抗生素耐药性(AMR)是一个主要的公共卫生问题。抗菌肽(AMP)可以替代常规抗生素。这项研究的目的是研究合成AMP的抗菌能力(即,A-11和AP19)对公猪精液中最常见的细菌及其在储存过程中对扩展公猪精液质量的影响。我们测试了A-11和AP19在不同浓度下的抗菌作用,并比较了它们与庆大霉素对大肠杆菌生长的抑制作用。从新鲜公猪精液中分离出的铜绿假单胞菌和奇异变形杆菌。为了评估AMP在18°C储存后第0、1、3和5天对精液质量的影响,收集了七个新鲜的公猪精液样本,用抗生素精液补充剂稀释(即,200µg/mL的庆大霉素,阳性对照)或无(阴性对照),和精液补充剂仅含有不同浓度的A-11或AP19(即,62.50、31.25和15.625µg/mL)。还在储存后0、24、36、48和72小时测量总细菌计数。与庆大霉素相比,A-11和AP19都抑制大肠杆菌的生长,铜绿假单胞菌,和变形杆菌的浓度为62.50、31.25和15.625µg/mL,分别。比较储存后0、24、36、48和72小时的细菌总数,阳性对照组细菌总浓度最低(p<0.05),并且在治疗组中发现总细菌浓度低于阴性对照。在第1天,与其他组相比,AP19组的所有精子参数的百分比较低,浓度为62.50µg/mL。在第3天,与其他组相比,阳性对照和浓度为31.25µg/mL的A-11中所有精子参数的百分比最高。AP19组在62.5µg/mL时不断产生下精子参数。在第5天,只有浓度为15.625µg/mL的A-11显示出高于70%的总运动性,与阳性对照相当。A-11和AP19对大肠杆菌具有抗菌活性,从公猪精液中分离出铜绿假单胞菌和奇异变形杆菌。考虑到它们在储存过程中对精液质量的影响,这些抗菌肽是公猪精液补充剂中使用的常规抗生素的替代品。然而,这些特定抗微生物肽的利用依赖于储存的浓度和持续时间。
Antibiotic resistance (AMR) is a major public health concern. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) could be an alternative to conventional antibiotics. The purpose of this research was to investigate the antimicrobial ability of the synthetic AMPs (i.e., A-11 and AP19) on the most frequently isolated bacteria in boar semen and their effect on extended boar semen quality during storage. We tested the antimicrobial effect of A-11 and AP19 at different concentrations and compared them with gentamicin for inhibiting the growth of E. coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Proteus mirabilis that were isolated from fresh boar semen. In order to evaluate the effect of AMP on semen qualities on days 0, 1, 3, and 5 after storage at 18 °C, seven fresh boar semen samples were collected, diluted with semen extender with antibiotic (i.e., gentamicin at 200 µg/mL, positive control) or without (negative control), and semen extender contained only A-11 or AP19 at different concentrations (i.e., 62.50, 31.25, and 15.625 µg/mL). The total bacterial count was also measured at 0, 24, 36, 48, and 72 h after storage. Comparable to gentamicin, both A-11 and AP19 inhibited the growth of E. coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Proteus mirabilis at 62.50, 31.25, and 15.625 µg/mL, respectively. Comparing the total bacterial count at 0, 24, 36, 48 and 72 h after storage, the lowest total bacterial concentration was found in the positive control group (p < 0.05), and an inferior total bacterial concentration was found in the treatment groups than in the negative control. On day 1, there is a lower percentage of all sperm parameters in the AP19 group at a concentration of 62.50 µg/mL compared with the other groups. On day 3, the highest percentage of all sperm parameters was found in the positive control and A-11 at a concentration of 31.25 µg/mL compared with the other groups. The AP19 group at 62.5 µg/mL constantly yielded inferior sperm parameters. On day 5, only A-11 at a concentration of 15.625 µg/mL showed a total motility higher than 70%, which is comparable to the positive control. A-11 and AP19 showed antimicrobial activity against E. coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Proteus mirabilis isolated from boar semen. Considering their effect on semen quality during storage, these antimicrobial peptides are an alternative to conventional antibiotics used in boar semen extenders. Nevertheless, the utilization of these particular antimicrobial peptides relied on the concentration and duration of storage.