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Article

Disruption of Bacterial Thiol-Dependent Redox Homeostasis by Magnolol and Honokiol as an Antibacterial Strategy

by
Yanfang Ouyang
1,
Xuewen Tang
1,
Ying Zhao
1,
Xin Zuo
1,
Xiaoyuan Ren
2,
Jun Wang
3,
Lili Zou
3,* and
Jun Lu
1,*
1
Engineering Research Center of Coptis Development and Utilization/Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education (Southwest University), College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
2
Division of Biochemistry, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
3
Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment and Immunotherapy, College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Antioxidants 2023, 12(6), 1180; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12061180
Submission received: 22 April 2023 / Revised: 26 May 2023 / Accepted: 27 May 2023 / Published: 30 May 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Interactions of Redox-Active Proteins and Their Substrates)
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Abstract

Some traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) possess various redox-regulation properties, but whether the redox regulation contributes to antibacterial mechanisms is not known. Here, ginger juice processed Magnoliae officinalis cortex (GMOC) was found to show strong antibacterial activities against some Gram-positive bacteria, but not Gram-negative bacteria including E. coli, while the redox-related transcription factor oxyR deficient E. coli mutant was sensitive to GMOC. In addition, GMOC and its main ingredients, magnolol and honokiol, exhibited inhibitory effects on the bacterial thioredoxin (Trx) system, a major thiol-dependent disulfide reductase system in bacteria. The effects of magnolol and honokiol on cellular redox homeostasis were further verified by elevation of the intracellular ROS levels. The therapeutic efficacies of GMOC, magnolol and honokiol were further verified in S. aureus-caused mild and acute peritonitis mouse models. Treatments with GMOC, magnolol and honokiol significantly reduced the bacterial load, and effectively protected the mice from S. aureus-caused peritonitis infections. Meanwhile, magnolol and honokiol produced synergistic effects when used in combination with several classic antibiotics. These results strongly suggest that some TCMs may exert their therapeutic effects via targeting the bacterial thiol-dependent redox system.
Keywords: ginger magnolia officinalis; thioredoxin; reactive oxygen species; redox regulation ginger magnolia officinalis; thioredoxin; reactive oxygen species; redox regulation

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Ouyang, Y.; Tang, X.; Zhao, Y.; Zuo, X.; Ren, X.; Wang, J.; Zou, L.; Lu, J. Disruption of Bacterial Thiol-Dependent Redox Homeostasis by Magnolol and Honokiol as an Antibacterial Strategy. Antioxidants 2023, 12, 1180. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12061180

AMA Style

Ouyang Y, Tang X, Zhao Y, Zuo X, Ren X, Wang J, Zou L, Lu J. Disruption of Bacterial Thiol-Dependent Redox Homeostasis by Magnolol and Honokiol as an Antibacterial Strategy. Antioxidants. 2023; 12(6):1180. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12061180

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Ouyang, Yanfang, Xuewen Tang, Ying Zhao, Xin Zuo, Xiaoyuan Ren, Jun Wang, Lili Zou, and Jun Lu. 2023. "Disruption of Bacterial Thiol-Dependent Redox Homeostasis by Magnolol and Honokiol as an Antibacterial Strategy" Antioxidants 12, no. 6: 1180. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12061180

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Ouyang, Y., Tang, X., Zhao, Y., Zuo, X., Ren, X., Wang, J., Zou, L., & Lu, J. (2023). Disruption of Bacterial Thiol-Dependent Redox Homeostasis by Magnolol and Honokiol as an Antibacterial Strategy. Antioxidants, 12(6), 1180. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12061180

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