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ArticleAmerican journal of rhinology & allergy2019

Ivacaftor, a Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Potentiator, Enhances Ciprofloxacin Activity Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Do-Yeon Cho, Dong Jin Lim, Calvin Mackey, Daniel Skinner, Shaoyan Zhang, Justin McCormick, Bradford A Woodworth

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Article in American journal of rhinology & allergy, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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34 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor pharmacokinetics with concurrent tacrolimus administration after lung transplant.Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society · 2025
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  14. How Three Self-Secreted Biofilm Exopolysaccharides ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  19. Use of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor among cystic fibrosis lung transplant recipients.Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society · 2022
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  20. Is there a role for antibiotics in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis?The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Do-Yeon Cho1 Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
Dong Jin Lim1 Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
Calvin Mackey1 Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
Daniel Skinner1 Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
Shaoyan Zhang1 Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
Justin McCormick1 Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
Bradford A Woodworth1 Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
University of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

Ivacaftor for Acquired CFTR Dysfunction in Chronic RhinosinusitisR01HL133006 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI WOODWORTH, BRADFORD ALAN · 2016 to 2020
$1.7M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL133006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMethods to improve the clinical efficacy of currently available antibiotics against multidrug resistant bacteria in cystic fibrosis (CF) chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) are greatly needed. Ivacaftor, a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator potentiator, was recently identified as having potentially beneficial off-target effects as a weak inhibitor of bacterial DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV. The objective of the current study is to evaluate whether ivacaftor enhances the antimicrobial activity of ciprofloxacin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

methodsThe planktonic growth of the PAO-1 strain of P. aeruginosa was studied in the presence of ciprofloxacin and/or ivacaftor. Effects were measured according to optical density of cultured PAO-1 at 600 nm. For a static PAO-1 biofilm assay, the PAO-1 strain was inoculated and cultured for 72 h in the presence of the drugs. Formed PAO-1 biofilms were quantified by crystal violet staining and imaged with confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

resultsPAO-1 growth was significantly reduced in the presence of ivacaftor (8 or 16 µg/mL) and ciprofloxacin (0.02 or 0.05 µg/mL) compared to ciprofloxacin alone ( P < .001). Similarly, ivacaftor (8 or 16 µg/mL) showed a significant reduction of PAO-1 biofilms when treated with 0.05 µg/mL of ciprofloxacin. Significant synergism was noted between ciprofloxacin and 16 µg/mL of ivacaftor ( P < .0001) in reducing planktonic growth and biofilm formation. Quantitative measurements with crystal violet staining were correlated to CLSM and SEM images.

conclusionIvacaftor enhanced ciprofloxacin's antimicrobial activity against P. aeruginosa. Further studies evaluating the efficacy of ivacaftor/ciprofloxacin combination for P. aeruginosa for CF CRS are warranted.

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AminophenolsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBiofilmsCiprofloxacinCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorDrug SynergismPseudomonas aeruginosaQuinolonesAminophenolsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCiprofloxacinCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorivacaftorQuinolonesbiofilmchronic rhinosinusitisciprofloxacincystic fibrosiscystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorivacaftorsinusitis

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PMID30585080
PMCPMC6728449
OpenAlexW2906601339

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