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Article Dans Une Revue International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents Année : 2010

A new-generation 5-nitroimidazole can induce highly metronidazole-resistant Giardia lamblia in vitro

Linda A. Dunn
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Anita G. Burgess
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Kenia G. Krauer
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Lars Eckmann
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Frances D. Gillin
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Peter Upcroft
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Jacqueline A. Upcroft
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Résumé

The 5-nitroimidazole (NI) compound C17, with a side chain carrying a remote phenyl group in the 2-position of the imidazole ring, is at least 14-fold more active against the gut protozoan parasite Giardia lamblia than the 5-NI drug metronidazole (MTR), with a side chain in the 1-position of the imidazole ring, which is the primary drug for the treatment of giardiasis. Over 10 months, lines resistant to C17 were induced in vitro and were at least 12-fold more resistant to C17 than the parent strains. However, these lines had ID(90) values (concentration of drug at which 10% of control parasite ATP levels are detected) for MTR of \textgreater 200 mu M, whilst lines induced to be highly resistant to MTR in vitro have maximum ID(90) values around 100 mu M (MTR-susceptible isolates typically have an ID(90) of 5-12.8 mu M). The mechanism of MTR activation in Giardia apparently involves reduction to toxic radicals by the activity of pyruvate: ferredoxin oxidoreductase (PFOR) and the electron acceptor ferredoxin. MTR-resistant Giardia have decreased PFOR activity, which is consistent with decreased activation of MTR in these lines, but C17-resistant lines have normal levels of PFOR. Therefore, an alternative mechanism of resistance in Giardia must account for these super-MTR-resistant cells. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. and the International Society of Chemotherapy. All rights reserved.

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Chimie

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hal-01460200 , version 1 (07-02-2017)

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Linda A. Dunn, Anita G. Burgess, Kenia G. Krauer, Lars Eckmann, Patrice Vanelle, et al.. A new-generation 5-nitroimidazole can induce highly metronidazole-resistant Giardia lamblia in vitro. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 2010, 36 (1), pp.37--42. ⟨10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.03.004⟩. ⟨hal-01460200⟩
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