Multiple amino acid substitutions in penicillin-binding protein-1A confer amoxicillin resistance in refractory Helicobacter pylori infection

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BACKGROUND: Amoxicillin resistance in Helicobacter pylori is mainly associated with mutations in penicillin-binding protein-1A (PBP-1A). However, the specific amino acid substitutions in PBP-1A that confer amoxicillin resistance in H. pylori remain to be investigated.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the molecular mechanism underlying amoxicillin resistance in patients with refractory H. pylori infection.

METHODS: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) was performed in patients with persistent H. pylori infection after at least two courses of H. pylori eradication therapy between January-2018 to March-2021. Refractory H. pylori was cultured from the gastric biopsy specimens. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was conducted to determine the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs). Sequence analysis of pbp-1A was performed for amoxicillin-resistant strains.

RESULTS: Thirty-nine successfully cultured isolates were classified as refractory H. pylori isolates, and seventeen isolates were resistant to amoxicillin (MIC > 0.125 mg/L). Sequence analysis of resistant strains showed multiple mutations in the C-terminal region of PBP-1A that conferred amoxicillin resistance in H. pylori. However, the number of PBP-1A mutations did not correlate with the high MICs of amoxicillin-resistant isolates. Notably, some amino acid substitutions were identified in all Taiwanese isolates with history of eradication failure but not in published amoxicillin-susceptible strains, suggesting that the mutations may play a role in conferring antibiotic resistance to these strains.

CONCLUSIONS: Our results show that amoxicillin resistance in refractory H. pylori is highly correlated with numerous PBP-1A mutations that are strain specific. Continuous improvements in diagnostic tools, particularly molecular analysis approaches, can help to optimize current antimicrobial regimens.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:56

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Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi - 56(2023), 1 vom: 20. Feb., Seite 40-47

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kuo, Chia-Jung [VerfasserIn]
Ke, Jun-Nong [VerfasserIn]
Kuo, Tony [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Cheng-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Hsieh, Sen-Yung [VerfasserIn]
Chiu, Ya-Fang [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Hui-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Mei-Zi [VerfasserIn]
Bui, Ngoc-Niem [VerfasserIn]
Chiu, Cheng-Hsun [VerfasserIn]
Chiu, Cheng-Tang [VerfasserIn]
Lai, Chih-Ho [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

804826J2HU
Amoxicillin
Anti-Bacterial Agents
H. pylori
Journal Article
PBP-1A mutation
Penicillin-Binding Proteins
Refractory infection
Resistance

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Date Completed 06.02.2023

Date Revised 06.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jmii.2022.07.006

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM345141784