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ArticleNature communications2023

The evolution of antibiotic resistance is associated with collateral drug phenotypes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Natalie J E Waller, Chen-Yi Cheung, Gregory M Cook, Matthew B McNeil

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Natalie J E WallerDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-3657-6995
Chen-Yi CheungDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Gregory M CookDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-8349-1500
Matthew B McNeilDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. matthew.mcneil@otago.ac.nz.
University of Auckland · NZUniversity of Otago · NZ

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increasing incidence of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis has diminished the efficacy of almost all available antibiotics, complicating efforts to combat the spread of this global health burden. Alongside the development of new drugs, optimised drug combinations are needed to improve treatment success and prevent the further spread of antibiotic resistance. Typically, antibiotic resistance leads to reduced sensitivity, yet in some cases the evolution of drug resistance can lead to enhanced sensitivity to unrelated drugs. This phenomenon of collateral sensitivity is largely unexplored in M. tuberculosis but has the potential to identify alternative therapeutic strategies to combat drug-resistant strains that are unresponsive to current treatments. Here, by using drug susceptibility profiling, genomics and evolutionary studies we provide evidence for the existence of collateral drug sensitivities in an isogenic collection M. tuberculosis drug-resistant strains. Furthermore, in proof-of-concept studies, we demonstrate how collateral drug phenotypes can be exploited to select against and prevent the emergence of drug-resistant strains. This study highlights that the evolution of drug resistance in M. tuberculosis leads to collateral drug responses that can be exploited to design improved drug regimens.

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Mycobacterium tuberculosisTuberculosisTuberculosis, Multidrug-ResistantAntitubercular AgentsDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPhenotypeAntitubercular Agents

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PMID36934122
PMCPMC10024696
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