Instruct: Identify the main category of Biorxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: Poly (acetyl arginyl) glucosamine attenuates Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a rat lung infection model Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common opportunistic pathogen that can cause chronic infections in multiple disease states, including respiratory infections in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF bronchiectasis. Like many opportunists, P. aeruginosa forms multicellular biofilm communities that are widely thought to be an important determinant of bacterial persistence and resistance to antimicrobials and host immune effectors during chronic/recurrent infections. Poly (acetyl, arginyl) glucosamine (PAAG) is a glycopolymer which has antimicrobial activity against a broad range of bacterial species, and also has mucolytic activity which can normalize rheologic properties of cystic fibrosis mucus. In this study, we sought to evaluate the effect of PAAG on P. aeruginosa bacteria within biofilms in vitro, and in the context of experimental pulmonary infection in a rodent infection model. PAAG treatment caused significant bactericidal activity against P. aeruginosa biofilms, and a reduction in the total biomass of preformed P. aeruginosa biofilms on abiotic surfaces, as well as on the surface of immortalized cystic fibrosis human bronchial epithelial cells. Studies of membrane integrity indicated that PAAG causes changes to P. aeruginosa cell morphology and dysregulates membrane polarity. PAAG treatment reduced infection and consequent tissue inflammation in experimental P. aeruginosa rat infections. Based on these findings we conclude that PAAG represents a novel means to combat P. aeruginosa infection, which may warrant further evaluation as a therapeutic.
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The categories of this paper are: epidemiology
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The categories of this paper are: synthetic
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The categories of this paper are: evolutionary
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The categories of this paper are: education
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The categories of this paper are: toxicology
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The categories of this paper are: immunology
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The categories of this paper are: behavior
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The categories of this paper are: genomics
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The categories of this paper are: bioengineering
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The categories of this paper are: systems
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The categories of this paper are: animal
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The categories of this paper are: cognition
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The categories of this paper are: physiology
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The categories of this paper are: pathology
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The categories of this paper are: molecular
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The categories of this paper are: communication