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. 2021 Dec:208:112057.
doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.112057. Epub 2021 Aug 23.

Fighting S. aureus catheter-related infections with sophorolipids: Electing an antiadhesive strategy or a release one?

Rita M Mendes  1 , Ana P Francisco  1 , Filomena A Carvalho  2 , Maissa Dardouri  1 , Bruna Costa  3 , Ana F Bettencourt  1 , Judite Costa  1 , Lidia Gonçalves  1 , Fabíola Costa  3 , Isabel A C Ribeiro  4
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Fighting S. aureus catheter-related infections with sophorolipids: Electing an antiadhesive strategy or a release one?

Rita M Mendes et al. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus medical devices related-infections, such as blood stream catheter are of major concern. Their prevention is compulsory and strategies, not prone to the development of resistance, to prevent S. aureus biofilms on catheter surfaces (e.g. silicone) are needed. In this work two different approaches using sophorolipids were studied to prevent S. aureus biofilm formation on medical grade silicone: i) an antiadhesive strategy through covalent bond of sophorolipids to the surface; ii) and a release strategy using isolated most active sophorolipids. Sophorolipids produced by Starmerella bombicola, were characterized by UHPLC-MS and RMN, purified by automatic flash chromatography and tested for their antimicrobial activity towards S. aureus. Highest antimicrobial activity was observed for C18:0 and C18:1 diacetylated lactonic sophorolipids showing a MIC of 50 μg mL-1. Surface modification with acidic or lactonic sophorolipids when evaluating the anti-adhesive or release strategy, respectively, was confirmed by contact angle, FTIR-ATR and AFM analysis. When using a mixture of acidic sophorolipids covalently bonded to silicone surface as antiadhesive strategy cytocompatible surfaces were obtained and a reduction of 90 % on biofilm formation was observed. Nevertheless, if a release strategy is adopted with purified lactonic sophorolipids a higher effect is achieved. Most promising compound was C18:1 diacateylated lactonic sophorolipid that showed no cellular viability reduction when a concentration of 1.5 mg mL-1 was selected and a reduction on biofilm around 5 log units. Results reinforce the applicability of these antimicrobial biosurfactants on preventing biofilms and disclose that their antimicrobial effect is imperative when comparing to their antiadhesive properties.

Keywords: Anti-adhesive; Antibacterial surface; Biofilm; Release; S. aureus; Self-assembling monolayers.

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