BMAP-28 improves the efficacy of vancomycin in rat models of gram-positive cocci ureteral stent infection

Peptides. 2008 Jul;29(7):1118-23. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2008.03.005. Epub 2008 Mar 14.

Abstract

An experimental study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of BMAP-28 alone and in combination with vancomycin in animal models ureteral stent infection due to Enterococcus faecalis and Staphylococcus aureus. Study included a control group without bacterial challenge to evaluate the sterility of surgical procedure, a challenged control group that did not receive any antibiotic prophylaxis and for each bacterial strain three challenged groups that received (a) 10 mg/kg vancomycin intraperitoneally, immediately after stent implantation, (b) BMAP-28-coated ureteral stents where 0.2-cm(2) sterile ureteral stents were incubated in 1mg/l BMAP-28 solution for 30 min immediately before implantation and (c) intraperitoneal vancomycin plus BMAP-28-coated ureteral stent at the above concentrations. Experiments were performed in duplicate. Ureteral stents were explanted at day 5 following implantation and biofilm bacteria enumerated. Our data showed that rats that received intraperitoneal vancomycin showed the lowest bacterial numbers. BMAP-28 combined with vancomycin showed efficacies higher than that of each single compound. These results highlight the potential usefulness of this combination in preventing ureteral stent-associated in gram-positive infections.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Biofilms
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Drug Synergism
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Molecular Weight
  • Proteins / chemical synthesis
  • Proteins / chemistry
  • Proteins / pharmacology
  • Proteins / therapeutic use*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / etiology*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
  • Stents* / adverse effects
  • Ureter / microbiology
  • Ureter / surgery
  • Vancomycin / pharmacology
  • Vancomycin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • BMAP-28
  • Proteins
  • Vancomycin