Extended-spectrum β-lactamases and the permeability barrier
Extended-spectrum β-lactamases and the permeability barrier
复制标题
DOI:
10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01860.x
复制
发表时间:
2008-01-01
影响因子:
14.2
通讯作者:
Martinez-Martinez, L.
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Martinez-Martinez, L.
The outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria represents a barrier for penetration of hydrophilic compounds. Loss of porins (water-filled protein channels) contributes to antimicrobial resistance, particularly when additional mechanisms of resistance are expressed. Many studies on the structure and regulation of porins in Escherichia coli K-12 are available, but there is little information concerning clinical isolates of this species. In Klebsiella pneumoniae, two major porins, OmpK35 and OmpK36, are produced, but many extended-spectrum P-lactamase (ESBL)-producing K. pneumoniae isolates do not express OmpK35. Loss of both OmpK35 and OmpK36 in ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae causes resistance to cefoxitin, increased resistance to expanded-spectrum cephalosporins, and decreased susceptibility to carbapenems, particularly ertapenem. Porin loss also decreases the susceptibility to other non-p-lactam compounds, such as fluoroquinolones, of ESBL-producing organisms.