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Curr Eye Res ; 37(2): 87-93, 2012 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22050601

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: Staphylococcus aureus, a leading cause of bacterial keratitis, secretes α-toxin, a cytotoxin active on the corneal epithelium. This study describes the production and testing of chemical inhibitors of α-toxin action. METHODS: Purified α-toxin was titered by its ability to lyse rabbit erythrocytes in buffered saline (PBS). To prepare potential toxin inhibitors, each of 18 lipids was incorporated into a complex with methyl-ß-cyclodextrin (MßCD) or hydroxypropyl-ß-cyclodextrin (HPßCD). Serial dilutions of each lipid-cyclodextrin (CD-lipid) complex were mixed with α-toxin prior to the addition of rabbit erythrocytes. Select CD-lipid complexes were mixed with 12 hemolytic units (HU) α-toxin and injected into the rabbit corneal stroma so the resulting corneal erosions could be measured at 4 and 8 hours post-injection (PI). Eyes injected with toxin alone, MßCD, or HPßCD alone served as controls. RESULTS: Neither form of CD alone inhibited α-toxin. Of the 36 complexes prepared, 6 lipid-CD complexes were found to inhibit >100 HU of α-toxin. Four lipid complexes able to inhibit >200 HU of α-toxin were tested in toxin-injected corneas; at 4 and 8 hours PI, the complexes of cholesterol or lanosterol with MßCD and squalene or desmosterol with HPßCD caused a significant reduction in the corneal erosion size as compared to eyes injected with α-toxin alone (P ≤ 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Specific lipid inclusion complexes with either MßCD or HPßCD demonstrated a significant inhibition of α-toxin in both in vitro and in vivo assays. Changes in either the cyclodextrin or lipid of a complex affected the inhibitory activity.


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Bacterial Toxins/antagonists & inhibitors , Cornea/drug effects , Hemolysin Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors , Lipids/pharmacology , beta-Cyclodextrins/pharmacology , 2-Hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin , Animals , Bacterial Toxins/toxicity , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Chromatography, Thin Layer , Complement Hemolytic Activity Assay , Hemolysin Proteins/toxicity , Lipids/chemistry , Rabbits , Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms , beta-Cyclodextrins/chemistry
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Curr Eye Res ; 36(1): 14-20, 2011 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21174593

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PURPOSE: To determine the virulence of Staphylococcus aureus strains in the rabbit conjunctiva. METHODS: Three strains of methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (8325-4, Newman, and UMCR1) and two strains of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (70490 and MW2) were analyzed. Rabbit bulbar conjunctivas (n ≥ 6 per group) were injected with 10(5) colony forming units (CFU) in 10 µl. Eyes were photographed and analyzed for pathology at 20 hr postinfection (PI) using slit lamp examination (SLE) to measure five parameters on a scale from 0 (normal) to 4 (severe): injection, chemosis, iritis, corneal edema, and pinpoint conjunctival hemorrhages. The parameter grades were added to produce a SLE score. Bacteria were enumerated and histopathological analysis was done at 20 hr PI. Myeloperoxidase assays were performed on conjunctival swabs (n ≥ 3 per strain) at 0 and 20 hr PI. RESULTS: Conjunctivas injected with 8325-4 or Newman had SLE scores of 1.67 ± 0.12 and 0.81 ± 0.16, respectively. Strain 70490 produced an average SLE score of 2.94 ± 0.47, whereas MW2 produced a score of 5.04 ± 0.73. UMCR1 produced severe conjunctivitis having a SLE score of 13.25 ± 0.80. Only strain UMCR1 grew in the conjunctiva showing a 2.7 log increase in CFU; all other strains remained near the inoculated numbers or decreased as much as 1.85 logs. Myeloperoxidase activity was greatest in the tear film of UMCR1 infected eyes with over one million PMN present at 20 hr PI. CONCLUSIONS: Only one S. aureus strain, UMCR1, was able to cause a reproducible severe conjunctivitis. This conjunctival infection could be used to test new antimicrobials and to help understand the pathogenesis of conjunctivitis, especially in terms of overcoming the host defenses.


Subject(s)
Conjunctivitis, Bacterial/microbiology , Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/pathogenicity , Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology , Animals , Colony Count, Microbial , Disease Models, Animal , Methicillin/pharmacology , Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification , Neutrophils/enzymology , Peroxidase/metabolism , Rabbits , Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects , Staphylococcus aureus/pathogenicity , Virulence
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J Cataract Refract Surg ; 36(12): 2160-7, 2010 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21111321

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To determine the effectiveness of moxifloxacin and besifloxacin prophylactic therapy for experimental Staphylococcus aureus infections originating in the rabbit anterior chamber. SETTING: Microbiology Department, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA. DESIGN: Experimental study. METHODS: Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of moxifloxacin 0.5% and besifloxacin 0.6% for methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains were determined. Eyes were treated with moxifloxacin, a moxifloxacin alternative formulation 0.5%, or besifloxacin (45 µL) 30 minutes or 60 minutes before anterior chamber infection (10(6) colony-forming units [CFUs]). Aqueous humor was removed 30 minutes after infection for quantification of antibiotic and bacteria. RESULTS: The MIC for both organisms was 0.06 µg/mL for moxifloxacin and 0.03 µg/mL for besifloxacin. In MSSA infections, the untreated eyes contained 5.18 log CFU/mL, which was similar to besifloxacin-treated eyes with either treatment (P≥.1091). Eyes treated with moxifloxacin or moxifloxacin alternative formulation contained significantly fewer CFUs than untreated controls or besifloxacin-treated eyes with either treatment (P≤.0020). The aqueous humor in eyes treated with moxifloxacin or moxifloxacin alternative formulation contained significantly more drug than besifloxacin-treated eyes at both prophylactic time points (P≤.0012). In MRSA infections, the untreated eyes contained 4.91 log CFU/mL, which was similar to besifloxacin-treated eyes with either treatment (P≥.5830). Eyes treated with moxifloxacin or moxifloxacin alternative formulation contained significantly fewer CFUs than untreated controls or besifloxacin-treated eyes at both prophylactic time points (P≤.0008). CONCLUSIONS: Moxifloxacin had greater in vivo effectiveness against MSSA and MRSA than besifloxacin. The aqueous antibiotic concentrations suggest limited penetration by besifloxacin, accounting for its lack of effectiveness.


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Anti-Infective Agents/pharmacokinetics , Anti-Infective Agents/therapeutic use , Aqueous Humor/metabolism , Aqueous Humor/microbiology , Eye Infections, Bacterial/drug therapy , Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects , Staphylococcal Infections/drug therapy , Animals , Aza Compounds/pharmacokinetics , Aza Compounds/therapeutic use , Azepines/pharmacokinetics , Azepines/therapeutic use , Biological Availability , Colony-Forming Units Assay , Disease Models, Animal , Eye Infections, Bacterial/metabolism , Eye Infections, Bacterial/microbiology , Fluoroquinolones/pharmacokinetics , Fluoroquinolones/therapeutic use , Methicillin Resistance , Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Moxifloxacin , Quinolines/pharmacokinetics , Quinolines/therapeutic use , Rabbits , Staphylococcal Infections/metabolism , Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology , Treatment Outcome
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