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Arch Dermatol Res ; 316(7): 412, 2024 Jun 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38878082

RESUMO

Keloid scars and folliculitis keloidalis nuchae (FKN) are benign fibroproliferative dermal lesions of unknown aetiology and ill-defined treatment, which typically present in genetically susceptible individuals. Their pathognomonic hallmarks include local aggressive invasive behaviour plus high recurrence post-therapy. In view of this, we investigated proliferative and key parameters of bioenergetic cellular characteristics of site-specific keloid-derived fibroblasts (intra(centre)- and peri(margin)-lesional) and FKN compared to normal skin and normal flat non-hypertrophic scar fibroblasts as negative controls.The results showed statistically significant (P < 0.01) and variable growth dynamics with increased proliferation and migration in keloid fibroblasts, while FKN fibroblasts showed a significant (P < 0.001) increase in proliferation but similar migration profile to controls. A statistically significant metabolic switch towards aerobic glycolysis in the fibroblasts from the disease conditions was noted. Furthermore, an increase in basal glycolysis with a concomitant increase in the cellular maximum glycolytic capacity was also demonstrated in perilesional keloid and FKN fibroblasts (P < 0.05). Mitochondrial function parameters showed increased oxidative phosphorylation in the disease conditions (P < 0.05) indicating functional mitochondria. These findings further suggest that Keloids and FKN demonstrate a switch to a metabolic phenotype of aerobic glycolysis. Increased glycolytic flux inhibition is a potential mechanistic basis for future therapy.


Assuntos
Proliferação de Células , Fibroblastos , Foliculite , Glicólise , Queloide , Humanos , Queloide/metabolismo , Queloide/patologia , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Fibroblastos/patologia , Foliculite/metabolismo , Foliculite/patologia , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Mitocôndrias/patologia , Células Cultivadas , Fosforilação Oxidativa , Movimento Celular , Adulto , Pele/patologia , Pele/metabolismo , Metabolismo Energético , Feminino , Masculino
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Mar Drugs ; 15(2)2017 Feb 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28218694

RESUMO

Due to the rise in multi-drug resistant pathogens and other diseases, there is renewed interest in marine sponge endosymbionts as a rich source of natural products (NPs). The South African marine environment is rich in marine biota that remains largely unexplored and may represent an important source for the discovery of novel NPs. We first investigated the bacterial diversity associated with five South African marine sponges, whose microbial populations had not previously been investigated, and select the two sponges (Isodictya compressa and Higginsia bidentifera) with highest species richness to culture bacteria. By employing 33 different growth conditions 415 sponge-associated bacterial isolates were cultured and screened for antibacterial activity. Thirty-five isolates showed antibacterial activity, twelve of which exhibited activity against the multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli 1699, implying that some of the bioactive compounds could be novel. Genome sequencing of two of these isolates confirmed that they harbour uncharacterized biosynthetic pathways that may encode novel chemical structures.


Assuntos
Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Bactérias/química , Produtos Biológicos/farmacologia , Escherichia coli/efeitos dos fármacos , Poríferos/microbiologia , Animais , Antibacterianos/isolamento & purificação , Bactérias/genética , Bactérias/isolamento & purificação , Sequência de Bases , Baías , Biodiversidade , Produtos Biológicos/isolamento & purificação , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla/efeitos dos fármacos , África do Sul , Simbiose
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Genome Announc ; 4(2)2016 Apr 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27056214

RESUMO

The rise in antibiotic-resistant bacteria has spurred efforts to identify novel compounds with antimicrobial activity. This brief report describes the genome sequence of threeBacillusspecies isolates from South African marine sponges, which produce compounds with antimicrobial activity. A search for secondary metabolite clusters revealed several secondary metabolite pathways in these genomes, which may hold promise as novel antibiotics.

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