Preventing bacterial adhesion to skin by altering their physicochemical cell surface properties specifically
The adhesion of bacteria to surfaces is associated with physicochemical and biological interactions. The present investigations provide new results about the differential adhesion levels of skin bacteria using a representative 3D skin model which mainly relies on the different physicochemical properties of the respective surfaces. Modulation of the adhesion of bacteria and thus their colonization, may occur by adjusting the physicochemical properties of the epidermal and bacterial surfaces. Lewis acid and hydrophobicity were the most strongly correlated parameters with the antiadhesion properties of the tested compounds. Modulation of physicochemical properties appears to be the primary driver of reduced Staphylococcus aureus adhesion in this study, with no significant changes observed in the expression of genes associated with classical adhesion pathways.
Authors
- Séverine Jansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1438-4573)
- Xavier Janvier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6189-2896)
- Cécile Duclairoir Poc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8386-8769)
- Nabiha Khodabux
- Sylvie Cupferman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8351-3108)
- Francesca Zuttion (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5496-1016)
- Ahmad Khodr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2065-4338)
- Charleyne Prenom
Institutions
- L'Oréal (France) (FR)
- Normandie Université (FR)
- Communication Bactérienne et Stratégie Anti-infectieuses
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
- Published
- 2024-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-024-00568-8
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.07
Funders
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement