Free Fatty Acids as antibacterial agents against several super pathogens including MRSA

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Scanning electron micrograph of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), USA300 strain, being engulfed by a human neutrophil. From NIH.

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Fatty Acids and their History as Antimicrobial Agents

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Bactericidal Effects of Fatty Acids on Methicillin Resistant and Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus

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Transmission electron microscopy showing the morphology of S. aureus after 2 hour killing assay in the absence (A) or presence (B) of 5 µg/ml sapienic acid. The arrows show aberrant septation events. [1].

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Sapienic acid (C-6-H) used to treat S. aureus in mice. "(A) Impact on S. aureus cfu in kidneys of infected mice by injection of C-6-H (n = 10) or PBS (n = 9), mice were inoculated with 2.5 3 107 cfu. (B) IL-6 production in S. aureus infected mice treated with C-6-H (n = 9) or PBS (n = 9). (C) Effect of C-6-H (n = 20) or PBS (n = 19) on S. aureus cfu in a chronic dermatitis with superimposed infection model. *p < 0.0002, **p < 0.0001, ***p < 0.03 by Student’s t test. Dashed lines represent mean values." [2].

References

[1] Wikimedia. NIH.

[2] Clarke, S.R., Mohamed, R., Bian, L. et al. The Staphylococcus aureus Surface Protein IsdA Mediates Resistance to Innate Defenses of Human Skin. (2007) Cell Host & Microbe, 1(3): 199-212

Authored for BIOL 291.00 Health Service and Biomedical Analysis, taught by Joan Slonczewski, 2016, Kenyon College.