Antifungal Activity of ToAP2D Peptide Against Sporothrix globosa

Yan, Tianyi and Li, Fuqiu and Li, Jinran and Chen, Feng (2021) Antifungal Activity of ToAP2D Peptide Against Sporothrix globosa. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 9. ISSN 2296-4185

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Abstract

Improving clinical efficacy and reducing treatment time have been the focus of sporotrichosis therapy. Antimicrobial peptides ToAP2A, ToAP2C, and ToAP2D were synthesized on the basis of ToAP2 (AP02759), a peptide derived from the antimicrobial peptide database by the database filtering technology, and their physicochemical characteristics were analyzed. Compared with template peptide ToAP2, the modified peptides had much shorter length, lower molecular weight but significantly greater stability, which in return resulted in increases in the aliphatic index, hydrophilicity, and protein binding ability. Here, we show that the three derived peptides inhibit the growth of Sporothrix globosa, among which ToAP2D had the strongest anti-fungal activity. ToAP2D showed good serum stability without acute toxicity. The ToAP2D treatment inhibited the growth of S. globosa and enhanced apoptosis, which was evidenced by the upregulation of apoptosis-related protein caspase-3. The scanning electron microscopy analysis revealed deformation and rupture of S. globosa. The levels of mitochondrial membrane potential were decreased and that of the reactive oxygen species (ROS) were increased in S. globosa upon ToAP2D treatment. Moreover, ToAP2D activated metacaspase. In the in vivo study, we further demonstrated that ToAP2D inhibited the S. globosa infection of mice footpads, and its efficiency was nearly comparable to itraconazole. In summary, our results suggest that antimicrobial peptide ToAP2D has the potential for sporotrichosis therapy.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Asian STM > Biological Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 20 Dec 2022 12:06
Last Modified: 09 Feb 2024 04:01
URI: http://journal.send2sub.com/id/eprint/147

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