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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Frog Skin Peptides Hylin-a1, AR-23, and RV-23: Promising Tools Against Carbapenem-Resistant

Annalisa Chianese, Annalisa Ambrosino, Rosa Giugliano, Francesca Palma, Preetu Parimal, Marina Acunzo, Alessandra Monti, Nunzianna Doti, Carla Zannella, Massimiliano Galdiero and 1 more

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Annalisa ChianeseDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Università Degli Studi Della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1648-4519
Annalisa AmbrosinoDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Università Degli Studi Della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0009-0004-8381-0400
Rosa GiuglianoDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Università Degli Studi Della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9923-3194
Francesca PalmaDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Università Degli Studi Della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0009-0004-8957-0719
Preetu ParimalDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Università Degli Studi Della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy.
Marina AcunzoDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Università Degli Studi Della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-1483-7054
Alessandra MontiInstitute of Biostructures and Bioimaging (IBB), National Research Council (CNR), 80134 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6789-7057
Nunzianna DotiInstitute of Biostructures and Bioimaging (IBB), National Research Council (CNR), 80134 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2952-6658
Carla ZannellaDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Università Degli Studi Della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7991-8700
Massimiliano GaldieroDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Università Degli Studi Della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1576-6290
Anna De FilippisDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Università Degli Studi Della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0395-7962

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesOne of the pressing challenges in global public health is the rise in infections caused by carbapenem-resistant

methodsA 3-(4,5 dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay (MTT) was performed to identify non-cytotoxic concentrations of peptides. A microdilution assay evaluated the antibacterial effect, determining the peptides' minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). In addition, the checkerboard test analyzed the compounds' synergistic effect with meropenem.

resultsWe demonstrated that peptides with low toxicity profile and resistance to proteolytic activity exhibited strong antibacterial activity, with MIC ranging from 6.25 to 25 μM. The antibiofilm mechanism of action of peptides was also investigated, suggesting that they had a crucial role during the biofilm formation step by inhibiting it. Finally, we highlighted the synergistic effects of peptides with meropenem.

conclusionsOur study identifies Hylin-a1, AR-23, and RV-23 as promising candidates against Gram-negative bacterial infections with a favorable therapeutic profile. This effect could be related to their great flexibility, as evidenced by circular dichroism data, confirming that the peptides could assume an α-helical conformation interacting with bacterial membranes.

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antibacterialantimicrobial peptidescarbapenem-resistant strainsEscherichia coliKlebsiella pneumoniaemulti-drug resistancepeptides

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PMCPMC12024264

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