YANG Jichen , QIU Liangting , HUANG Yunchao , CHEN Ya , RAO Sunyin , RUAN Wenpeng , ZHAO Guangqiang , YE Lianhua
  • Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Tumor Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming Yunnan, 650118, P.R.China;
YE Lianhua, Email: Lhye1204@aliyun.com
Staphylococcus epidermidis; bacterial biofilm; accessory gene regulator C; specific binding peptide; polyvinyl chloride
10.7507/1002-1892.201806110
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Objective To investigate the effect of accessory gene regulator C (agr C) specific binding peptides (named N1) on the biofilm formation of Staphylococcus epidermidis on the surface of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) materials in vitro.Methods Firstly, the two strains (ATCC35984, ATCC12228) were cultured with N1 at concentrations of 100, 200, 400, 800, and 1 600 μg/mL, respectively. The control group was cultured with agrC specific binding unrelated peptides (named N0) at the same concentrations and the absorbance (A) value was measured after 24 hours to determine the optimal bacteriostatic concentration of N1. The two strains were cultured with N1 and N0 of the optimal concentration, respectively. The A values were measured at 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 48 hours to observe the effect of N1 on the biofilm formation ability of Staphylococcus epidermidis. On this basis, the surface structure of the biofilm on the surface of PVC material was observed by scanning electron microscopy after 6, 12, 18, 24, and 30 hours of incubation with PVC material sheet. The thickness of the biofilm was observed by laser confocal microscopy after 6, 12, 18, and 24 hours of incubation with ATCC35984 strain.Results The optimal bacteriostatic concentration of N1 was 800 μg/mL. ATCC 12228 strain did not form obvious biofilm after being cultured with N1 and N0. When ATCC35984 strain was cultured with N1 and N0 for 12 hours, the difference in biofilm formation ability between groups N1 and N0 was statistically significant (P<0.05), but there was no significant difference at 6, 18, 24, 30, and 48 hours (P>0.05). Scanning electron microscopy examination showed that mature biofilm structure was observed in ATCC35984 strain and was not observed in ATCC12228 strain. Laser confocal microscopy observation showed that the number of bacteria in the group N1 was significantly lower than that in the group N0 at 12 hours, and the most of bacteria were dead bacteria. There was no significant difference in the number of bacteria at 6, 18, and 24 hours, and the most of them were live bacteria. The biofilm thickness of group N1 was significantly lower than that of group N0 at 12 and 18 hours (P<0.05).Conclusion The intensity of N1 inhibiting the formation of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm is dose-dependent. During the aggregation period, N1 can inhibit the biofilm formation by hindering the bacterial growth and aggregation. The inhibition effect on mature biofilm is not obvious.

Citation： YANG Jichen, QIU Liangting, HUANG Yunchao, CHEN Ya, RAO Sunyin, RUAN Wenpeng, ZHAO Guangqiang, YE Lianhua. The inhibition of accessory gene regulator C specific binding peptides on biofilm formation of Staphylococcus epidermidis on the surface of polyvinyl chloride in vitro. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2019, 33(3): 349-355. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.201806110 Copy

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