Expanding a peptide-covalent probe hybrid for PET imaging of S. aureus driven focal infections.

68Ga radiopharmaceuticals Antimicrobial peptides Covalent probe Infection imaging Ubiquicidin

Journal

EJNMMI radiopharmacy and chemistry
ISSN: 2365-421X
Titre abrégé: EJNMMI Radiopharm Chem
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101714628

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
26 Mar 2024
Historique:
received: 26 12 2023
accepted: 04 03 2024
medline: 26 3 2024
pubmed: 26 3 2024
entrez: 26 3 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The urgent demand for innovative theranostic strategies to combat bacterial resistance to antibiotics is evident, with substantial implications for global health. Rapid diagnosis of life-threatening infections can expedite treatment, improving patient outcomes. Leveraging diagnostic modalities i.e., positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) for detecting focal infections has yielded promising results. Augmenting the sensitivity of current PET and SPECT tracers could enable effective imaging of pathogenic bacteria, including drug-resistant strains.UBI (29-41), an antimicrobial peptide (AMP) fragment recognizes the S. aureus membrane through electrostatic binding. Radiolabeled UBI (29-41) is a promising SPECT and PET-based tracer for detecting focal infections. 2-APBA (2-acetyl-phenyl-boronic acid), a non-natural amino acid, specifically targets lysyl-phosphatidyl-glycerol (lysyl-PG) on the S. aureus membranes, particularly in AMP-resistant strains. We propose that combining UBI with 2-APBA could enhance the diagnostic potential of radiolabeled UBI. Present work aimed to compare the diagnostic potential of two radiolabeled peptides, namely UBI (29-41) and 2-APBA modified UBI (29-41), referred to as UBI and UBI-APBA. APBA modification imparted antibacterial activity to the initially non-bactericidal UBI against S. aureus by inducing a loss of membrane potential. The antibacterial activity demonstrated by UBI-APBA can be ascribed to the synergistic interaction of both UBI and UBI-APBA on the bacterial membrane. To enable PET imaging, we attached the chelator 1,4,7-triazacyclononane 1-glutaric acid 4,7-acetic acid (NODAGA) to the peptides for complexation with the positron emitter Gallium-68 ( Our findings suggest that linking UBI, as well as AMPs in general, with APBA shows promise as a strategy to augment the theranostic potential of these molecules.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
The urgent demand for innovative theranostic strategies to combat bacterial resistance to antibiotics is evident, with substantial implications for global health. Rapid diagnosis of life-threatening infections can expedite treatment, improving patient outcomes. Leveraging diagnostic modalities i.e., positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) for detecting focal infections has yielded promising results. Augmenting the sensitivity of current PET and SPECT tracers could enable effective imaging of pathogenic bacteria, including drug-resistant strains.UBI (29-41), an antimicrobial peptide (AMP) fragment recognizes the S. aureus membrane through electrostatic binding. Radiolabeled UBI (29-41) is a promising SPECT and PET-based tracer for detecting focal infections. 2-APBA (2-acetyl-phenyl-boronic acid), a non-natural amino acid, specifically targets lysyl-phosphatidyl-glycerol (lysyl-PG) on the S. aureus membranes, particularly in AMP-resistant strains. We propose that combining UBI with 2-APBA could enhance the diagnostic potential of radiolabeled UBI.
RESULTS RESULTS
Present work aimed to compare the diagnostic potential of two radiolabeled peptides, namely UBI (29-41) and 2-APBA modified UBI (29-41), referred to as UBI and UBI-APBA. APBA modification imparted antibacterial activity to the initially non-bactericidal UBI against S. aureus by inducing a loss of membrane potential. The antibacterial activity demonstrated by UBI-APBA can be ascribed to the synergistic interaction of both UBI and UBI-APBA on the bacterial membrane. To enable PET imaging, we attached the chelator 1,4,7-triazacyclononane 1-glutaric acid 4,7-acetic acid (NODAGA) to the peptides for complexation with the positron emitter Gallium-68 (
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Our findings suggest that linking UBI, as well as AMPs in general, with APBA shows promise as a strategy to augment the theranostic potential of these molecules.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38530487
doi: 10.1186/s41181-024-00252-4
pii: 10.1186/s41181-024-00252-4
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

25

Subventions

Organisme : Department of Atomic Energy,India
ID : Department of Atomic Energy,India

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Jyotsna Bhatt Mitra (J)

Radiopharmaceuticals Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India.
Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai, India.

Saurav Chatterjee (S)

Biomimetic Peptide Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Ropar, Punjab, India.

Anuj Kumar (A)

Radiopharmaceuticals Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India.

Elina Khatoon (E)

Radiopharmaceuticals Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India.

Ashok Chandak (A)

Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology, Navi Mumbai, India.

Sutapa Rakshit (S)

Radiation Medicine Centre, Parel Mumbai, India.

Anupam Bandyopadhyay (A)

Biomimetic Peptide Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Ropar, Punjab, India. anupamba@iitrpr.ac.in.

Archana Mukherjee (A)

Radiopharmaceuticals Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India. archanas@barc.gov.in.
Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai, India. archanas@barc.gov.in.

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