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Langmuir ; 40(33): 17387-17395, 2024 Aug 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39115153

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Despite the known impacts on climate change of carbon dioxide emissions, the continued use of fossil fuels for energy generation leading to the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere is evident. Therefore, innovation to address and reduce CO2 emissions from industrial operations remains an urgent and crucial priority. A viable strategy in the area is postcombustion capture mainly through absorption by aqueous alkanolamines, which focuses on the separation of CO2 from flue gas, despite its limitations. Within this context, porous materials, particularly metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), have arisen as favorable alternatives owing to their significant adsorption capacity, selectivity, and reduced regeneration energy demands. This research evaluates the engineering insights into tailored MOFs for enhanced CO2 capture, focusing on three series of MOFs (ZIF, UiO-66, and BTC) to investigate the effects of organic ligands, functional groups, and metal ions. The evaluation encompassed a range of aspects including adsorption isotherms of pure gases [CO2 and nitrogen (N2)] and mixed gas mixture (CO2 and N2 with 15:85% ratio), along with utilization of the ideal adsorbed solution theory (IAST) to simulate multicomponent gas adsorption isotherms. Moreover, the reliability of IAST for mixed gas adsorption prediction has been investigated in detail. The research offers valuable insights into the correlation between the characteristics of MOFs and their effectiveness in gas separation and how these characteristics contribute to the differences between IAST predictions and experimental results. The findings enhance the understanding of how to enhance MOF characteristics in order to reduce CO2 emissions and also highlight the need for advanced models that consider thermodynamic nonidealities to accurately predict the behavior of mixed gas adsorption in MOFs. As a result, the incorporation of MOFs with enhanced predictability and reliability into CO2 capture industrial processes is facilitated.

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Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis ; 43(2): 279-296, 2024 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38041722

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PURPOSE: To characterize the resistance mechanisms affecting the cefepime-taniborbactam combination in a collection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) and carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas spp. (predominantly P. aeruginosa; CRPA) clinical isolates. METHODS: CPE (n = 247) and CRPA (n = 170) isolates were prospectively collected from patients admitted to 8 Spanish hospitals. Susceptibility to cefepime-taniborbactam and comparators was determined by broth microdilution. Cefepime-taniborbactam was the most active agent, inhibiting 97.6% of CPE and 67.1% of CRPA (MICs ≤ 8/4 mg/L). All isolates with cefepime-taniborbactam MIC > 8/4 mg/L (5 CPE and 52 CRPA) and a subset with MIC ≤ 8/4 mg/L (23 CPE and 24 CRPA) were characterized by whole genome sequencing. RESULTS: A reduced cefepime-taniborbactam activity was found in two KPC-ST307-Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates with altered porins [KPC-62-K. pneumoniae (OmpA, OmpR/EnvZ), KPC-150-K. pneumoniae (OmpK35, OmpK36)] and one each ST133-VIM-1-Enterobacter hormaechei with altered OmpD, OmpR, and OmpC; IMP-8-ST24-Enterobacter asburiae; and NDM-5-Escherichia coli with an YRIN-inserted PBP3 and a mutated PBP2. Among the P. aeruginosa (68/76), elevated cefepime-taniborbactam MICs were mostly associated with GES-5-ST235, OXA-2+VIM-2-ST235, and OXA-2+VIM-20-ST175 isolates also carrying mutations in PBP3, efflux pump (mexR, mexZ) and AmpC (mpl) regulators, and non-carbapenemase-ST175 isolates with AmpD-T139M and PBP3-R504C mutations. Overall, accumulation of these mutations was frequently detected among non-carbapenemase producers. CONCLUSIONS: The reduced cefepime-taniborbactam activity among the minority of isolates with elevated cefepime-taniborbactam MICs is not only due to IMP carbapenemases but also to the accumulation of multiple resistance mechanisms, including PBP and porin mutations in CPE and chromosomal mutations leading to efflux pumps up-regulation, AmpC overexpression, and PBP modifications in P. aeruginosa.


Assuntos
Antibacterianos , Proteínas de Bactérias , Ácidos Borínicos , Carbapenêmicos , Ácidos Carboxílicos , Humanos , Cefepima/farmacologia , Carbapenêmicos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Pseudomonas/genética , Espanha/epidemiologia , beta-Lactamases/genética , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/genética , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana
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Infection ; 2024 May 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38703288

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BACKGROUND: Community-acquired (CA) and healthcare-associated (HCA) infections caused by carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) are not well characterized. The objective was to provide detailed information about the clinical and molecular epidemiological features of nosocomial, HCA and CA infections caused by carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CP-Kp) and Escherichia coli (CP-Ec). METHODS: A prospective cohort study was performed in 59 Spanish hospitals from February to March 2019, including the first 10 consecutive patients from whom CP-Kp or CP-Ec were isolated. Patients were stratified according to acquisition type. A multivariate analysis was performed to identify the impact of acquisition type in 30-day mortality. RESULTS: Overall, 386 patients were included (363 [94%] with CP-Kp and 23 [6%] CP-Ec); in 296 patients (76.3%), the CPE was causing an infection. Acquisition was CA in 31 (8.0%) patients, HCA in 183 (47.4%) and nosocomial in 172 (48.3%). Among patients with a HCA acquisition, 100 (54.6%) had been previously admitted to hospital and 71 (38.8%) were nursing home residents. Urinary tract infections accounted for 19/23 (82.6%), 89/130 (68.5%) and 42/143 (29.4%) of CA, HCA and nosocomial infections, respectively. Overall, 68 infections (23%) were bacteremia (8.7%, 17.7% and 30.1% of CA, HCA and nosocomial, respectively). Mortality in infections was 28% (13%, 14.6% and 42.7% of CA, HCA and nosocomial, respectively). Nosocomial bloodstream infections were associated with increased odds for mortality (adjusted OR, 4.00; 95%CI 1.21-13.19). CONCLUSIONS: HCA and CA infections caused by CPE are frequent and clinically significant. This information may be useful for a better understanding of the epidemiology of CPE.

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Antimicrob Agents Chemother ; 66(3): e0216121, 2022 03 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35007130

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Novel ß-lactam-ß-lactamase inhibitor combinations currently approved for clinical use are poorly active against metallo-ß-lactamase (MBL)-producing strains. We evaluated the in vitro activity of cefepime-taniborbactam (FTB [formerly cefepime-VNRX-5133]) and comparator agents against carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (n = 247) and carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas species (n = 170) clinical isolates prospectively collected from different clinical origins in patients admitted to 8 Spanish hospitals. FTB was the most active agent in both Enterobacterales (97.6% MICFTB, ≤8/4 mg/L) and Pseudomonas (67.1% MICFTB, ≤8/4 mg/L) populations. The MICFTB was >8 mg/L in 6/247 (2.4%) Enterobacterales isolates (3 KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates, 1 VIM-producing Enterobacter cloacae isolate, 1 IMP-producing E. cloacae isolate, and 1 NDM-producing Escherichia coli isolate) and in 56/170 (32.9%) Pseudomonas isolates, 19 of them carbapenemase producers (15 producers of VIM, 2 of GES, 1 of GES+VIM, and 1 of GES+KPC). Against the Enterobacterales isolates with meropenem MICs of >2 mg/L (138/247), FTB was the most active agent against both serine-ß-lactamases (107/138) and MBL producers (31/138) (97.2 and 93.5% MICFTB, ≤8/4 mg/L, respectively), whereas the activity of comparators was reduced, particularly against the MBL producers (ceftazidime-avibactam, 94.4 and 12.9%, meropenem-vaborbactam, 85.0 and 64.5%, imipenem-relebactam, 76.6 and 9.7%, ceftolozane-tazobactam, 1.9 and 0%, and piperacillin-tazobactam, 0 and 0%, respectively). Among the meropenem-resistant Pseudomonas isolates (163/170; MIC, >2 mg/L), the activities of FTB against serine-ß-lactamase (35/163) and MBL (43/163) producers were 88.6 and 65.1%, respectively, whereas the susceptibilities of comparators were as follows: ceftazidime-avibactam, 88.5 and 16.0%, meropenem-vaborbactam, 8.5 and 7.0%, imipenem-relebactam, 2.9 and 2.3%, ceftolozane-tazobactam, 0 and 2.3%, and piperacillin-tazobactam, 0 and 0%, respectively. Microbiological results suggest FTB as a potential therapeutic option in patients infected with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales and carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas isolates, including MBL producers.


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Pseudomonas aeruginosa , beta-Lactamases , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Compostos Azabicíclicos/farmacologia , Proteínas de Bactérias , Ácidos Borínicos , Ácidos Carboxílicos , Cefepima/farmacologia , Humanos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Espanha
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Antimicrob Agents Chemother ; 65(9): e0098621, 2021 08 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34125593

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The mechanisms underlying an in vivo switch in the resistance phenotype of P. aeruginosa after ceftazidime-avibactam treatment was investigated. The initial isolate (a blood culture) was resistant to meropenem but remained susceptible to antipseudomonal cephalosporins and combinations with ß-lactamase inhibitors. One week after ceftazidime-avibactam therapy, a subsequent isolate (a rectal swab) recovered from the same patient showed the opposite phenotype. Whole-genome sequence analysis revealed a single SNP difference between both (ST235) isolates, leading to a P162S change in blaGES-5, creating blaGES-15. Thus, blaGES-1, blaGES-5, and blaGES-15 were cloned and expressed in the wild-type strain PAO1. Susceptibility profiles confirmed the P162S substitution reverted the carbapenemase phenotype determined by the G170S change of GES-5 back into the ESBL phenotype of GES-1.


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Ceftazidima , Infecções por Pseudomonas , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Compostos Azabicíclicos/farmacologia , Compostos Azabicíclicos/uso terapêutico , Ceftazidima/farmacologia , Ceftazidima/uso terapêutico , Combinação de Medicamentos , Humanos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Infecções por Pseudomonas/tratamento farmacológico , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/genética , beta-Lactamases/genética
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Antimicrob Agents Chemother ; 65(8): e0008921, 2021 07 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34060900

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A ceftolozane-tazobactam- and ceftazime-avibactam-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate was recovered after treatment (including azithromycin, meropenem, and ceftolozane-tazobactam) from a patient that had developed ventilator-associated pneumonia after COVID-19 infection. Whole-genome sequencing revealed that the strain, belonging to ST274, had acquired a nonsense mutation leading to truncated carbapenem porin OprD (W277X), a 7-bp deletion (nt213Δ7) in NfxB (negative regulator of the efflux pump MexCD-OprJ), and two missense mutations (Q178R and S133G) located within the first large periplasmic loop of MexD. Through the construction of mexD mutants and complementation assays with wild-type nfxB, it was evidenced that resistance to the novel cephalosporin-ß-lactamase inhibitor combinations was caused by the modification of MexD substrate specificity.


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COVID-19 , Infecções por Pseudomonas , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Cefalosporinase , Cefalosporinas/farmacologia , Humanos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Pseudomonas , Infecções por Pseudomonas/tratamento farmacológico , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/genética , SARS-CoV-2 , Inibidores de beta-Lactamases/farmacologia
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J Antimicrob Chemother ; 76(4): 945-949, 2021 03 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33351893

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OBJECTIVES: Pseudomonas aeruginosa frequently show MDR/XDR profiles, which are associated with worldwide-disseminated high-risk clones (HRCs). We developed a PCR assay for the detection in clinical samples of ST175, an HRC that is widespread in European countries. METHODS: The whole-genome sequence was obtained for one ST175 isolate using a PacBio RSII sequencer. Reads from multiple isolates belonging to ST175 and the PAO1 reference strain were mapped against the ST175 genome to identify potentially specific regions. Once curated, using the BLAST database to search for the presence of those regions in any other organism, we designed a specific PCR for the detection of ST175. RESULTS: Assembly of the ST175 PacBio-sequenced genome resulted in three contigs with a total length of 7 087 985 bases, encoding 6566 coding sequences. Specific regions for ST175 genomes were detected and a PCR targeting a 318 bp fragment located within a 3177 bp ORF coding for a putative reverse transcriptase was designed. The PCR test was first evaluated in silico against 229 XDR P. aeruginosa genomes (73 ST175) from two multicentre studies, yielding 100% sensitivity and specificity. Then, the PCR was evaluated in vitro in 25 isolates (12 ST175) and in 120 clinical samples (30 urine samples, 30 blood cultures, 30 sputum samples and 30 rectal swabs) of which 10% contained ST175, yielding again 100% sensitivity and specificity. CONCLUSIONS: The PCR assay developed, showing high sensitivity and specificity for the detection of the ST175 HRC directly from clinical samples, could become a useful tool for guiding infection control and treatment strategies in areas with a high prevalence of this clone.


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Infecções por Pseudomonas , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Células Clonais , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla , Europa (Continente) , Humanos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Infecções por Pseudomonas/diagnóstico , Infecções por Pseudomonas/epidemiologia , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/genética
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Small ; 15(36): e1902268, 2019 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31259481

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Recent work in biomolecule-metal-organic framework (MOF) composites has proven to be an effective strategy for the protection of proteins. However, for other biomacromolecules such as nucleic acids, the encapsulation into nano MOFs and the related characterizations are in their infancy. Herein, encapsulation of a complete gene-set in zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) MOFs and cellular expression of the gene delivered by the nano MOF composites are reported. Using a green fluorescent protein (GFP) plasmid (plGFP) as a proof-of-concept genetic macromolecule, successful transfection of mammalian cancer cells with plGFP for up to 4 days is shown. Cell transfection assays and soft X-ray cryo-tomography (cryo-SXT) demonstrate the feasibility of DNA@MOF biocomposites as intracellular gene delivery vehicles. Expression occurs over relatively prolonged time points where the cargo nucleic acid is released gradually in order to maintain sustained expression.


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Biomimética/métodos , DNA/química , Terapia Genética/métodos , Zeolitas/química , Plasmídeos/genética , Transfecção/métodos
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Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis ; 38(3): 541-544, 2019 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30680561

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The increasing prevalence of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections is due to the global spread of defined high-risk clones (HRC). Among them, ST175 is particularly frequent in Spain and France. Here, we evaluated O-antigen serotyping and MALDI-TOF as typing methods for the early identification of ST175. O-antigen (O4) serotyping and MALDI-TOF biomarker peak-based recognition models were tested in several strain collections, including 206 non-duplicated P. aeruginosa clinical isolates collected in 2016. Resistance profiles were determined by broth microdilution and clonal epidemiology by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Up to 24.3% of the isolates were XDR and 28.2% non-susceptible to meropenem, while resistance to ceftolozane/tazobactam (2.9%) and colistin (0.5%) was infrequent. Half of all XDR isolates belonged to ST175 and most of them were only susceptible to ceftolozane/tazobactam and colistin. A model based on the detection of one MALDI-TOF biomarker peak yielded negative and positive predicted values (NPV/PPV) for the detection of ST175 of 100%/51.9%, whereas NPV/PPV for a model based on two biomarker peaks were 99.4%/87.1% and for O4 serotyping, 99.4%/84.1%. Both, O4 serotyping and MALDI-TOF biomarker peak analysis, proved to be sensitive and specific methods that could be easily incorporated in the routine workflow for the early detection of ST175 HCR. Since ST175 is associated with defined XDR profiles, with most isolates only being susceptible to colistin and ceftolozane/tazobactam, these simple techniques could be useful for optimizing semi-empiric antipseudomonal treatments in areas where this HRC is prevalent.


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Técnicas de Tipagem Bacteriana , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla , Antígenos O/sangue , Infecções por Pseudomonas/microbiologia , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/isolamento & purificação , Sorotipagem , Espectrometria de Massas por Ionização e Dessorção a Laser Assistida por Matriz , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Biomarcadores/metabolismo , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla/efeitos dos fármacos , França , Humanos , Tipagem Molecular , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Infecções por Pseudomonas/diagnóstico , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/classificação , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Espanha , Espectrometria de Massas por Ionização e Dessorção a Laser Assistida por Matriz/normas
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J Antimicrob Chemother ; 73(3): 658-663, 2018 03 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29149337

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Objectives: Characterization of the mechanisms driving ceftolozane/tazobactam resistance development in 5 of 47 (10.6%) patients treated for MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in a Spanish hospital. Methods: Five pairs of ceftolozane/tazobactam-susceptible/resistant P. aeruginosa isolates were studied. MICs were determined by broth microdilution, clonal relatedness was assessed by MLST and resistance mechanisms were investigated by phenotypic and genotypic methods, including WGS. ampC variants were cloned to assess their impact on resistance. Results: In all five cases, the same clone was detected for the susceptible/resistant pairs; the widespread ST175 high-risk clone in four of the cases and ST179 in the remaining case. Genomic analysis of the four initial ST175 isolates revealed the characteristic OprD mutation (Q142X) responsible for carbapenem resistance and the AmpR mutation (G154R) responsible for AmpC overexpression and ß-lactam resistance. The final isolates had developed ceftolozane/tazobactam and ceftazidime/avibactam resistance, and each additionally showed a mutation in AmpC: E247K in one of the isolates, T96I in two isolates and a deletion of 19 amino acids (G229-E247) in the remaining isolate. The cloned AmpC variants showed greatly increased ceftolozane/tazobactam and ceftazidime/avibactam MICs compared with WT AmpC, but, in contrast, yielded lower MICs of imipenem, cefepime and particularly piperacillin/tazobactam. On the other hand, ceftolozane/tazobactam resistance development in ST179 was shown to be driven by the emergence of the extended-spectrum OXA ß-lactamase OXA-14, through the selection of an N146S mutation from OXA-10. Conclusions: Modification of intrinsic (AmpC) and horizontally acquired ß-lactamases appears to be the main mechanism leading to ceftolozane/tazobactam resistance in MDR P. aeruginosa.


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Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Cefalosporinas/farmacologia , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla/genética , Infecções por Pseudomonas/tratamento farmacológico , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/efeitos dos fármacos , Tazobactam/farmacologia , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Técnicas de Tipagem Bacteriana , Transferência Genética Horizontal , Humanos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Tipagem de Sequências Multilocus , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/genética , beta-Lactamases/genética
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Langmuir ; 34(8): 2764-2773, 2018 02 27.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29381863

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Mesophase structures of self-assembled lyotropic liquid crystalline nanoparticles are important factors that directly influence their ability to encapsulate and release drugs and their biological activities. However, it is difficult to predict and precisely control the mesophase behavior of these materials, especially in complex systems with several components. In this study, we report the controlled manipulation of mesophase structures of monoolein (MO) and phytantriol (PHYT) nanoparticles by adding unsaturated fatty acids (FAs). By using high throughput formulation and small-angle X-ray scattering characterization methods, the effects of FAs chain length, cis-trans isomerism, double bond location, and level of chain unsaturation on self-assembled systems are determined. Additionally, the influence of temperature on the phase behavior of these nanoparticles is analyzed. We found that in general, the addition of unsaturated FAs to MO and PHYT induces the formation of mesophases with higher Gaussian surface curvatures. As a result, a rich variety of lipid polymorphs are found to correspond with the increasing amounts of FAs. These phases include inverse bicontinuous cubic, inverse hexagonal, and discrete micellar cubic phases and microemulsion. However, there are substantial differences between the phase behavior of nanoparticles with trans FA, cis FAs with one double bond, and cis FAs with multiple double bonds. Therefore, the material library produced in this study will assist the selection and development of nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems with desired mesophase.


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Ácidos Graxos Insaturados/química , Álcoois Graxos/química , Glicerídeos/química , Nanoestruturas/química , Tamanho da Partícula , Propriedades de Superfície
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Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis ; 37(11): 2191-2200, 2018 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30141088

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A prospective, descriptive observational study of consecutive patients treated with ceftolozane/tazobactam in the reference hospital of the Balearic Islands (Spain), between May 2016 and September 2017, was performed. Demographic, clinical, and microbiological variables were recorded. The later included resistance profile, molecular typing, and whole genome sequencing of isolates showing resistance development. Fifty-eight patients were treated with ceftolozane/tazobactam. Thirty-five (60.3%) showed respiratory tract infections, 21 (36.2%) received monotherapy, and 37 (63.8%) combined therapy for ≥ 72 h, mainly with colistin (45.9%). In 46.6% of the patients, a dose of 1/0.5 g/8 h was used, whereas 2/1 g/8 h was used in 41.4%. In 56 of the cases (96.6%), the initial Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates recovered showed a multidrug resistant (MDR) phenotype, and 50 of them (86.2%) additionally met the extensively drug resistant (XDR) criteria and were only susceptible colistin and/or aminoglycosides (mostly amikacin). The epidemic high-risk clone ST175 was detected in 50% of the patients. Clinical cure was documented in 37 patients (63.8%) and resistance development in 8 (13.8%). Clinical failure was associated with disease severity (SOFA), ventilator-dependent respiratory failure, XDR profile, high-risk clone ST175, negative control culture, and resistance development. In 6 of the 8 cases, resistance development was caused by structural mutations in AmpC, including some mutations described for the first time in vivo, whereas in the other 2, by mutations in OXA-10 leading to the extended spectrum OXA-14. Although further clinical experience is still needed, our results suggest that ceftolozane/tazobactam is an attractive option for the treatment of MDR/XDR P. aeruginosa infections.


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Cefalosporinas/farmacologia , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla , Infecções por Pseudomonas/microbiologia , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/efeitos dos fármacos , Tazobactam/farmacologia , Idoso , Análise Fatorial , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Infecções por Pseudomonas/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por Pseudomonas/epidemiologia , Espanha/epidemiologia
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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28674059

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Resistance development to novel cephalosporin-ß-lactamase inhibitor combinations during ceftazidime treatment of a surgical infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa was investigated. Both initial (97C2) and final (98G1) isolates belonged to the high-risk clone sequence type (ST) 235 and were resistant to carbapenems (oprD), fluoroquinolones (GyrA-T83I, ParC-S87L), and aminoglycosides (aacA7/aacA8/aadA6). 98G1 also showed resistance to ceftazidime, ceftazidime-avibactam, and ceftolozane-tazobactam. Sequencing identified blaOXA-2 in 97C2, but 98G1 contained a 3-bp insertion leading to the duplication of the key residue D149 (designated OXA-539). Evaluation of PAO1 transformants producing cloned OXA-2 or OXA-539 confirmed that D149 duplication was the cause of resistance. Active surveillance of the emergence of resistance to these new valuable agents is warranted.


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Sequência de Aminoácidos/genética , Compostos Azabicíclicos/farmacologia , Ceftazidima/farmacologia , Cefalosporinas/farmacologia , Ácido Penicilânico/análogos & derivados , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/efeitos dos fármacos , Inibidores de beta-Lactamases/farmacologia , beta-Lactamases/genética , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Ceftazidima/uso terapêutico , Cefalosporinas/uso terapêutico , DNA Girase/genética , Combinação de Medicamentos , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla/genética , Humanos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Ácido Penicilânico/farmacologia , Porinas/genética , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/genética , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/isolamento & purificação , Tazobactam
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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28923877

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The increasing prevalence of nosocomial infections produced by multidrug-resistant (MDR) or extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa is frequently linked to widespread international strains designated high-risk clones. In this work, we attempted to decipher the interplay between resistance profiles, high-risk clones, and virulence, testing a large (n = 140) collection of well-characterized P. aeruginosa isolates from different sources (bloodstream infections, nosocomial outbreaks, cystic fibrosis, and the environment) in a Caenorhabditis elegans infection model. Consistent with previous data, we documented a clear inverse correlation between antimicrobial resistance and virulence in the C. elegans model. Indeed, the lowest virulence was linked to XDR profiles, which were typically linked to defined high-risk clones. However, virulence varied broadly depending on the involved high-risk clone; it was high for sequence type 111 (ST111) and ST235 but very low for ST175. The highest virulence of ST235 could be attributed to its exoU+ type III secretion system (TTSS) genotype, which was found to be linked with higher virulence in our C. elegans model. Other markers, such as motility or pigment production, were not essential for virulence in the C. elegans model but seemed to be related with the higher values of the statistical normalized data. In contrast to ST235, the ST175 high-risk clone, which is widespread in Spain and France, seems to be associated with a particularly low virulence in the C. elegans model. Moreover, the previously described G154R AmpR mutation, prevalent in ST175, was found to contribute to the reduced virulence, although it was not the only factor involved. Altogether, our results provide a major step forward for understanding the interplay between P. aeruginosa resistance profiles, high-risk clones, and virulence.


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Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Caenorhabditis elegans/microbiologia , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla/genética , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/genética , Sistemas de Secreção Tipo III/genética , Animais , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Bacteriemia/microbiologia , Bacteriemia/patologia , Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Células Clonais , Infecção Hospitalar/microbiologia , Infecção Hospitalar/patologia , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Genótipo , Humanos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Infecções por Pseudomonas/microbiologia , Infecções por Pseudomonas/patologia , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/efeitos dos fármacos , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/isolamento & purificação , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/patogenicidade , Sistemas de Secreção Tipo III/metabolismo , Virulência
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Langmuir ; 33(10): 2571-2580, 2017 03 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28191966

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We report here the lyotropic liquid crystalline phase behavior of two lipid nanoparticulate systems containing mixtures of monoolein, capric acid, and saturated diacyl phosphatidylcholines dispersed by the Pluronic F127 block copolymer. Synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) was used to screen the phase behavior of a library of lipid nanoparticles in a high-throughput manner. It was found that adding capric acid and phosphatidylcholines had opposing effects on the spontaneous membrane curvature of the monoolein lipid layer and hence the internal mesophase of the final nanoparticles. By varying the relative concentration of the three lipid components, we were able to establish a library of nanoparticles with a wide range of mesophases including at least the inverse bicontinuous primitive and double diamond cubic phases, the inverse hexagonal phase, the fluid lamellar phase, and possibly other phases. Furthermore, the in vitro cytotoxicity assay showed that the endogenous phospholipid-containing nanoparticles were less toxic to cultured cell lines compared to monoolein-based counterparts, improving the potential of the nonlamellar lipid nanoparticles for biomedical applications.


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Glicerídeos/química , Ácidos Decanoicos , Cristais Líquidos , Espalhamento a Baixo Ângulo , Difração de Raios X
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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ; 56(29): 8510-8515, 2017 07 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28582605

RESUMO

A bioactive synthetic porous shell was engineered to enable cells to survive in an oligotrophic environment. Eukaryotic cells (yeast) were firstly coated with a ß-galactosidase (ß-gal), before crystallization of a metal-organic framework (MOF) film on the enzyme coating; thereby producing a bioactive porous synthetic shell. The ß-gal was an essential component of the bioactive shell as it generated nutrients (that is, glucose and galactose) required for cell viability in nutrient-deficient media (lactose-based). Additionally, the porous MOF coating carried out other vital functions, such as 1) shielding the cells from cytotoxic compounds and radiation, 2) protecting the non-native enzymes (ß-gal in this instance) from degradation and internalization, and 3) allowing for the diffusion of molecules essential for the survival of the cells. Indeed, this bioactive porous shell enabled the survival of cells in simulated extreme oligotrophic environments for more than 7 days, leading to a decrease in cell viability less than 30 %, versus a 99 % decrease for naked yeast. When returned to optimal growth conditions the bioactive porous exoskeleton could be removed and the cells regained full growth immediately. The construction of bioactive coatings represents a conceptually new and promising approach for the next-generation of cell-based research and application, and is an alternative to synthetic biology or genetic modification.


Assuntos
Células Artificiais/metabolismo , Estruturas Metalorgânicas/metabolismo , beta-Galactosidase/metabolismo , Células Artificiais/química , Sobrevivência Celular , Estruturas Metalorgânicas/química , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/citologia , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , beta-Galactosidase/química
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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ; 56(4): 966-971, 2017 01 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27918129

RESUMO

The use of biomacromolecular therapeutics has revolutionized disease treatment, but frequent injections are required owing to their short half-life in vivo. Thus there is a need for a drug delivery system that acts as a reservoir and releases the drug remotely "on demand". Here we demonstrate a simple light-triggered local drug delivery system through photo-thermal interactions of polymer-coated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) inside an agarose hydrogel as therapeutic depot. Localized temperature increase induced by the visible light exposure caused reversible softening of the hydrogel matrix to release the pre-loaded therapeutics. The release profile can be adjusted by AuNPs and agarose concentrations, light intensity and exposure time. Importantly, the biological activity of the released bevacizumab was highly retained. In this study we demonstrate the potential application of this facile AuNPs/hydrogel system for ocular therapeutics delivery through its versatility to release multiple biologics, compatibility to ocular cells and spatiotemporal control using visible light.


Assuntos
Sistemas de Liberação de Medicamentos , Hidrogel de Polietilenoglicol-Dimetacrilato/química , Luz , Fotoquimioterapia , Proteínas/química , Ouro/química , Humanos , Nanopartículas Metálicas/química , Tamanho da Partícula , Polímeros/química , Propriedades de Superfície
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Mol Pharm ; 13(3): 996-1003, 2016 03 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26824251

RESUMO

Dispersed amphiphile-fatty acid systems are of great interest in drug delivery and gene therapies because of their potential for triggered release of their payload. The mesophase behavior of these systems is extremely complex and is affected by environmental factors such as drug loading, percentage and nature of incorporated fatty acids, temperature, pH, and so forth. It is important to study phase behavior of amphiphilic materials as the mesophases directly influence the release rate of the incorporated drugs. We describe a robust machine learning method for predicting the phase behavior of these systems. We have developed models for each mesophase that simultaneous and reliably model the effects of amphiphile and fatty acid structure, concentration, and temperature and that make accurate predictions of these mesophases for conditions not used to train the models.


Assuntos
Sistemas de Liberação de Medicamentos , Ácidos Graxos/química , Glicerídeos/química , Nanopartículas/química , Água/química , Modelos Moleculares , Nanopartículas/administração & dosagem , Difração de Raios X
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Langmuir ; 32(18): 4509-20, 2016 05 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27023315

RESUMO

Self-assembled lyotropic liquid crystalline lipid nanoparticles have been developed for a wide range of biomedical applications with an emerging focus for use as delivery vehicles for drugs, genes, and in vivo imaging agents. In this study, we report the generation of lipid nanoparticle libraries with information regarding mesophase and lattice parameter, which can aid the selection of formulation for a particular end-use application. In this study we elucidate the phase composition parameters that influence the internal structure of lipid nanoparticles produced from monoolein, monopalmitolein and phytantriol incorporating a variety of saturated fatty acids (FA) with different chain lengths at varying concentrations and temperatures. The material libraries were established using high throughput formulation and screening techniques, including synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering. The results demonstrate the rich polymorphism of lipid nanoparticles with nonlamellar mesophases in the presence of saturated FAs. The inclusion of saturated FAs within the lipid nanoparticles promotes a gradual phase transition at all temperatures studied toward structures with higher negative surface curvatures (e.g., from inverse bicontinuous cubic phase to hexagonal phase and then emulsified microemulsion). The three partial phase diagrams produced are discussed in terms of the influence of FA chain length and concentration on nanoparticle internal mesophase structure and lattice parameters. The study also highlights a compositionally dependent coexistence of multiple mesophases, which may indicate the presence of multicompartment nanoparticles containing cubic/cubic and cubic/hexagonal mesophases.

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Drug Resist Updat ; 21-22: 41-59, 2015.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26304792

RESUMO

The increasing prevalence of chronic and hospital-acquired infections produced by multidrug-resistant (MDR) or extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This growing threat results from the extraordinary capacity of this pathogen for developing resistance through chromosomal mutations and from the increasing prevalence of transferable resistance determinants, particularly those encoding carbapenemases or extended-spectrum ß-lactamases (ESBLs). P. aeruginosa has a nonclonal epidemic population structure, composed of a limited number of widespread clones which are selected from a background of a large quantity of rare and unrelated genotypes that are recombining at high frequency. Indeed, recent concerning reports have provided evidence of the existence of MDR/XDR global clones, denominated high-risk clones, disseminated in hospitals worldwide; ST235, ST111, and ST175 are likely those more widespread. Noteworthy, the vast majority of infections by MDR, and specially XDR, strains are produced by these and few other clones worldwide. Moreover, the association of high-risk clones, particularly ST235, with transferable resistance is overwhelming; nearly 100 different horizontally-acquired resistance elements and up to 39 different acquired ß-lactamases have been reported so far among ST235 isolates. Likewise, MDR internationally-disseminated epidemic strains, such as the Liverpool Epidemic Strain (LES, ST146), have been noted as well among cystic fibrosis patients. Here we review the population structure, epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and virulence of the P. aeruginosa high-risk clones. The phenotypic and genetic factors potentially driving the success of high-risk clones, the aspects related to their detection in the clinical microbiology laboratory and the implications for infection control and public health are also discussed.


Assuntos
Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Infecções por Pseudomonas/epidemiologia , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/isolamento & purificação , Células Clonais , Infecção Hospitalar/tratamento farmacológico , Infecção Hospitalar/epidemiologia , Infecção Hospitalar/microbiologia , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla , Genótipo , Humanos , Epidemiologia Molecular , Prevalência , Infecções por Pseudomonas/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por Pseudomonas/microbiologia , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/efeitos dos fármacos , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/genética
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