Antibiofilm Activity of LL-37 Peptide and D-Amino Acids Associated with Antibiotics Used in Regenerative Endodontics on an Ex Vivo Multispecies Biofilm Model

Overview

Journal Life (Basel)

Specialty Biology

Date 2022 Nov 11

PMID 36362840

Authors

Ana C C Pereira

Alana P S Aguiar

Leticia M P Araujo

Larissa O Dantas

Marcia P A Mayer

Lamprini Karygianni

Thomas Thurnheer

Ericka T Pinheiro

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Abstract

The antimicrobial peptide LL-37 and D-amino acids (D-AAs) have been proposed as antibiofilm agents. Therefore, this study aimed to test the antimicrobial effect of antibiofilm agents associated with antibiotics used in regenerative endodontic procedures (the triple antibiotic paste—TAP: ciprofloxacin + metronidazole + minocycline). An endodontic-like biofilm model grown on bovine dentin discs was used in this study. After 21-day growth, the biofilms were treated with 1 mg/mL TAP, 10 μM LL-37, an association of LL-37 + TAP, 40 mM D-AAs solution, an association of D-AAs + TAP, and phosphate-buffered saline (negative control). Colony forming unit (CFU) data were analyzed by two-way ANOVA and Tukey’s multiple comparison test (p < 0.05). LL-37 + TAP showed the best antibacterial activity (7-log10 CFU/mL ± 0.5), reaching a 1 log reduction of cells in relation to the negative control (8-log10 CFU/mL ± 0.7) (p < 0.05). In turn, no significant reduction in bacterial cells was observed with TAP, LL-37, D-AAs, and D-AAs + TAP compared to the negative control. In conclusion, the combination of antibiotics and LL-37 peptide showed mild antibacterial activity, while the combination of antibiotics and D-AAs showed no activity against complex biofilms.

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