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Effects of the Subinhibitory Concentrations of Andrographis paniculata Extract on Inhibiting Staphylococcus aureus alpha-hemolysin Mediated A549 Cell Injury

HUO Ming-fei1, WANG Xin2, DAI Xiao-han1, DENG Xu-ming1   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China;
    2. College of Quartermaster Technology, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China
  • Received:2012-10-27 Online:2013-05-20 Published:2013-05-27

Abstract: Staphylococcus aureus was a widely spread opportunistic pathogen with α-hemolysin acting as the vital virulence factor, which could cause serious infection in both human beings and animals. Alcohol reflux was used to obtain the Chinese medicine common Andrographis herb extract. To analyze the effects of the medicine on the α-hemolysin secretion and A549 cell protection, assays including MIC determination, hemolysin assay, Western blotting, RT-PCR, LDH and Live/dead were undertaken. The results showed that the extract could inhibit the hemolysin secretion dose-dependently below the MIC of 2048 μg/mL, and effectively relieve the A549 damage by Staphylococcus aureus supernate, thus indicating it as a potential anti-Staphylococcus aureus drug.

Key words: Staphylococcus aureus; α-hemolysin; Andrographis paniculata

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