Antidepressants can induce mutation and enhance persistence toward multiple antibiotics

Antibiotic resistance is an urgent threat to global health. Antidepressants are consumed in large quantities, with a similar pharmaceutical market share (4.8%) to antibiotics (5%). While antibiotics are acknowledged as the major driver of increasing antibiotic resistance, little attention is paid to the contribution of antidepressants in this process. Here, we demonstrate that antidepressants at clinically relevant concentrations induce resistance to multiple antibiotics, even following short periods of exposure. Antibiotic persistence was also enhanced. Phenotypic and genotypic analyses revealed the enhanced production of reactive oxygen species following exposure to antidepressants was directly associated with increased resistance. An enhanced stress signature response and stimulation of efflux pump expression were also associated with increased resistance and persistence. Mathematical modeling also predicted that antidepressants would accelerate the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and persister cells would help to maintain the resistance. Overall, our findings highlight the antibiotic resistance risk caused by antidepressants.

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CommentIn: J Urol. 2023 Jun;209(6):1215-1216. - PMID 36946101

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:120

Enthalten in:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 120(2023), 5 vom: 31. Jan., Seite e2208344120

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Yue [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Zhigang [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Pengbo [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Ji [VerfasserIn]
Mao, Likai [VerfasserIn]
Ngiam, Lyman [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Zhiguo [VerfasserIn]
Engelstädter, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Schembri, Mark A [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Jianhua [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antibiotic resistance
Antidepressants
Antidepressive Agents
Journal Article
Mutation
Persistence

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Date Completed 25.01.2023

Date Revised 16.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: J Urol. 2023 Jun;209(6):1215-1216. - PMID 36946101

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1073/pnas.2208344120

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM352003472