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ArticleArchives of microbiology2024

Enhancing bactericidal activities of ciprofloxacin by targeting the trans-translation system that is involved in stress responses in Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Wendong Fang, Jie Xu, Zilan Wei, Jiahui Wu, Weihui Wu, Youliang Wang, Shuiping Chen

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Article in Archives of microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Wendong Fang *Department of Laboratory Medicine, The PLA 307 Clinical College, Fifth Clinical Medical College of Anhui Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jie Xu *Department of Laboratory Medicine, The PLA 307 Clinical College, Fifth Clinical Medical College of Anhui Medical University, Beijing, China.
Zilan WeiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jiahui WuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Weihui WuDepartment of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, China. wuweihui@nankai.edu.cn.
Youliang WangBeijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China. wang_you_liang@aliyun.com.
Shuiping ChenDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The PLA 307 Clinical College, Fifth Clinical Medical College of Anhui Medical University, Beijing, China. shpchen@hotmail.com.
Chinese PLA General Hospital · CNAnhui Medical University · CN

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Abstract

Although the trans-translation system is a promising target for antcibiotic development, its antibacterial mechanism in Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) is unclear. Considering that tmRNA was the core component of trans-translation, this study firstly investigated phenotypic changes caused by various environmental stresses in KP lacking trans-translation activities (tmRNA-deleted), and then aimed to evaluate antibacterial activities of the trans-translation-targeting antibiotic combination (tobramycin/ciprofloxacin) in clinical KP isolates based on inhibition activities of aminoglycosides against trans-translation. We found that the tmRNA-deleted strain P4325/ΔssrA was significantly more susceptible than the wild-type KP strain P4325 under environments with hypertonicity (0.5 and 1 M NaCl), hydrogen peroxide (40 mM), and UV irradiation. No significant differences in biofilm formation and survivals under human serum were observed between P4325/ΔssrA and P4325. tmRNA deletion caused twofold lower MIC values for aminoglycosides. As for the membrane permeability, tmRNA deletion increased ethidium bromide (EtBr) uptake of KP in the presence or absence of verapamil and carbonyl cyanide-m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP), decreased EtBr uptake in presence of reserpine in P4325/ΔssrA, and reduced EtBr efflux in P4325/ΔssrA in the presence of CCCP. The time-kill curve and in vitro experiments revealed significant bactericidal activities of the tmRNA-targeting aminoglycoside-based antibiotic combination (tobramycin/ciprofloxacin). Thus, the corresponding tmRNA-targeting antibiotic combinations (aminoglycoside-based) might be effective and promising treatment options against multi-drug resistant KP.

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CiprofloxacinKlebsiella pneumoniaeAminoglycosidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsCarbonyl Cyanide m-Chlorophenyl HydrazoneHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsTobramycinAminoglycosidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsCarbonyl Cyanide m-Chlorophenyl HydrazoneCiprofloxacinTobramycinAntibiotic combinationsKlebsiella pneumoniaeMulti-drug resistanttmRNATrans-translation

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