Artículo
Synergistic Activity of Niclosamide in Combination With Colistin Against Colistin-Susceptible and Colistin-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae
Autor/es | Ayerbe Algaba, Rafael
Gil Marqués, María Luisa Jiménez-Mejías, Manuel Enrique Sánchez-Encinales, Viviana Parra Millán, Raquel Pachón Ibáñez, María Eugenia Pachón Díaz, Jerónimo Smani, Younes |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Medicina |
Fecha de publicación | 2018-10-03 |
Fecha de depósito | 2020-10-02 |
Resumen | Colistin is among the few antibiotics effective against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter
baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates. However, in the last few
years, colistin-resistant A. baumannii and K. ... Colistin is among the few antibiotics effective against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates. However, in the last few years, colistin-resistant A. baumannii and K. pneumoniae strains have emerged. Therefore, combination therapies, between colistin and other old drugs, restoring the activity of colistin are required. The main objective of this study was to analyse the activity of niclosamide, an anthelmintic drug, in combination with colistin against colistin-susceptible (Col-S) and colistin-resistant (Col-R) A. baumannii and K. pneumoniae. The MIC were determined by microdilution assay and the time-kill curves were performed. The zeta potential of Col-S and Col-R of A. baumannii and K. pneumoniae in presence of niclosamide was assessed. Niclosamide in combination with colistin showed improved activity against Col-S and Col-R A. baumannii and K. pneumoniae. Time-killing curves showed synergic activity between niclosamide and colistin against Col-S and Col-R A. baumannii and K. pneumoniae, especially when niclosamide or colistin was added for second time at 4 h of the 24 h killing curve. Col-R A. baumannii and K. pneumoniae in presence of niclosamide exhibited a greater negative charge (−34.95 ± 0.35 mV and −38.85 ± 0.92 mV; P < 0.05) than Col-R A. baumannii and K. pneumoniae in absence of niclosamide (−26.85 ± 3.65 mV and −35.27 ± 0.72 mV). These data suggest that niclosamide might be combined with colistin, being a potential alternative for treatment of Col-R Gram-negative bacilli infections. |
Identificador del proyecto | PI16/01378
CP15/01358 |
Cita | Ayerbe Algaba, R., Gil Marqués, M.L., Jiménez-Mejías, M.E., Sánchez-Encinales, V., Parra Millán, R., Pachón Ibáñez, M.E.,...,Smani, Y. (2018). Synergistic Activity of Niclosamide in Combination With Colistin Against Colistin-Susceptible and Colistin-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 8 |
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