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Comparable efficacies of the antimicrobial peptide human lactoferrin 1-11 and gentamicin in a chronic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis model.
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Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy [Antimicrob Agents Chemother] 2005 Jun; Vol. 49 (6), pp. 2438-44. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- The therapeutic efficacy of an antimicrobial peptide, human lactoferrin 1-11 (hLF1-11), was investigated in a model of chronic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (gentamicin susceptible) osteomyelitis in rabbits. We incorporated 50 mg hLF1-11/g or 50 mg gentamicin/g cement powder into a calcium phosphate bone cement (Ca-P) and injected it into the debrided tibial cavity, creating a local drug delivery system. The efficacy of hLF1-11 and gentamicin was compared to that of a sham-treated control (plain bone cement) (n=6) and no treatment (infected only) (n=5). The results were evaluated by microbiology, radiology, and histology. MRSA was recovered from all tibias in both control groups (n=11). On the other hand, hLF1-11 and gentamicin significantly reduced the bacterial load. Furthermore, no growth of bacteria was detected in five out of eight and six out of eight specimens of the hLF1-11- and gentamicin-treated groups, respectively. These results were confirmed by a significant reduction of the histological disease severity score by hLF1-11 and gentamicin compared to both control groups. The hLF1-11-treated group also had a significantly lower radiological score compared to the gentamicin-treated group. This study demonstrates the efficacy of hLF1-11 incorporated into Ca-P bone cement as a possible therapeutic strategy for the treatment of osteomyelitis, showing efficacy comparable to that of gentamicin. Therefore, the results of this study warrant further preclinical investigations into the possibilities of using hLF1-11 for the treatment of osteomyelitis.
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- Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents administration & dosage
Bone Cements
Calcium Phosphates
Chronic Disease
Disease Models, Animal
Drug Carriers
Female
Gentamicins administration & dosage
Humans
Lactoferrin
Osteomyelitis microbiology
Peptide Fragments administration & dosage
Rabbits
Radiography
Staphylococcal Infections drug therapy
Staphylococcal Infections microbiology
Tibia diagnostic imaging
Tibia microbiology
Treatment Outcome
Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Gentamicins therapeutic use
Methicillin Resistance
Osteomyelitis drug therapy
Peptide Fragments therapeutic use
Staphylococcus aureus drug effects
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0066-4804
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 15917544
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.49.6.2438-2444.2005