AdeIJK Pump-Specific Inhibitors Effective against Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.
ACS Infect Dis
; 10(6): 2239-2249, 2024 Jun 14.
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ABSTRACT
Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is a serious threat pathogen rapidly spreading in clinics and causing a range of complicated human infections. The major contributor to A. baumannii antibiotic resistance is the overproduction of AdeIJK and AdeABC multidrug efflux pumps of the resistance-nodulation-division (RND) superfamily of proteins. The dominant role of efflux in antibiotic resistance and the relatively high permeability of the A. baumannii outer membrane to amphiphilic compounds make this pathogen a promising target for the discovery of clinically relevant efflux pump inhibitors. In this study, we identified 4,6-diaminoquoniline analogs with inhibitory activities against A. baumannii AdeIJK efflux pump and followed up on these compounds with a focused synthetic program to improve the target specificity and to reduce cytotoxicity. We identified several candidates that potentiate antibacterial activities of antibiotics erythromycin, tetracycline, and novobiocin not only in the laboratory antibiotic susceptible strain A. baumannii ATCC17978 but also in multidrug-resistant clinical isolates AB5075 and AYE. The best analogs potentiated the activities of antibiotics in low micromolar concentrations, did not have antibacterial activities on their own, inhibited AdeIJK-mediated efflux of its fluorescent substrate ethidium ion, and had low cytotoxicity in A549 human lung epithelial cells.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Proteínas Bacterianas
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Infecciones por Acinetobacter
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Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana Múltiple
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Acinetobacter baumannii
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Antibacterianos
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Humans
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En
Revista:
ACS Infect Dis
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos