Evaluation of Anti-Bacterial Drugs Using Silkworms Infected by Cutibacterium Acnes
Objective: Cutibacterium acnes is a causative agent of inflammatory skin diseases and systemic infections. Systemic infections caused by C. acnes are difficult to treat, and the development of a systemic infection model for C. acnes would be useful for elucidating the mechanisms of infection and searching for therapeutic agents. In this study, we established a silkworm infection model as a new experimental system to evaluate the interaction between C. acnes and the host, and the efficacy of antibacterial drugs.
Results: Silkworms infected with C. acnes died when reared at 37˚C. The dose of injected bacterial cells required to kill half of the silkworms (LD50) was determined under rearing conditions at 37˚C. Silkworms injected with autoclaved C. acnes cells did not die during the study period. The survival time of silkworms injected with C. acnes was prolonged by the injection of antibacterial drugs such as tetracycline and clindamycin. These findings suggest that the silkworm C. acnes infection model can be used to evaluate host toxicity caused by C. acnes and the in vivo efficacy of antimicrobial drugs.
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Posted 22 Dec, 2020
On 18 Dec, 2020
On 14 Dec, 2020
On 17 Nov, 2020
Evaluation of Anti-Bacterial Drugs Using Silkworms Infected by Cutibacterium Acnes
Posted 22 Dec, 2020
On 18 Dec, 2020
On 14 Dec, 2020
On 17 Nov, 2020
Objective: Cutibacterium acnes is a causative agent of inflammatory skin diseases and systemic infections. Systemic infections caused by C. acnes are difficult to treat, and the development of a systemic infection model for C. acnes would be useful for elucidating the mechanisms of infection and searching for therapeutic agents. In this study, we established a silkworm infection model as a new experimental system to evaluate the interaction between C. acnes and the host, and the efficacy of antibacterial drugs.
Results: Silkworms infected with C. acnes died when reared at 37˚C. The dose of injected bacterial cells required to kill half of the silkworms (LD50) was determined under rearing conditions at 37˚C. Silkworms injected with autoclaved C. acnes cells did not die during the study period. The survival time of silkworms injected with C. acnes was prolonged by the injection of antibacterial drugs such as tetracycline and clindamycin. These findings suggest that the silkworm C. acnes infection model can be used to evaluate host toxicity caused by C. acnes and the in vivo efficacy of antimicrobial drugs.
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