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AWRK6, A Synthetic Cationic Peptide Derived from Antimicrobial Peptide Dybowskin-2CDYa, Inhibits Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Response

by
Qiuyu Wang
1,
Lili Jin
1,
Huan Wang
1,
Sijia Tai
1,
Hongsheng Liu
2 and
Dianbao Zhang
3,*
1
School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
2
Research Center for Computer Simulating and Information Processing of Bio-macromolecules of Liaoning Province, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
3
Department of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health of China, and Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Ministry of Education of China, China Medical University, Shenyang 110122, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19(2), 600; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19020600
Received: 14 January 2018 / Revised: 11 February 2018 / Accepted: 13 February 2018 / Published: 17 February 2018
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Peptides for Health Benefits)
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Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are major outer membrane components of Gram-negative bacteria and produce strong inflammatory responses in animals. Most antibiotics have shown little clinical anti-endotoxin activity while some antimicrobial peptides have proved to be effective in blocking LPS. Here, the anti-LPS activity of the synthetic peptide AWRK6, which is derived from antimicrobial peptide dybowskin-2CDYa, has been investigated in vitro and in vivo. The positively charged α-helical AWRK6 was found to be effective in blocking the binding of LBP (LPS binding protein) with LPS in vitro using ELISA. In a murine endotoxemia model, AWRK6 offered satisfactory protection efficiency against endotoxemia death, and the serum levels of LPS, IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α were found to be attenuated using ELISA. Further, histopathological analysis suggested that AWRK6 could improve the healing of liver and lung injury in endotoxemia mice. The results of real-time PCR and Western blotting showed that AWRK6 significantly reversed LPS-induced TLR4 overexpression and IκB depression, as well as the enhanced IκB phosphorylation. Additionally, AWRK6 did not produce any significant toxicity in vivo and in vitro. In summary, AWRK6 showed efficacious protection from LPS challenges in vivo and in vitro, by blocking LPS binding to LBP, without obvious toxicity, providing a promising strategy against LPS-induced inflammatory responses. View Full-Text
Keywords: AWRK6; antimicrobial peptide; lipopolysaccharides (LPS); inflammatory response AWRK6; antimicrobial peptide; lipopolysaccharides (LPS); inflammatory response
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Wang, Q.; Jin, L.; Wang, H.; Tai, S.; Liu, H.; Zhang, D. AWRK6, A Synthetic Cationic Peptide Derived from Antimicrobial Peptide Dybowskin-2CDYa, Inhibits Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Response. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19, 600. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19020600

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Wang Q, Jin L, Wang H, Tai S, Liu H, Zhang D. AWRK6, A Synthetic Cationic Peptide Derived from Antimicrobial Peptide Dybowskin-2CDYa, Inhibits Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Response. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2018; 19(2):600. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19020600

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Wang, Qiuyu, Lili Jin, Huan Wang, Sijia Tai, Hongsheng Liu, and Dianbao Zhang. 2018. "AWRK6, A Synthetic Cationic Peptide Derived from Antimicrobial Peptide Dybowskin-2CDYa, Inhibits Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Response" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 19, no. 2: 600. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19020600

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