Novel metallo-β-lactamases inhibitors restore the susceptibility of carbapenems to New Delhi metallo-lactamase-1 (NDM-1)-harbouring bacteria

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The production of metallo-β-lactamases is a major mechanisms adopted by bacterial pathogens to resist carbapenems. Repurposing approved drugs to restore the efficacy of carbapenems represents an efficient and cost-effective approach to fight infections caused by carbapenem resistant pathogens.

EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: The nitrocefin hydrolysis assay was employed to screen potential New Delhi metallo-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) inhibitors from a commercially available U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved drug library. The mechanism of inhibition was clarified by metal restoration, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and molecular dynamics simulation. The in vitro synergistic antibacterial effect of the identified inhibitors with meropenem was determined by the checkerboard minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) assay, time-dependent killing assay and combined disc test. Three mouse infection models were used to further evaluate the in vivo therapeutic efficacy of combined therapy.

KEY RESULTS: Twelve FDA-approved compounds were initially screened to inhibit the ability of NDM-1 to hydrolyse nitrocefin. Among these compounds, dexrazoxane, embelin, candesartan cilexetil and nordihydroguaiaretic acid were demonstrated to inhibit all tested metallo-β-lactamases and showed an in vitro synergistic bactericidal effect with meropenem against metallo-β-lactamases-producing bacteria. Dexrazoxane, embelin and candesartan cilexetil are metal ion chelating agents, while the inhibition of NDM-1 by nordihydroguaiaretic acid involves its direct binding to the active region of NDM-1. Furthermore, these four drugs dramatically rescued the treatment efficacy of meropenem in three infection models.

CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Our observations indicated that dexrazoxane, embelin, candesartan cilexetil and nordihydroguaiaretic acid are promising carbapenem adjuvants against metallo-β-lactamases-positive carbapenem resistant bacterial pathogens.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:181

Enthalten in:

British journal of pharmacology - 181(2024), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 54-69

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Guo, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Hongtao [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Mengge [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Rui [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Yawen [VerfasserIn]
Niu, Xiaodi [VerfasserIn]
Deng, Xuming [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jianfeng [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Haihua [VerfasserIn]
Qiu, Jiazhang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

048L81261F
7BO8G1BYQU
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors
Beta-Lactamases
Beta-lactamase NDM-1
Candesartan cilexetil
Carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria
Carbapenems
Dexrazoxane
Drug repurposing
EC 3.5.2.6
EWP54G0J8F
Embelin
FDA-approved drug library
FV9J3JU8B1
Journal Article
Masoprocol
Meropenem
Metallo-β-lactamase
Nitrocefin
R85M2X0D68
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SHC6U8F5ER

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Date Completed 06.12.2023

Date Revised 06.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/bph.16210

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36039504X