Ajoene, a sulfur-rich molecule from garlic, inhibits genes controlled by quorum sensing

Tim Holm Jakobsen; Maria van Gennip; Richard Kerry Phipps; Meenakshi Sundaram Shanmugham; Louise Dahl Hultqvist; Morten Alhede; Mette Eline Skindersoe; Thomas Bovbjerg Rasmussen; Karlheinz Friedrich; Friedrich Uthe; Peter Østrup Jensen; Claus Moser; Kristian Fog Nielsen; Leo Eberl; Thomas Ostenfeld Larsen; David Ackland Tanner; Niels Høiby; Thomas Bjarnsholt; Michael Givskov; Maria Alhede

doi:10.1128/AAC.05919-11

Ajoene, a sulfur-rich molecule from garlic, inhibits genes controlled by quorum sensing

Tim Holm Jakobsen, Maria van Gennip, Richard Kerry Phipps, Meenakshi Sundaram Shanmugham, Louise Dahl Hultqvist, Morten Alhede, Mette Eline Skindersoe, Thomas Bovbjerg Rasmussen, Karlheinz Friedrich, Friedrich Uthe, Peter Østrup Jensen, Claus Moser, Kristian Fog Nielsen, Leo Eberl, Thomas Ostenfeld Larsen, David Ackland Tanner, Niels Høiby, Thomas Bjarnsholt, Michael Givskov, Maria Alhede

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Abstract

In relation to emerging multiresistant bacteria, development of antimicrobials and new treatment strategies of infections should be expected to become a high-priority research area. Quorum sensing (QS), a communication system used by pathogenic bacteria like Pseudomonas aeruginosa to synchronize the expression of specific genes involved in pathogenicity, is a possible drug target. Previous in vitro and in vivo studies revealed a significant inhibition of P. aeruginosa QS by crude garlic extract. By bioassay-guided fractionation of garlic extracts, we determined the primary QS inhibitor present in garlic to be ajoene, a sulfur-containing compound with potential as an antipathogenic drug. By comprehensive in vitro and in vivo studies, the effect of synthetic ajoene toward P. aeruginosa was elucidated. DNA microarray studies of ajoene-treated P. aeruginosa cultures revealed a concentration-dependent attenuation of a few but central QS-controlled virulence factors, including rhamnolipid. Furthermore, ajoene treatment of in vitro biofilms demonstrated a clear synergistic, antimicrobial effect with tobramycin on biofilm killing and a cease in lytic necrosis of polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Furthermore, in a mouse model of pulmonary infection, a significant clearing of infecting P. aeruginosa was detected in ajoene-treated mice compared to a nontreated control group. This study adds to the list of examples demonstrating the potential of QS-interfering compounds in the treatment of bacterial infections.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Vol/bind	56
Udgave nummer	5
Sider (fra-til)	2314-25
Antal sider	12
ISSN	1098-6596
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.05919-11
Status	Udgivet - maj 2012

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Jakobsen, T. H., van Gennip, M., Phipps, R. K., Shanmugham, M. S., Hultqvist, L. D., Alhede, M., Skindersoe, M. E., Rasmussen, T. B., Friedrich, K., Uthe, F., Jensen, P. Ø., Moser, C., Nielsen, K. F., Eberl, L., Larsen, T. O., Tanner, D. A., Høiby, N., Bjarnsholt, T., Givskov, M., & Alhede, M. (2012). Ajoene, a sulfur-rich molecule from garlic, inhibits genes controlled by quorum sensing. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 56(5), 2314-25. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.05919-11

Jakobsen, TH, van Gennip, M, Phipps, RK, Shanmugham, MS, Hultqvist, LD, Alhede, M, Skindersoe, ME, Rasmussen, TB, Friedrich, K, Uthe, F, Jensen, PØ , Moser, C , Nielsen, KF, Eberl, L, Larsen, TO, Tanner, DA, Høiby, N , Bjarnsholt, T , Givskov, M & Alhede, M 2012, 'Ajoene, a sulfur-rich molecule from garlic, inhibits genes controlled by quorum sensing', Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, bind 56, nr. 5, s. 2314-25. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.05919-11

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Ajoene, a sulfur-rich molecule from garlic, inhibits genes controlled by quorum sensing

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