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In vitro anti-tuberculosis activity of azole drugs against Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates / Actividad in vitro de azoles contra aislamientos clínicos de Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Reference Laboratory of Tuberculosis Control ProgramImpériale, Belén R; Cataldi, Ángel A; Reference Laboratory of Tuberculosis Control ProgramMorcillo, Nora S.
  • Reference Laboratory of Tuberculosis Control ProgramImpériale, Belén R; Buenos Aires Province. Dr. Cetrangolo Hospital. Reference Laboratory of Tuberculosis Control ProgramImpériale, Belén R. Florida. AR
  • Cataldi, Ángel A; National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA). Biotechnology Institute. Hurlingham. AR
  • Reference Laboratory of Tuberculosis Control ProgramMorcillo, Nora S; Buenos Aires Province. Dr. Cetrangolo Hospital. Reference Laboratory of Tuberculosis Control ProgramMorcillo, Nora S. Florida. AR
Rev. argent. microbiol ; 49(4): 332-338, Dec. 2017. graf, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-958015
ABSTRACT

Background:

Latent tuberculosis has been associated with the persistence of dormant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the organism of infected individuals, who are reservoirs of the bacilli and the source for spreading the disease in the community. New active anti-TB drugs exerting their metabolic action at different stages and on latent/dormant bacilli are urgently required to avoid endogenous reactivations and to be part of treatments of multi- and extensively-drug resistant tuberculosis (M/XDR-TB). It was previously reported that azole drugs are active against M. tuberculosis. For that reason, the aims of this study were to determine the in vitro activity of azole drugs, imidazole (clotrimazole, CLO and econazole, ECO) and nitroimidazole (metronidazole, MZ and ipronidazole, IPZ), against a collection of MDR M. tuberculosis clinical isolates; and to analyze their potential use in both the LTB and the active forms of M/XDR-TB treatments.

Methods:

A total of 55 MDR M. tuberculosis isolates and H37Rv were included. MZ and IPZ activity against M. tuberculosis isolates were tested using anaerobic culture conditions. The activity of ECO and CLO was measured by the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) using a microdilution colorimetric method.

Results:

MZ and IPZ showed bacteriostatic activity against M. tuberculosis strains. MIC5o and MIC90 to ECO was 4.0 µg/ml, while MIC50 to CLO was 4.0 µg/ml and MIC90 was 8.0 µg/ml respectively.

Conclusion:

All azole compounds tested in the study showed inhibitory activity against MDR M. tuberculosis clinical isolates.
RESUMEN

Introducción:

La tuberculosis (TB) latente ha sido asociada a la persistencia de Mycobacterium tuberculosis durmientes en el organismo de las personas infectadas, las cuales constituyen un reservorio del bacilo y una fuente de diseminación de la enfermedad en la comunidad. Urge la necesidad de contar con nuevos fármacos antituberculosos con acción sobre el bacilo en estado latente/durmiente, a fin de evitar reactivaciones endógenas y para ser incluidas en el tratamiento de la TB multirresistente y extensivamente resistente (M/XDR-TB). Se ha reportado que los azoles son activos contra M. tuberculosis. Por esta razón, los objetivos del presente estudio fueron determinar la actividad in vitro sobre aislamientos clínicos de M/XDR-TB de distintos azoles, incluyendo los imidazoles econazol (ECO) y clotrimazol (CLO) y los 5-nitro-imidazoles ipronidazol (IPZ) y metronidazol (MZ), así como analizar su potencial uso contra las formas latente y activa de esta enfermedad.

Métodos:

Fueron incluidos 55 aislamientos clínicos de M. tuberculosis MDR y la cepa de referencia H37Rv. Se evaluó la actividad del MZ y el IPZ sobre los aislamientos en condiciones de cultivo anaeróbico, mientras que la actividad del ECO y el CLO fue estimada determinando la concentración inhibitoria mínima (CIM) mediante el método colorimétrico de microdilución en placa.

Resultados:

El MZ y el IPZ presentaron actividad bacteriostática frente a las cepas de M. tuberculosis. La CIM50 y CIM90 del ECO fue de 4 µg/ml, mientras que el CLO presentó una CIM50 de 4 µg/ml y una CIM90 de 8 µg/ml.

Conclusión:

Todos los compuestos azólicos evaluados presentaron actividad inhibitoria frente a aislamientos clínicos de M. tuberculosis.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Azoles / Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Antitubercular Agents Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Rev. argent. microbiol Journal subject: Microbiology Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: Argentina Institution/Affiliation country: Buenos Aires Province/AR / National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA)/AR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Azoles / Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Antitubercular Agents Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Rev. argent. microbiol Journal subject: Microbiology Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: Argentina Institution/Affiliation country: Buenos Aires Province/AR / National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA)/AR