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  • Antibacterial mesh: a novel technique involving naturally occurring cellular proteins.

Antibacterial mesh: a novel technique involving naturally occurring cellular proteins.

Surgical innovation (2011-07-12)
Yuliya Yurko, Kathleen McDeavitt, Rohan Satish Kumar, Terri Martin, Ajita Prabhu, Amy E Lincourt, Alexey Vertegel, B Todd Heniford
ABSTRACT

Naturally occurring antimicrobial peptides are possibly the "next frontier" in infection prevention. Binding them to mesh could reduce the rate of mesh infections. This study identifies an antimicrobial agent capable of significant antibacterial activity when bound to mesh. Lysozyme, human beta defensin (HBD-3), human cathelicidin (LL-37), and lysostaphin were adsorbed to polypropylene mesh at various concentrations. Treated meshes were placed in a suspension of 1 × 10(6) Staphylococcus aureus. Antibacterial action was monitored by turbidimetric assay, fluorescent imaging, and a colony counting method. A very high rate of lysis of S aureus cells was observed in the lysostaphin-treated group as measured by optical density; none survived as seen on colony count assays. Optical density for mesh coated with lysozyme, HBD-3, and LL-37 did not differ from untreated controls, with 100% survival rates by colony counts. Lysostaphin had superior antibacterial activity following adsorption to mesh.

MATERIALS
Product Number
Brand
Product Description

Sigma-Aldrich
Lysostaphin from Staphylococcus simulans, recombinant, expressed in E. coli, lyophilized powder
Sigma-Aldrich
Lysostaphin from Staphylococcus staphylolyticus, lyophilized powder, Protein 50-70 % by biuret, ≥500 units/mg protein
Sigma-Aldrich
Lysostaphin from Staphylococcus staphylolyticus, aseptically filled
Sigma-Aldrich
Lysostaphin from Staphylococcus staphylolyticus, BioUltra, ≥97% (SDS-PAGE), Protein 40-60 % by biuret, ≥2,000 units/mg protein