Multifaceted suppression of staphylococcal virulence: in vitro study of a cellular status with reduced Agr activity and impaired biofilm
Nguyen, N. B.; Ushijima, Y.; Morikawa, K.; Nguyen, T. T. L.
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Anti-quorum sensing (QS) therapy has been focused on to reduce the virulence of pathogenic bacteria. However, a series of studies have shown that suppression of the staphylococcal QS Agr system promotes biofilm formation. In this study, we found that both Agr activity and the biofilm of Staphylococcus aureus can be reduced by a sappanwood extract (SWe). The impaired biofilm in the presence of SWe exhibited reduced extracellular DNA (eDNA) and increased extracellular polysaccharides. SWe also reduced pigmentation. The RNA-seq analysis showed that SWe suppressed multiple key virulence regulators, including the Agr and SaeRS systems. SWe downregulated cell-wall-associated proteins and several Agr-regulated virulence factors such as hemolysins and phenol-soluble modulins (PSMs). The present study did not intend the clinical application of the SWe but exemplified that it is possible to achieve anti-Agr and anti-biofilm activities simultaneously, suggesting a new therapeutic concept to combat S. aureus infection.
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