
mus.data.thumbpage4en_US
mus.identifier.categoryChemical & Material Sciencesen_US
mus.identifier.categoryEngineering & Computer Scienceen_US
mus.identifier.categoryLife Sciences & Earth Sciencesen_US
mus.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.12.019en_US
mus.relation.collegeCollege of Agricultureen_US
mus.relation.collegeCollege of Engineeringen_US
mus.relation.collegeCollege of Letters & Scienceen_US
mus.relation.departmentCenter for Biofilm Engineering.en_US
mus.relation.departmentChemical & Biological Engineering.en_US
mus.relation.departmentChemical Engineering.en_US
mus.relation.departmentChemistry & Biochemistry.en_US
mus.relation.departmentHealth & Human Development.en_US
mus.relation.departmentMicrobiology & Immunology.en_US
mus.relation.researchgroupCenter for Biofilm Engineering.en_US
mus.relation.universityMontana State University - Bozemanen_US

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