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ArticleScientific reports2022

Ceragenin CSA-13 displays high antibacterial efficiency in a mouse model of urinary tract infection.

Urszula Wnorowska, Ewelina Piktel, Piotr Deptuła, Tomasz Wollny, Grzegorz Król, Katarzyna Głuszek, Bonita Durnaś, Katarzyna Pogoda, Paul B Savage, Robert Bucki

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Urszula WnorowskaDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Nanobiomedical Engineering, Medical University of Białystok, Mickiewicza 2C, 15-222, Białystok, Poland.
Ewelina PiktelIndependent Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Medical University of Białystok, Mickiewicza 2B, 15-222, Białystok, Poland.
Piotr DeptułaIndependent Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Medical University of Białystok, Mickiewicza 2B, 15-222, Białystok, Poland.
Tomasz WollnyHoly Cross Oncology Center of Kielce, Artwińskiego 3, 25-734, Kielce, Poland.
Grzegorz KrólInstitute of Medical Science, Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, IX Wieków Kielc 19A, 25-317, Kielce, Poland.
Katarzyna GłuszekInstitute of Medical Science, Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, 25-001, Kielce, Poland.
Bonita DurnaśInstitute of Medical Science, Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, IX Wieków Kielc 19A, 25-317, Kielce, Poland.
Katarzyna PogodaInstitute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, 31-342, Kraków, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6994-3435
Paul B SavageDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.
Robert BuckiDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Nanobiomedical Engineering, Medical University of Białystok, Mickiewicza 2C, 15-222, Białystok, Poland. buckirobert@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-7664-9226
Medical University of Białystok · PLJan Kochanowski University · PLBrigham Young University · USHoly Cross University · PLInstitute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ceragenins (CSAs) are synthetic, lipid-based molecules that display activities of natural antimicrobial peptides. Previous studies demonstrated their high in vitro activity against pathogens causing urinary tract infections (UTIs), but their efficiency in vivo was not explored to date. In this study, we aimed to investigate the bactericidal efficiency of ceragenins against E. coli (Xen14 and clinical UPEC strains) isolates both in vitro and in vivo, as well to explore CSA-13 biodistribution and ability to modulate nanomechanical alterations of infected tissues using animal model of UTI. CSA-44, CSA-131 and particularly CSA-13 displayed potent bactericidal effect against tested E. coli strains, and this effect was mediated by induction of oxidative stress. Biodistribution studies indicated that CSA-13 accumulates in kidneys and liver and is eliminated with urine and bile acid. We also observed that ceragenin CSA-13 reverses infection-induced alterations in mechanical properties of mouse bladders tissue, which confirms the preventive role of CSA-13 against bacteria-induced tissue damage and potentially promote the restoration of microenvironment with biophysical features unfavorable for bacterial growth and spreading. These data justify the further work on employment of CSA-13 in the treatment of urinary tract infections.

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Escherichia coliUrinary Tract InfectionsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsMiceSteroidsTissue DistributionAnti-Bacterial Agentsceragenin CSA-13Steroids

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PMID36357517
PMCPMC9649698
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