Journal of Inflammation Research (Aug 2022)

Chlorite-Oxidized Oxyamylose (COAM) Has Antibacterial Activity and Positively Affects Skin Wound Healing

  • Pereira RVS,
  • Ugarte-Berzal E,
  • Vandooren J,
  • Nylander K,
  • Martens E,
  • Van Mellaert L,
  • Van Damme J,
  • Vranckx JJ,
  • Matthys P,
  • Alamäe T,
  • Phillipson M,
  • Visnapuu T,
  • Opdenakker G

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 15
pp. 4995 – 5008

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Rafaela Vaz Sousa Pereira,1 Estefania Ugarte-Berzal,1 Jennifer Vandooren,1 Karin Nylander,2 Erik Martens,1 Lieve Van Mellaert,1 Jo Van Damme,1 Jan Jeroen Vranckx,3 Patrick Matthys,1 Tiina Alamäe,4 Mia Phillipson,2 Triinu Visnapuu,4 Ghislain Opdenakker1 1Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; 2Department of Medical Cell Biology, Division of Integrative Physiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; 3Department of Development & Regeneration & Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; 4Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu, EstoniaCorrespondence: Ghislain Opdenakker, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 Box 1044, Leuven, 3000, Belgium, Tel +32 16 37 9020, Fax +32 16 33 3026, Email [email protected]: To verify the antibacterial and immunomodulatory effects of the amylose derivative – chlorite-oxidized oxyamylose (COAM) – in a skin wound setting.Methods: In vitro antibacterial effects of COAM against opportunistic bacterial pathogens common to skin wounds, including Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), were determined by cultivation methods. The effects of COAM on myeloid cell infiltration into full thickness skin wounds were investigated in wild-type and in transgenic CX3CR1-GFP mice.Results: On the basis of in vitro experiments, an antibacterial effect of COAM against Staphylococcus species including MRSA was confirmed. The minimum inhibitory concentration of COAM was determined as 2000 μg/mL against these bacterial strains. Control full thickness skin wounds yielded maximal neutrophil influxes and no additive effect on neutrophil influx was observed following topical COAM-treatment. However, COAM administration increased local CX3CR1 macrophage counts at days 3 and 4 and induced a trend towards better wound healing.Conclusion: Aside from its known broad antiviral impact, COAM possesses in vitro antibacterial effects specifically against Gram-positive opportunistic pathogens of the skin and modulates in vivo macrophage contents in mouse skin wounds.Keywords: antimicrobial, wound healing, neutrophils, macrophages, amylose derivative, Staphylococcus

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