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ArticleScientific reports2025

Evaluation of Satanin 1 as a potential antifungal antimicrobial peptide to treat Malassezia infections.

Juan Sebastián Molina Pineda, María Alejandra Gómez Rivera, Kevin Ehemann Guerrero, Maritza Torres, Julián Esteban Muñoz Henao, Adriana Marcela Celis Ramírez

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6 authors.

Juan Sebastián Molina PinedaGrupo de Investigación Celular y Molecular de Microorganismos Patógenos, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, 111711, Colombia.
María Alejandra Gómez RiveraGrupo de Investigación Celular y Molecular de Microorganismos Patógenos, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, 111711, Colombia.
Kevin Ehemann GuerreroGrupo de Investigación Celular y Molecular de Microorganismos Patógenos, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, 111711, Colombia.
Maritza TorresGrupo de Investigación Celular y Molecular de Microorganismos Patógenos, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, 111711, Colombia.
Julián Esteban Muñoz HenaoGrupo de Estudios en Microbiología Traslacional y Enfermedades Emergentes, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, 111221, Colombia.
Adriana Marcela Celis RamírezGrupo de Investigación Celular y Molecular de Microorganismos Patógenos, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, 111711, Colombia. acelis@uniandes.edu.co.

Funding

The Faculty of Sciences at the Universidad de los Andes INV-2019-62-1658
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malassezia is a fungal genus that is part of the skin's normal mycobiota but can also cause various diseases. The emergence of resistance to antimicrobial agents in several microorganisms, including Malassezia yeasts, has led to the exploration of new therapeutic alternatives such as antimicrobial peptides. This study aimed to investigate the effect of Satanin 1, a recently identified antimicrobial peptide, against Malassezia using broth microdilution assays, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and a Galleria mellonella infection model. Results showed that the Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of Satanin 1 against Malassezia ranged from 50 to 12.5 µg/mL, and the peptide works by affecting the fungal cell surface. Nonetheless, Satanin 1 treatment did not improve the survival of infected G. mellonella, possibly due to an exacerbated immune response in the larvae, as shown by hemocyte population characterization and histopathological analyses. Continued investigation into alternative molecules, like antimicrobial peptides, is essential to combat the increasing threat of antifungal resistant microorganisms.

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Antifungal AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesAntimicrobial PeptidesDermatomycosesMalasseziaAnimalsLarvaMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMothsAntifungal AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesAntimicrobial Peptides

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PMID40295684
PMCPMC12038011

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