Efflux pump inhibitors reduce the invasiveness of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Efflux pump inhibitors reduce the invasiveness of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2009.06.007
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发表时间:
2009-10-01
影响因子:
10.8
通讯作者:
Kaku, Mitsuo
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作者:
Hirakata, Yoichi;Kondo, Akira;Kaku, Mitsuo
Efflux systems are thought to contribute to antimicrobial resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The mexAB-oprM deletion strain of P. aeruginosa PAO1 is compromised in its capacity to invade Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells, suggesting that P. aeruginosa exports invasion determinants using a MexAB-OprM system. The influences of efflux pump inhibitors (EPIs), including the broad-spectrum EPI Phe-Arg-beta-naphthylamide (PA beta N) and MexAB-OprM-specific EPI D13-9001, on the invasion of wild-type (WT) P. aeruginosa PAO1 and its MexAB-OprM-overproducing nalB strain were examined. The invasiveness of PAO1 WT and nalB strains was inhibited in the presence of EPIs in a concentration-dependent manner. Reduction of the invasiveness of both strains was greater for D13-9001 compared with PA beta N. EPIs are thought to be useful in reducing the invasiveness and antimicrobial resistance of P. aeruginosa and thus may be promising as new anti-infectious agents. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. and the International Society of Chemotherapy. All rights reserved.