ZHANG Guojing 1 , WAN Zilin 1 , WANG Xiaoyan 1 , HUANG Yunchao 2 , ZHOU Youquan 3 , CHEN Ying 2 , LEI Yujie 2 , QIAO Limei 1
  • 1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yan’an Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University, Kunming Yunnan, 650051, P.R.China;
  • 2. Department of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Tumor Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming Yunnan, 650118, P.R.China;
  • 3. Department of Clinical Laboratory, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Tumor Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming Yunnan, 650118, P.R.China;
WANG Xiaoyan, Email: WANGXY2004@126.com
Biomaterial centered infection; intercellular adhesion operon; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Candida albicans; mixed biofilm; rabbit
10.7507/1002-1892.202104061
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Objective To study the effect of intercellular adhesion (ica) operon of Staphylococcus epidermidis on the inflammation associated with mixed biofilm of Staphylococcus epidermidis and Candida albicans on endotracheal tube material in rabbits. Methods The standard strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A (ica operon positive, positive group) and ATCC12228 (ica operon negative, negative group) were taken to prepare a bacterial solution with a concentration of 1×106 CFU/mL, respectively. Then, the two bacterial solutions were mixed with the standard strain of Candida albicans ATCC10231 of the same concentration to prepare a mixed culture solution at a ratio of 1∶1, respectively. The mixed culture solution was incubated with endotracheal tube material for 24 hours. The formation of mixed biofilm on the surface of the material was observed by scanning electron microscope. Thirty New Zealand rabbits, aged 4-6 months, were divided into two groups (n=15), and the endotracheal tube materials of the positive group and the negative group that were incubated for 24 hours were implanted beside the trachea. The body mass of rabbits in the two groups was measured before operation and at 1, 3, and 7 days after operation. At 1, 3, and 7 days after operation, the levels of interleukin 1β (IL-1β), IL-6, tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), and monocytechemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1) were detected by using an ELISA test kit. At 7 days after operation, the formation of mixed biofilm on the surface of the endotracheal tube materials was observed by scanning electron microscope, the inflammation and infiltration of tissues around the materials were observed by HE staining, and the bacterial infections in heart, lung, liver, and kidney were observed by plate colony counting method.Results Scanning electron microscope observation showed that the mixed biofilm structure was obvious in the positive group after 24 hours in vitro incubation, but no mixed biofilm formation was observed in the negative group. In vivo studies showed that there was no significant difference in body mass between the two groups before operation and at 1, 3, and 7 days after operation (P>0.05). Compared with the negative group, the levels of MCP-1 and IL-1β at 1 day, and the levels of IL-1β, MCP-1, IL-6, and TNF-α at 3 and 7 days in the positive group all increased, with significant differences (P<0.05). Scanning electron microscope observation showed that a large amount of Staphylococcus epidermis and mixed biofilm structure were observed in the positive group, and a very small amount of bacteria was observed in the negative group with no mixed biofilm structure. HE staining of surrounding tissue showed inflammatory cell infiltration in both groups, and neutrophils and lymphocytes were more in the positive group than in the negative group. There was no significant difference in the number of bacterial infections in heart and liver between the two groups (P>0.05). The number of bacterial infections in lung and kidney in the positive group was higher than that in negative group (P<0.05).Conclusion In the mixed infection of Staphylococcus epidermidis and Candida albicans, the ica operon may strengthen the structure of the biofilm and the spread of the biofilm in vivo, leading to increased inflammatory factors, and the bacteria are difficult to remove and persist.

Citation： ZHANG Guojing, WAN Zilin, WANG Xiaoyan, HUANG Yunchao, ZHOU Youquan, CHEN Ying, LEI Yujie, QIAO Limei. In vivo study on the effects of intercellular adhesion operon of Staphylococcus epidermidis on the inflammation associated with bacteria-fungal mixed biofilm. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2021, 35(10): 1328-1335. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.202104061 Copy

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