Strong antimicrobial activity of xanthohumol and other derivatives from hops (Humulus lupulus L.) on gut anaerobic bacteria

0481502 - MBÚ 2018 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Čermák, P. - Olšovská, J. - Mikyška, A. - Dušek, M. - Kadlečková, Z. - Vaníček, J. - Nyč, O. - Sigler, Karel - Bostíková, V. - Bostík, P.
Strong antimicrobial activity of xanthohumol and other derivatives from hops (Humulus lupulus L.) on gut anaerobic bacteria.
Acta Pathologica Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica. Roč. 125, č. 11 (2017), s. 1033-1038. ISSN 0903-4641. E-ISSN 1600-0463
Institutional support: RVO:61388971
Keywords : Xanthohumol * gut * anaerobic bacteria
OECD category: Microbiology
Impact factor: 2.026, year: 2017

Anaerobic bacteria, such as Bacteroides fragilis or Clostridium perfringens, are part of indigenous human flora. However, Clostridium difficile represents also an important causative agent of nosocomial infectious antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. Treatment of C.difficile infection is problematic, making it imperative to search for new compounds with antimicrobial properties. Hops (Humulus lupulus L.) contain substances with antibacterial properties. We tested antimicrobial activity of purified hop constituents humulone, lupulone and xanthohumol against anaerobic bacteria. The antimicrobial activity was established against B.fragilis, C.perfringens and C.difficile strains according to standard testing protocols (CLSI, EUCAST), and the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) and minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBC) were calculated. All C.difficile strains were toxigenic and clinically relevant, as they were isolated from patients with diarrhoea. Strongest antimicrobial effects were observed with xanthohumol showing MIC and MBC values of 15-107g/mL, which are close to those of conventional antibiotics in the strains of bacteria with increased resistance. Slightly higher MIC and MBC values were obtained with lupulone followed by higher values of humulone. Our study, thus, shows a potential of purified hop compounds, especially xanthohumol, as alternatives for treatment of infections caused by select anaerobic bacteria, namely nosocomial diarrhoea caused by resistant strains.
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