{"title":"The role of the animal host in the management of bacteriophage resistance during phage therapy","authors":"Baptiste Gaborieau , Laurent Debarbieux","doi":"10.1016/j.coviro.2022.101290","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Multi-drug-resistant bacteria are associated with significantly higher morbidity and mortality. The possibilities for discovering new antibiotics are limited, but phage therapy — the use of bacteriophages (viruses infecting bacteria) to cure infections — is now being investigated as an alternative or complementary treatment to antibiotics. However, one of the major limitations of this approach lies in the antagonistic coevolution between bacteria and bacteriophages, which determines the ultimate success or failure of phage therapy. Here, we review the possible influence of the animal host on phage resistance and its consequences for the efficacy of phage therapy. We also discuss the value of <em>in vitro</em> assays for anticipating the dynamics of phage resistance observed <em>in vivo</em>.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11082,"journal":{"name":"Current opinion in virology","volume":"58 ","pages":"Article 101290"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7000,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"4","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Current opinion in virology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1879625722001018","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"VIROLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Multi-drug-resistant bacteria are associated with significantly higher morbidity and mortality. The possibilities for discovering new antibiotics are limited, but phage therapy — the use of bacteriophages (viruses infecting bacteria) to cure infections — is now being investigated as an alternative or complementary treatment to antibiotics. However, one of the major limitations of this approach lies in the antagonistic coevolution between bacteria and bacteriophages, which determines the ultimate success or failure of phage therapy. Here, we review the possible influence of the animal host on phage resistance and its consequences for the efficacy of phage therapy. We also discuss the value of in vitro assays for anticipating the dynamics of phage resistance observed in vivo.
期刊介绍:
Current Opinion in Virology (COVIRO) is a systematic review journal that aims to provide specialists with a unique and educational platform to keep up to date with the expanding volume of information published in the field of virology. It publishes 6 issues per year covering the following 11 sections, each of which is reviewed once a year: Emerging viruses: interspecies transmission; Viral immunology; Viral pathogenesis; Preventive and therapeutic vaccines; Antiviral strategies; Virus structure and expression; Animal models for viral diseases; Engineering for viral resistance; Viruses and cancer; Virus vector interactions. There is also a section that changes every year to reflect hot topics in the field.