Antimicrobial peptides in domestic animals and their applications in veterinary medicine

Valdez-Miramontes, Claudia; Haro-Acosta, Jeny de; Aréchiga-Flores, Carlos Fernando; Verdiguel-Fernández, L; Rivas-Santiago, Bruno

doi:10.1016/j.peptides.2021.170576

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“…(b) Following the binding of antimicrobial peptides to the cell membrane, different mechanisms of action are generated, forming different types of pores: annular or toroidal pore model, ring pore or toroidal pore model, barrel pore model, and carpet pore model. (c) AMPs can interact directly with DNA, RNA, ribosomes, and perturbed chaperone proteins, disrupting processes such as cell division, replication, and nucleic acid synthesis [ 72 ]. AMP has become one of the most promising alternatives to using antibiotics in semen extender’s formulations to overcome the increasing bacterial resistance to antibiotics.…”

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Bacteria and Boar Semen Storage: Progress and Challenges

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Porcine breeding today is based on artificial insemination with chilled semen. This is stored at 5 °C with antibiotic supplementation to avoid bacteriospermia. There are many negative consequences on sperm quality and functionality as a result of bacterial contamination, as well as on the health of the sow. Nowadays, various techniques are being developed to reduce the indiscriminate use of antibiotics and thus avoid the generation of antibiotic resistance genes. This review aims to inform about the bacterial contamination consequences of storing liquid semen from boar and to provide an update on current methods and alternatives to antibiotic use in cold storage.

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Bacteria and Boar Semen Storage: Progress and Challenges

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“…Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are molecules that possess a broad-spectrum activity against bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses found in insects, amphibians, and mammals with antimicrobial, immunomodulatory and regulatory activity gut microbiota [ 85 ]. We detected AMPs of pharmaceutical value, such as protegrin-4 ( PG4 ), a peptide isolated from porcine leucocytes [ 75 ].…”

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Transcriptome profile of spleen tissues from locally-adapted Kenyan pigs (Sus scrofa) experimentally infected with three varying doses of a highly virulent African swine fever virus genotype IX isolate: Ken12/busia.1 (ken-1033)

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Background African swine fever (ASF) is a lethal hemorrhagic disease affecting domestic pigs resulting in up to 100% mortality rates caused by the ASF virus (ASFV). The locally-adapted pigs in South-western Kenya have been reported to be resilient to disease and harsh climatic conditions and tolerate ASF; however, the mechanisms by which this tolerance is sustained remain largely unknown. We evaluated the gene expression patterns in spleen tissues of these locally-adapted pigs in response to varying infective doses of ASFV to elucidate the virus-host interaction dynamics. Methods Locally adapted pigs (n = 14) were experimentally infected with a high dose (1x106HAD50), medium dose (1x104HAD50), and low dose (1x102HAD50) of the highly virulent genotype IX ASFV Ken12/busia.1 (Ken-1033) isolate diluted in PBS and followed through the course of infection for 29 days. The in vivo pig host and ASFV pathogen gene expression in spleen tissues from 10 pigs (including three from each infective group and one uninfected control) were analyzed in a dual-RNASeq fashion. We compared gene expression between three varying doses in the host and pathogen by contrasting experiment groups against the naïve control. Results A total of 4954 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were detected after ASFV Ken12/1 infection, including 3055, 1771, and 128 DEGs in the high, medium, and low doses, respectively. Gene ontology and KEGG pathway analysis showed that the DEGs were enriched for genes involved in the innate immune response, inflammatory response, autophagy, and apoptosis in lethal dose groups. The surviving low dose group suppressed genes in pathways of physiopathological importance. We found a strong association between severe ASF pathogenesis in the high and medium dose groups with upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines and immunomodulation of cytokine expression possibly induced by overproduction of prostaglandin E synthase (4-fold; p < 0.05) or through downregulation of expression of M1-activating receptors, signal transductors, and transcription factors. The host-pathogen interaction resulted in induction of expression of immune-suppressive cytokines (IL-27), inactivation of autophagy and apoptosis through up-regulation of NUPR1 [5.7-fold (high dose) and 5.1-fold (medium dose) [p < 0.05] and IL7R expression. We detected repression of genes involved in MHC class II antigen processing and presentation, such as cathepsins, SLA-DQB1, SLA-DOB, SLA-DMB, SLA-DRA, and SLA-DQA in the medium and high dose groups. Additionally, the host-pathogen interaction activated the CD8+ cytotoxicity and neutrophil machinery by increasing the expression of neutrophils/CD8+ T effector cell-recruiting chemokines (CCL2, CXCL2, CXCL10, CCL23, CCL4, CXCL8, and CXCL13) in the lethal high and medium dose groups. The recovered pigs infected with ASFV at a low dose significantly repressed the expression of CXCL10, averting induction of T lymphocyte apoptosis and FUNDC1 that suppressed neutrophilia. Conclusions We provide the first in vivo gene expression profile data from locally-adapted pigs from south-western Kenya following experimental infection with a highly virulent ASFV genotype IX isolate at varying doses that mimic acute and mild disease. Our study showed that the locally-adapted pigs induced the expression of genes associated with tolerance to infection and repression of genes involved in inflammation at varying levels depending upon the ASFV dose administered.

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“…Mastitis causes huge economic losses in the milk industry all over the world [ 29 , 30 ], and has a high incidence during the perinatal period. Antibiotics are one of the first choices for treating mastitis, yet there are consequent disadvantages, mainly in the decline of milk quality and the emergence of drug-resistant microbes [ 31 , 32 ]; therefore, more attention was paid to the alternative strategies of preventing and treating mastitis [ 33 ]. Now, the antimicrobial peptide (AMP) becomes a valuable substitute for a broad spectrum of pathogenic microorganisms with almost no resistance [ 33 ].…”

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Estradiol Regulates the Expression and Secretion of Antimicrobial Peptide S100A7 via the ERK1/2-Signaling Pathway in Goat Mammary Epithelial Cells

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Niu

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S100A7 has received extensive attention in the prevention and treatment of mastitis across a broad spectrum, yet there is a little information about its mechanism, especially in the immunomodulatory effects of estrogen. In the present study, based on the milk bacteriological culture (BC) of 30 dairy goats, the concentration of both estrogen and S100A7 in the BC-positive samples was not significantly different than in the BC-negative samples; the estrogen abundance in subclinical and clinical mastitis samples also showed only a limited difference; compared with healthy samples, the S100A7 abundance in subclinical mastitis samples differed little, while it was significantly decreased in clinical mastitis samples. Moreover, the relationship between estrogen and S100A7 was positive, and the regression equation was y = 0.3206x + 23.459. The goat mammary epithelial cells (gMECs) were isolated and treated with 1, 10, 100 nM E2 and/or 5 μg/mL lipopolysaccharide (LPS), respectively, for 6 h. Compared with control samples, 5 μg/mL LPS, 10 nM E2 and 100 nM E2 markedly induced S100A7 expression and secretion. More than separated treatment, the cooperation of LPS and E2 also significantly increased S100A7 expression, rather than S100A7 secretion. The p-ERK was up-regulated markedly with 100 nM E2 treatment, while the expression of p-JNK, p-p38 and p-Akt had little effect. The G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1(GPER1) agonist G1 markedly induced S100A7 expression and secretion in gMECs, and the estrogen nuclear receptor antagonist ICI and GPER1 antagonist G15 significantly repressed this process. In conclusion, E2 binds to nuclear and membrane receptors to regulate the expression and secretion of S100A7 via the ERK1/2-signaling pathway in gMECs.

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Antimicrobial peptides in domestic animals and their applications in veterinary medicine

Cited by 33 publications

References 194 publications

Bacteria and Boar Semen Storage: Progress and Challenges

Bacteria and Boar Semen Storage: Progress and Challenges

Transcriptome profile of spleen tissues from locally-adapted Kenyan pigs (Sus scrofa) experimentally infected with three varying doses of a highly virulent African swine fever virus genotype IX isolate: Ken12/busia.1 (ken-1033)

Estradiol Regulates the Expression and Secretion of Antimicrobial Peptide S100A7 via the ERK1/2-Signaling Pathway in Goat Mammary Epithelial Cells

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