title: Suppression of Propionibacterium acnes Infection and the Associated Inflammatory Response by the Antimicrobial Peptide P5 in Mice.
abstract: The cutaneous inflammation associated with acne vulgaris is caused by the anaerobic bacterium Propionibacterium acnes through activation of the innate immune system in the skin. Current standard treatments for acne have limitations that include adverse effects and poor efficacy in many patients, making development of a more effective therapy highly desirable. In the present study, we demonstrate the protective effects of a novel customized α-helical cationic peptide, P5, against P. acnes-induced inflammatory responses in vitro and in vivo. Application of P5 significantly reduced expression of two inflammatory cytokines IL-8 and TNF-α in P. acnes-treated primary human keratinocytes, where P5 appeared to act in part by binding to bacterial lipoteichoic acid, thereby suppressing TLR2-to-NF-κB signaling. In addition, in a mouse model of acne vulgaris, P5 exerted both anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects against P. acnes, but exerted no cytotoxic effects against skin cells. These results demonstrate that P5, and perhaps other cationic antimicrobial peptides, offer the unique ability to reduce numbers P. acnes cells in the skin and to inhibit the inflammation they trigger. This suggests these peptides could potentially be used to effectively treat acne without adversely affecting the skin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Science, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Sunhyo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Science, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyo Mi
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America.
authors.forename: Peter I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America.
authors.forename: Cheryl A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Science, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea; Research Center for Proteineous Materials, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Yoonkyung
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000378:metabolism; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D013682:Teichoic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D016209:Interleukin-8; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D013682:Teichoic Acids; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C582174:antimicrobial peptide-P5; C009900:lipoteichoic acid