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ArticleBioscience reports2015

Sublethal vancomycin-induced ROS mediating antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.

Gui-qiu Li, Feng Quan, Ting Qu, Juan Lu, Shu-lan Chen, Lan-ying Cui, Da-wen Guo, Yong-chen Wang

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Article in Bioscience reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Gui-qiu LiDepartment of Laboratory Diagnosis, the first Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 194, Rd. Xuefu, District Nangang, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Feng QuanDepartment of Rheumatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Ting QuDepartment of Pharmacy, the first Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 194, Rd. Xuefu, District Nangang, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Juan LuDepartment of Laboratory Diagnosis, the first Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 194, Rd. Xuefu, District Nangang, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Shu-lan ChenDepartment of Laboratory Diagnosis, the first Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 194, Rd. Xuefu, District Nangang, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Lan-ying CuiDepartment of Laboratory Diagnosis, the first Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 194, Rd. Xuefu, District Nangang, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Da-wen GuoDepartment of Laboratory Diagnosis, the first Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 194, Rd. Xuefu, District Nangang, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Yong-chen WangThe first Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 194, Rd. Xuefu, District Nangang, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang Province, China yongchenn@126.com.
First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University · CNHarbin Medical University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus is the leading cause of many human infectious diseases. Besides infectious dangers, S. aureus is well-known for the quickly developed drug resistance. Although great efforts have been made, mechanisms underlying the antibiotic effects of S. aureus are still not well clarified. Recently, reports have shown that oxidative stress connects with bactericidal antibiotics [Dwyer et al. (2009) Curr. Opin. Microbiol. 12: , 482-489]. Based on this point, we demonstrate that reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by sublethal vancomycin may be partly responsible for the antibiotic resistance in heterogeneous vancomycin resistant S. aureus (hVRSA). Sublethal vancomycin treatment may induce protective ROS productions in hVRSA, whereas reduction in ROS level in hVRSA strains may increase their vancomycin susceptibility. Moreover, low dose of ROS in VSSA (vancomycin susceptible S. aureus) strains may promote their survival under vancomycin conditions. Our findings reveal that modest ROS generation may be protective for vancomycin resistance in hVRSA. These results recover novel insights into the relationship between oxidative stress and bacterial resistance, which has important applications for further use of antibiotics and development of therapeutics strategies for hVRSA.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsReactive Oxygen SpeciesStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusVancomycinVancomycin ResistanceAnti-Bacterial AgentsReactive Oxygen SpeciesVancomycinantibiotic resistanceheterogeneous vancomycin resistant S. aureus (hVRSA)reactive oxygen speciesvancomycin

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PMID26424697
PMCPMC4708009
OpenAlexW2343410727

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