Table 2.
Lytic enzyme | Model | Target pathogens | Result summary | Ref. | |
Phage-derived lysins | ABgp46 | In vitro | MDR Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Salmonella typhimurium | Cross-inoculation significantly reduced bacterial density | [64] |
PlyF307 | Murine | MDR A. baumannii | i.p. treatment rescued mice from lethal bacteremia | [65] | |
Cpl-1 | Murine | Streptococcus pneumoniae | i.p. treatment rescued mice from lethal pneumonia | [66] | |
Cocktail of 6 distinct lysins | In vitro and murine in vivo | MRSA | Effective against biofilms in vitro and protected mice from lethal sepsis | [67] | |
PlyCD | In vitro and ex vivo | Clostridium difficile | Reduced C. difficile colonization | [68] | |
PlySs2 | Murine | Streptococcus pyogenes and MRSA | i.p. treatment reduced mortality from lethal bacteremia | [69] | |
PlyG | In vitro | Bacillus anthracis | Eliminated B. anthracis spores and vegetative cells | [71] | |
Bioengineered chimeric lysins | CHAPK | In vitro | MRSA | Eliminated MRSA and dispersed biofilms | [72] |
ClyH | Murine | MRSA | Treatment rescued mice from bacteremia | [73] | |
Cpl-711 | Murine | S. pneumoniae | Treatment rescued mice from bacteremia | [74] | |
Ply187 | Murine | Staphylococcus aureus | Prevented bacterial endophthalmitis | [75] | |
Artilysins | Nematode gut | P. aeruginosa | Decolonized P. aeruginosa from gut | [76] | |
Human keratinocytes | A. baumannii | Protected cells from bacterial challenge | [76] | ||
Lysin and antibiotic combination therapy | CF-301 | Murine | MRSA | Lysin treatment was most effective when combined with vancomycin or daptomycin | [77] |
MR-10 | Murine | Burn wound infection | Lysin treatment was most effective when combined with minocycline | [78] |
MDR: Multi-drug-resistant; i.p.: Intraperitoneal injection; MRSA: Methicillin-resistant S. aureus.