title: Influence of subinhibitory concentrations of licochalcone A on the secretion of enterotoxins A and B by Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: Enterotoxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus are the key pathogenicity factors that can cause a variety of illnesses in humans, including staphylococcal gastroenteritis and food poisoning. It has been proven that licochalcone A is a potentially effective antimicrobial agent against S. aureus. In this study, Western blot assays, tumour necrosis factor release assays, murine T-cell proliferation assays, and real-time reverse transcriptase-PCR were performed to evaluate the effect of subinhibitory concentrations of licochalcone A on the secretion of two major enterotoxins (SEA and SEB) by S. aureus. The results show that licochalcone A significantly decreased, in a dose-dependent manner, the secretion of SEA and SEB by both methicillin-sensitive S. aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus. These results may increase the desirability of using licochalcone A as a lead compound for the design of more potent antibacterial agents based on the chalcone template.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Zoonoses, College of Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
authors.forename: Jiazhang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Haihua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Dacheng
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Lijie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Youshuai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Keji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Xuming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Deng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D047188:Chalcones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D047188:Chalcones; D004768:Enterotoxins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C026066:enterotoxin A, Staphylococcal; C031818:enterotoxin B, staphylococcal; C070840:licochalcone A