Rineh, Ardeshir, Soren, Odel, Ravikumar, Vikashini, Poh, Wee Han, Azamifar, Fereshteh, Naimi-Jamal, Mohammad Reza, Cheung, Chen-Yi, Elliott, Alysha G., Zuegg, Johannes, Blaskovich, Mark Arnold Thomas, Cooper, Matthew A., Dolange, Victoria, Christodoulides, Myron, Cook, Gregory M., Rice, Scott A., Faust, Saul N., Webb, Jeremy S. and Kelso, Michael J. (2020) Discovery of cephalosporin-3´-diazeniumdiolates that show dual antibacterial and antibiofilm effects against Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical cystic fibrosis isolates and efficacy in a Murine Respiratory Infection Model. ACS Infectious Diseases. (doi:10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00070).
Abstract
The formation of biofilms provides a formidable defense for many bacteria against antibiotics and host immune responses. As a consequence, biofilms are thought to be the root cause of most chronic infections, including those occurring on medical indwelling devices, endocarditis, urinary tract infections, diabetic and burn wounds and bone and joint infections. In cystic fibrosis (CF), chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory infections are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in adults. Previous studies have shown that many bacteria can undergo a coordinated dispersal event in the presence of low concentrations of nitric oxide (NO), suggesting that NO could be used to trigger biofilm dispersal in chronic infections and enable clearance of the more vulnerable planktonic cells. In this proof-of-principle study, we describe efforts to create 'all-in-one' cephalosporin-based NO donor prodrugs (cephalosporin-3´-diazeniumdiolates, C3Ds) that show both direct beta-lactam mediated antibacterial activity and NO-induced antibiofilm effects. Twelve novel C3Ds were synthesized and screened against a panel of P. aeruginosa CF clinical isolates and other human pathogens. The most active compound, AMINOPIP2-ceftazidime 12, showed higher antibacterial potency than its parent cephalosporin and front-line antipseudomonal antibiotic ceftazidime, good stability against beta-lactamases, activity against ceftazidime-resistant P. aeruginosa in vitro biofilms and efficacy equivalent to ceftazidime in a murine P. aeruginosa respiratory infection model. The results support further evaluation of AMINOPIP2-ceftazidime 12 for P. aeruginosa lung infections in CF and broader study of 'all-in-one' C3Ds for other chronic infections.
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