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Front Microbiol ; 10: 1348, 2019.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31293530

RESUMO

We demonstrate that the antimicrobial peptide, melittin, is effective alone and in combination with the aminoglycosides tobramycin to kill Pseudomonas aeruginosa growing as biofilms both in vitro and in vivo. Melittin and tobramycin show enhanced in vitro activity in combination at micromolar concentrations, resulting in a 2-log10 reduction in the number of cells within mature PAO1 P. aeruginosa biofilms after 6-h of treatment. Alternatively, either agent alone resulted in half-a-log10 reduction. Time-killing assays demonstrated that the combination of melittin and tobramycin was effective at 2-h whereas tobramycin was not effective until after 6-h of treatment. We also found the combination was more effective than tobramycin alone against biofilms of 7 P. aeruginosa cystic fibrosis clinical isolates, resulting in a maximum 1.5-log10 cellular reduction. Additionally, melittin alone was effective at killing biofilms of 4 Staphylococcus aureus isolates, resulting in a maximum 2-log10 cellular reduction. Finally, melittin in combination with tobramycin embedded in an agarose-based hydrogel resulted in a 4-fold reduction in bioluminescent P. aeruginosa colonizing mouse wounds by 4-h. In contrast, tobramycin or melittin treatment alone did not cause a statistically significant reduction in bioluminescence. These data demonstrate that melittin in combination with tobramycin embedded in a hydrogel is a potential treatment for biofilm-associated wound infections.

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J Antimicrob Chemother ; 74(4): 894-906, 2019 04 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30624737

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OBJECTIVES: To assess the ability of oxyclozanide to enhance tobramycin killing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms and elucidate its mechanism of action. METHODS: Twenty-four hour biofilms formed by the P. aeruginosa strain PAO1 and cystic fibrosis (CF) isolates were tested for susceptibility to oxyclozanide and tobramycin killing using BacTiter-Glo™ and cfu. Biofilm dispersal was measured using crystal violet staining. Membrane potential and permeabilization were quantified using DiOC2(3) and TO-PRO-3, respectively. RESULTS: Here we show that the ionophore anthelmintic oxyclozanide, combined with tobramycin, significantly increased killing of P. aeruginosa biofilms over each treatment alone. This combination also significantly accelerated the killing of cells within biofilms and stationary phase cultures and it was effective against 4/6 CF clinical isolates tested, including a tobramycin-resistant strain. Oxyclozanide enhanced the ability of additional aminoglycosides and tetracycline to kill P. aeruginosa biofilms. Finally, oxyclozanide permeabilized cells within the biofilm, reduced the membrane potential and increased tobramycin accumulation within cells of mature P. aeruginosa biofilms. CONCLUSIONS: Oxyclozanide enhances aminoglycoside and tetracycline activity against P. aeruginosa biofilms by reducing membrane potential, permeabilizing cells and enhancing tobramycin accumulation within biofilms. We propose that oxyclozanide counteracts the adaptive resistance response of P. aeruginosa to aminoglycosides, increasing both their maximum activity and rate of killing. As oxyclozanide is widely used in veterinary medicine for the treatment of parasitic worm infections, this combination could offer a new approach for the treatment of biofilm-based P. aeruginosa infections, repurposing oxyclozanide as an anti-biofilm agent.


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Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Biofilmes/efeitos dos fármacos , Sinergismo Farmacológico , Viabilidade Microbiana/efeitos dos fármacos , Oxiclozanida/farmacologia , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/efeitos dos fármacos , Tobramicina/farmacologia , Membrana Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Criança , Humanos , Lactente , Potenciais da Membrana/efeitos dos fármacos , Permeabilidade/efeitos dos fármacos , Infecções por Pseudomonas/microbiologia , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/isolamento & purificação
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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29661867

RESUMO

One of the most important clinical obstacles in cystic fibrosis (CF) treatment is antibiotic treatment failure due to biofilms produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa The ability of this pathogen to survive eradication by tobramycin and pathoadapt into a hyperbiofilm state leading to chronic infections is key to its success. Retrospective studies have demonstrated that preventing this pathoadaptation by improving eradication is essential to extend the lives of CF patients. To identify adjuvants that enhance tobramycin eradication of P. aeruginosa, we performed a high-throughput screen of 6,080 compounds from four drug-repurposing libraries. We identified that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved compound triclosan, in combination with tobramycin, resulted in a 100-fold reduction of viable cells within biofilms at 6 h, but neither compound alone had significant antimicrobial activity against biofilms. This synergistic treatment significantly accelerated the killing of biofilms compared to that with tobramycin treatment alone, and the combination was effective against 6/7 CF clinical isolates compared to tobramycin treatment alone, including a tobramycin-resistant strain. Further, triclosan and tobramycin killed persister cells, causing a 100-fold reduction by 8 h and complete eradication by 24 h. Triclosan also enhances tobramycin killing of multiple Burkholderia cenocepacia and Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates grown as biofilms. Additionally, triclosan showed synergy with other aminoglycosides, such as gentamicin or streptomycin. Triclosan is a well-tolerated aminoglycoside adjuvant shown to be safe for human use that could improve the treatment of biofilm-based infections.


Assuntos
Adjuvantes Farmacêuticos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Biofilmes/efeitos dos fármacos , Inibidores da Síntese de Ácidos Graxos/farmacologia , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/efeitos dos fármacos , Tobramicina/farmacologia , Triclosan/farmacologia , Biofilmes/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Fibrose Cística/tratamento farmacológico , Sinergismo Farmacológico , Quimioterapia Combinada , Ensaios de Triagem em Larga Escala , Humanos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/isolamento & purificação
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