Fingolimod Promotes Antibacterial Effect of Doripenem against Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coliopen access
- Authors
- Jin, Hye-Won; Kim, Hye-Rim; Eom, Yong-Bin
- Issue Date
- Aug-2022
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
- Keywords
- fingolimod; doripenem; carbapenem; carbapenemase; Escherichia coli; synergistic action
- Citation
- Antibiotics, v.11, no.8, pp 1 - 10
- Pages
- 10
- Journal Title
- Antibiotics
- Volume
- 11
- Number
- 8
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 10
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/21373
- DOI
- 10.3390/antibiotics11081043
- ISSN
- 2079-6382
- Abstract
- The aim of this study was to determine whether fingolimod could synergize the antibacterial activity of doripenem against carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli (CREC) and its potential as an antibiotic adjuvant for doripenem. The E. coli used in this study had the bla(KPC) gene and became resistant to many classes of antibiotics, particularly carbapenems. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of fingolimod and doripenem were determined. To investigate the synergistic action between fingolimod and doripenem, synergy checkerboard, growth curve, and time-kill analyses were performed. A motility test was also performed using a semi-solid medium to determine whether fingolimod could inhibit the motility of E. coli, one of its virulence mechanisms. The expression levels of carbapenemase-, motility-, and efflux pump-related genes suppressed by fingolimod were analyzed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Our study demonstrated that the combination of fingolimod and doripenem inhibited carbapenemase, biological activity and other CREC virulence factors. This study findings suggest the potential of fingolimod as an adjuvant to prevent antibiotic resistance in CREC.
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