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Cationic Anthraquinone Analogs as Selective Antimicrobials. 阳离子蒽醌类似物作为选择性抗菌剂。
Microbiology insights Pub Date : 2019-05-20 eCollection Date: 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/1178636119847809
Yagya Prasad Subedi, Cheng-Wei Tom Chang
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引用次数: 2
Haloacid Dehalogenase Proteins: Novel Mediators of Metabolic Plasticity in Plasmodium falciparum. 卤酸脱卤酶蛋白:恶性疟原虫代谢可塑性的新介体。
Microbiology insights Pub Date : 2019-05-15 eCollection Date: 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/1178636119848435
Philip M Frasse, Audrey R Odom John
{"title":"Haloacid Dehalogenase Proteins: Novel Mediators of Metabolic Plasticity in <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i>.","authors":"Philip M Frasse,&nbsp;Audrey R Odom John","doi":"10.1177/1178636119848435","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1178636119848435","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Widespread antimalarial drug resistance has prompted the need for new therapeutics and greater understanding of malaria parasite biology. To this end, the isoprenoid biosynthesis inhibitor fosmidomycin has been used to probe the metabolic regulation in the malaria parasite, <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i>. Genetic changes in the haloacid dehalogenase (HAD) superfamily member HAD2 conferred resistance to fosmidomycin, at the cost of decreased fitness. In the absence of fosmidomycin, parasites gained mutations to phosphofructokinase that restored growth and fosmidomycin sensitivity, thus revealing an intriguing example of plasticity in a core glycolytic process. Moreover, this study marks a second report of a HAD superfamily protein-modulating metabolic homeostasis in <i>P falciparum</i> parasites. Haloacid dehalogenase enzymes are distributed across all domains of life and have increasingly been found to influence central carbon metabolism and drug sensitivity in <i>P falciparum</i>. Investigating the mechanisms by which HAD superfamily members modulate metabolism may shed light on how metabolic networks are connected in apicomplexan parasites and other organisms and may guide future therapeutic endeavors.</p>","PeriodicalId":74187,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology insights","volume":"12 ","pages":"1178636119848435"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1178636119848435","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37061049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 5
Practical Implications of New Antibiotic Agents for the Treatment of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae. 新型抗生素治疗耐碳青霉烯肠杆菌科的实际意义。
Microbiology insights Pub Date : 2019-04-04 eCollection Date: 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/1178636119840367
Nicole Bradley, Yuman Lee
{"title":"Practical Implications of New Antibiotic Agents for the Treatment of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae.","authors":"Nicole Bradley,&nbsp;Yuman Lee","doi":"10.1177/1178636119840367","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1178636119840367","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To provide insight into the practical implications of the use of ceftazidime/avibactam and meropenem/vaborbactam for the management of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and to identify strategies for overcoming barriers to the use of these agents in clinical practice.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>A literature search of PubMed was conducted using the following search terms: ceftazidime/avibactam, meropenem/vaborbactam, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, antimicrobial stewardship, and clinical laboratory standards institute. Abstracts from infectious diseases conferences, article bibliographies, and relevant drug monographs were also reviewed.</p><p><strong>Study selection/data extraction: </strong>Relevant English-language studies were considered.</p><p><strong>Data synthesis: </strong>Studies demonstrating the clinical utility of ceftazidime/avibactam and meropenem/vaborbactam over older agents for CRE were summarized. Laboratory challenges, including lack of widespread technology and delays in usable information, and formulary considerations were discussed. Insight was provided into overcoming these challenges and minimizing barriers using infectious diseases pharmacists, antimicrobial stewardship teams, and infection control teams.</p><p><strong>Relevance to patient care and clinical practice: </strong>This review informs clinicians of the potential difficulties of the use of ceftazidime/avibactam and meropenem/vaborbactam in clinical practice and provides tools to overcome these difficulties, thus allowing clinicians to stay at the forefront of CRE treatment.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Clinicians treating patients with CRE infections need to be aware of challenges they may face when using ceftazidime/avibactam and meropenem/vaborbactam. Infectious disease (ID) pharmacists and antimicrobial stewardship teams play an important role in minimizing barriers and ensuring appropriate use of these antibiotics.</p>","PeriodicalId":74187,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology insights","volume":"12 ","pages":"1178636119840367"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1178636119840367","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37160936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 11
Pulmonary Versus Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Associated Factors: A Case-Case Study. 肺结核与肺外结核的相关因素:个案研究
Microbiology insights Pub Date : 2019-04-04 eCollection Date: 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/1178636119840362
Alberto Arnedo-Pena, Maria Angeles Romeu-Garcia, Noemi Meseguer-Ferrer, Iraya Vivas-Fornas, Ana Vizcaino-Batllés, Lourdes Safont-Adsuara, Juan Bautista Bellido-Blasco, Rosario Moreno-Muñoz
{"title":"Pulmonary Versus Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Associated Factors: A Case-Case Study.","authors":"Alberto Arnedo-Pena, Maria Angeles Romeu-Garcia, Noemi Meseguer-Ferrer, Iraya Vivas-Fornas, Ana Vizcaino-Batllés, Lourdes Safont-Adsuara, Juan Bautista Bellido-Blasco, Rosario Moreno-Muñoz","doi":"10.1177/1178636119840362","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1178636119840362","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Tuberculosis (TB) incidence remains low in health departments of Castellon and La Plana-Vila-real, but TB elimination is challenging. The objective of this study was to estimate associated factors of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) compared with extrapulmonary tuberculosis (ETB) and investigate epidemiological characteristics of these pathologies to orient control and prevention actions.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A prospective case-case study was implemented by comparing PTB and ETB incidences during 2013-2016 from notification reports, epidemiological surveillance, and microbiological results of hospitals' laboratories Hospital General Castellon and La Plana-Vila-Real in the province of Castellon of Valencia region in Spain. In this design, cases were patients with PTB and controls were patients with ETB. Directed acyclic graph approach was used for selection of potential risk and confounding factors. Adjusted odds ratios (AORs) were estimated by logistic regression models.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included 136 patients with PTB and 57 patients with ETB, with microbiological confirmation of 93.4% and 52.6%, and the annual median of incidence rates were 7.5 and 3.1 per 100 000 inhabitants, respectively. In general, patients with PTB were younger with higher male proportion than patients with ETB. Risk factors of PTB were smoking tobacco (AOR = 3.98; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.66-9.56), social problems (social marginalization, homeless, residence in shelters for the poor, or stay in prison) (AOR = 3.39; 95% CI = 1.05-10.94), and contact with patients with TB (AOR = 2.51; 95% CI = 1.06-5.95). No-smoking tobacco and no-drug abuse interaction decrease PTB risk (AOR = 0.27; 95% CI = 0.12-0.64). From these results, specific measures of health promotion and prevention can be addressed.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The estimated associated factors of PTB may be prevented, and it was demonstrated that the case-case design is useful in the study of TB.</p>","PeriodicalId":74187,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology insights","volume":"12 ","pages":"1178636119840362"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/25/d6/10.1177_1178636119840362.PMC6449815.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37160935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Effect of CaCl2 and Various Wild Yeasts From Plant Origin on Controlling Penicillium expansum Postharvest Decays in Golden Delicious Apples. CaCl2和多种植物源野生酵母对金鲜苹果采后膨胀青霉腐烂的防治作用。
Microbiology insights Pub Date : 2019-03-29 eCollection Date: 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/1178636119837643
V H Tournas, E J Katsoudas
{"title":"Effect of CaCl<sub>2</sub> and Various Wild Yeasts From Plant Origin on Controlling <i>Penicillium expansum</i> Postharvest Decays in Golden Delicious Apples.","authors":"V H Tournas,&nbsp;E J Katsoudas","doi":"10.1177/1178636119837643","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1178636119837643","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The biocontrol potential of four wild yeast strains (<i>Meyerozyma guilliermondii</i> - strain YS-1, <i>Meyerozyma caribbica</i> - strain YS-3, <i>Cryptococcus albidus</i> - strain YS-4, and <i>Cryptococcus</i> sp. - strain YS-5) against <i>Penicillium expansum</i> was studied <i>in vivo</i> (on Golden Delicious apples). The test yeasts were applied to the fruits alone as well as in combination with 2% CaCl<sub>2</sub>. Treated apples were stored at room temperature (~21°C) for up to 2 weeks or under refrigeration (3°C) for up to 2 months. <i>Candida oleophila</i> was used as positive biocontrol agent. Biocontrol activities were expressed as percentages of lesion size reduction caused by the test yeasts or by test yeasts + CaCl<sub>2</sub> as compared with decays on apples treated with <i>P. expansum</i> alone. All strains tested during this study showed some degree of biocontrol activity against <i>P. expansum</i>. When the test yeasts were applied alone, they effected moderate pathogen inhibition reducing the decay size by 28% to 52% at day 7 and 11% to 27% at day 14 of incubation at room temperature. When the treated apples were stored at 3°C, lesion size reduction was between 48% and 63% after 1 month and 24% to 41% after 2 months of incubation. Addition of CaCl<sub>2</sub> to yeast suspensions facilitated much higher pathogen inhibition. At room temperature, lesion size reduction ranged between 74% and 77% during the first week. After 2 weeks of incubation, decays on yeast + CaCl<sub>2</sub>-treated apples were still substantially smaller (49%-73% lower) than those on apples treated with <i>P. expansum</i> alone. At refrigeration, lesion size reduction ranged between 76% and 92% in the first month of storage and between 75% and 87% after 2 months of incubation. Decay incidence was 75% to 100% in apples stored at room temperature and 30% to 85% in those kept under refrigeration. The inhibitory activities of the wild yeast strains were similar to those exhibited by <i>C. oleophila</i> for the most part. These strains, when combined with CaCl<sub>2</sub>, showed high potential as biocontrol agents against <i>P. expansum</i> on stored apples.</p>","PeriodicalId":74187,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology insights","volume":"12 ","pages":"1178636119837643"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1178636119837643","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37291237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 12
Laboratory Detection of First and Repeat Chlamydia Cases Influenced by Testing Patterns: A Population-Based Study. 受检测模式影响的首次和重复衣原体病例的实验室检测:一项基于人群的研究。
Microbiology insights Pub Date : 2019-02-27 eCollection Date: 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/1178636119827975
Laura H Thompson, Zoann Nugent, John L Wylie, Carla Loeppky, Paul Van Caeseele, James F Blanchard, Nancy Yu
{"title":"Laboratory Detection of First and Repeat Chlamydia Cases Influenced by Testing Patterns: A Population-Based Study.","authors":"Laura H Thompson,&nbsp;Zoann Nugent,&nbsp;John L Wylie,&nbsp;Carla Loeppky,&nbsp;Paul Van Caeseele,&nbsp;James F Blanchard,&nbsp;Nancy Yu","doi":"10.1177/1178636119827975","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1178636119827975","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The purpose of this study was to describe and explore potential driving factors of trends in reported chlamydia infections over time in Manitoba, Canada.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Surveillance and laboratory testing data from Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living were analysed using SAS v9.4. Kaplan-Meier plots of time from the first to second chlamydia infection were constructed, and Cox proportional hazards regression was used to estimate the risk of second repeat chlamydia infections in males and females.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, the number of reported infections found mirrored the number of tests conducted. From 2008 to 2014, the number of first infections found among females decreased as the number of first tests conducted among females also decreased. Between 2008 and 2012, the number of repeat tests among females increased and was accompanied by an increase in the number of repeat positive results from 2009 to 2013. From 2008 to 2016, the number of repeat tests and repeat positive results increased steadily among males.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Chlamydia infection rates consistently included a subset composed of repeat infections. The number of cases identified appears to mirror testing volumes, drawing into question incidence calculations that do not include testing volumes.</p><p><strong>Summary box: </strong>1) What is the current understanding of this subject? Chlamydia incidence is high in Manitoba, particularly among young women and in northern Manitoba.2) What does this report add to the literature? This report suggests that incidence calculated using case-based surveillance data alone does not provide an accurate estimate of chlamydia incidence in Manitoba and is heavily influenced by testing patterns.3) What are the implications for public health practice? In general, improving testing rates in clinical practices as well as through the provision of rapid services in non-clinical venues could result in higher screening and treatment rates. In turn, this could lead to a better understanding of true disease occurrence.</p>","PeriodicalId":74187,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology insights","volume":"12 ","pages":"1178636119827975"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1178636119827975","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37185232","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Characterization of Pathogenic Sepsis Etiologies and Patient Profiles: A Novel Approach to Triage and Treatment. 病原性败血症病因和患者概况的特征:一种新的分类和治疗方法。
Microbiology insights Pub Date : 2019-01-27 eCollection Date: 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/1178636118825081
Hallie H Dolin, Thomas J Papadimos, Xiaohuan Chen, Zhixing K Pan
{"title":"Characterization of Pathogenic Sepsis Etiologies and Patient Profiles: A Novel Approach to Triage and Treatment.","authors":"Hallie H Dolin,&nbsp;Thomas J Papadimos,&nbsp;Xiaohuan Chen,&nbsp;Zhixing K Pan","doi":"10.1177/1178636118825081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1178636118825081","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pathogenic sepsis is not a monolithic condition. Three major types of sepsis exist within this category: bacterial, viral, and fungal, each with its own mechanism of action. While similar in symptoms, the etiologies and immune mechanisms of these types differ enough that a discrete patient base can be recognized for each one. Non-specific treatment, such as broad-spectrum antibiotics, without determination of sepsis origins may worsen sepsis symptoms and leads to increased morbidity and mortality in patients. However, recognition of current and historical patterns in likely patients for each sepsis type may aid in differentiation between pathogens prior to definitive blood testing. Clinicians may ultimately be able to diagnose and treat bacterial, viral, and fungal sepsis using analysis of previous patient patterns and circumstances in addition to standard care. This method is likely to decrease incidence of multidrug-resistant organisms, organ failure due to ineffective treatment, and turnaround time to the correct treatment for each sepsis patient. Ultimately, we aim to provide classification information on these patient populations and to suggest epidemiology-based screening methods that can be integrated into critical care medicine, specifically triage and treatment of sepsis.</p>","PeriodicalId":74187,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology insights","volume":"12 ","pages":"1178636118825081"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1178636118825081","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36937283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 51
Early Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Due to Finegoldia magna 早期假瓣膜心内膜炎所致的大血管门
Microbiology insights Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/1178636119876640
F. Cobo, Elizabeth Calatrava, J. Navarro-Marí
{"title":"Early Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Due to Finegoldia magna","authors":"F. Cobo, Elizabeth Calatrava, J. Navarro-Marí","doi":"10.1177/1178636119876640","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1178636119876640","url":null,"abstract":"Finegoldia magna is a Gram-positive anaerobic cocci frequently reported in human diseases. We report a rare case of mechanical prosthetic endocarditis due to this microorganism in a patient with heart disease. A 50-year-old man with prosthetic mitral and aortic valve presented with pericardial effusion, cardiac tamponade, and multiorgan dysfunction. Anaerobic blood cultures yielded a positive result, allowing further identification as F magna by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The patient suffered replacement of mechanical mitral prosthesis by a new mechanical prosthesis, growing also F magna in the valvular culture. The isolate was identified as F magna by 16S ribosomal RNA sequence analysis. As a complication, a convulsive episode occurred, but a positive outcome was finally observed.","PeriodicalId":74187,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology insights","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1178636119876640","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46823523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 2
Surface-Growing Communities of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exhibit Distinct Alkyl Quinolone Signatures. 铜绿假单胞菌的表面生长群落表现出不同的烷基喹诺酮类特征。
Microbiology insights Pub Date : 2018-12-16 eCollection Date: 2018-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/1178636118817738
Nydia Morales-Soto, Tianyuan Cao, Nameera F Baig, Kristen M Kramer, Paul W Bohn, Joshua D Shrout
{"title":"Surface-Growing Communities of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Exhibit Distinct Alkyl Quinolone Signatures.","authors":"Nydia Morales-Soto,&nbsp;Tianyuan Cao,&nbsp;Nameera F Baig,&nbsp;Kristen M Kramer,&nbsp;Paul W Bohn,&nbsp;Joshua D Shrout","doi":"10.1177/1178636118817738","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1178636118817738","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A cascade of events leads to the development of microbial biofilm communities that are thought to be responsible for over 80% of infections in humans. However, not all surface-growing bacteria reside in a stationary biofilm state. Here, we have employed confocal Raman microscopy to analyze and compare variations in the alkyl quinolone (AQ) family of molecules during the transition between surface-attached motile-swarming and stationary biofilm communities. The AQs have been established previously as important to <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> biofilms, interspecies competition, and virulence. The AQ <i>Pseudomonas</i> quinolone signal (PQS) is also a known quorum-sensing signal. We detail spatial identification of AQ, PQS, and 2-alkyl-4-hydroxyquinoline <i>N</i>-oxide (AQNO) metabolites in both swarm and biofilm communities. We find that AQNO metabolites are abundant signatures in active swarming communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":74187,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology insights","volume":"11 ","pages":"1178636118817738"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1178636118817738","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36805170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 4
Exploration of the Plasmodium falciparum Resistome and Druggable Genome Reveals New Mechanisms of Drug Resistance and Antimalarial Targets. 恶性疟原虫耐药组和可药物基因组的探索揭示了新的耐药机制和抗疟靶点。
Microbiology insights Pub Date : 2018-11-27 eCollection Date: 2018-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/1178636118808529
Annie Cowell, Elizabeth Winzeler
{"title":"Exploration of the <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> Resistome and Druggable Genome Reveals New Mechanisms of Drug Resistance and Antimalarial Targets.","authors":"Annie Cowell,&nbsp;Elizabeth Winzeler","doi":"10.1177/1178636118808529","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1178636118808529","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Plasmodium</i> parasites, the causative agent of malaria infections, rapidly evolve drug resistance and escape detection by the human immune response via the incredible mutability of its genome. Understanding the genetic mechanisms by which <i>Plasmodium</i> parasites develop antimalarial resistance is essential to understanding why most drugs fail in the clinic and designing the next generation of therapies. A systematic genomic analysis of 262 <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> clones with stable in vitro resistance to 37 diverse compounds with potent antimalarial activity was undertaken with the main goal of identifying new drug targets. Despite several challenges inherent to this method of in vitro drug resistance generation followed by whole genome sequencing, the study was able to identify a likely drug target or resistance gene for every compound for which resistant parasites could be generated. Known and novel <i>P falciparum</i> resistance mediators were discovered along with several new promising antimalarial drug targets. Surprisingly, gene amplification events contributed to one-third of the drug resistance acquisition events. The study can serve as a model for drug discovery and resistance analyses in other similar microbial pathogens amenable to in vitro culture.</p>","PeriodicalId":74187,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology insights","volume":"11 ","pages":"1178636118808529"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1178636118808529","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36743253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 12
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