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ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
卷 54, 期 11, 页码 4582-4588出版社
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00511-10
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In this study, we have evaluated the efficacy of calcium-EDTA (Ca-EDTA) as an inhibitor of bacterial metalloenzymes, such as metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) and other proteases, in a mouse model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia. The simultaneous presence of Ca-EDTA (32 mu g/ml) reduced the MICs of imipenem (IPM) in all MBL-producing P. aeruginosa isolates (IMP-1, -2, -7, and -10 and VIM-2) but not non-MBL-producing strains. In the pneumonia model, mice were intranasally infected with MBL-producing P. aeruginosa and then kept under conditions of hyperoxia to mimic ventilator-associated pneumonia. With both intranasal and subcutaneous administrations, Ca-EDTA significantly potentiated survival benefits of IPM compared to those of IPM alone. Ca-EDTA combination therapy induced a significant reduction of the bacterial burden in the lungs (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the inhibition activity of Ca-EDTA against MBL activity was confirmed by using the purified IMP-1 enzyme, which was characterized by a 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 55 +/- 8.2 mu M. Finally, the protective effects of Ca-EDTA were demonstrated by culture supernatant-induced epithelial cell damage and acute lung injury in mice. These data suggest the therapeutic potential of Ca-EDTA not only by the blocking of MBLs but also by neutralizing tissue-damaging metalloproteases in P. aeruginosa infections.
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