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Targeting pan-resistant bacteria with antibodies to a broadly conserved surface polysaccharide expressed during infection.
J Infect Dis ; 205(11): 1709-18, 2012 Jun.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22448004
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

New therapeutic targets for antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens are desperately needed. The bacterial surface polysaccharide poly-ß-(1-6)-N-acetyl-glucosamine (PNAG) mediates biofilm formation by some bacterial species, and antibodies to PNAG can confer protective immunity. By analyzing sequenced genomes, we found that potentially multidrug-resistant bacterial species such as Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter cloacae, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, and the Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) may be able to produce PNAG. Among patients with cystic fibrosis patients, highly antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the BCC have emerged as problematic pathogens, providing an impetus to study the potential of PNAG to be targeted for immunotherapy against pan-resistant bacterial pathogens.

METHODS:

The presence of PNAG on BCC was assessed using a combination of bacterial genetics, microscopy, and immunochemical approaches. Antibodies to PNAG were tested using opsonophagocytic assays and for protective efficacy against lethal peritonitis in mice.

RESULTS:

PNAG is expressed in vitro and in vivo by the BCC, and cystic fibrosis patients infected by the BCC species B. dolosa mounted a PNAG-specific opsonophagocytic antibody response. Antisera to PNAG mediated opsonophagocytic killing of BCC and were protective against lethal BCC peritonitis even during coinfection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

CONCLUSIONS:

Our findings raise potential new therapeutic options against PNAG-producing bacteria, including even pan-resistant pathogens.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Polisacáridos Bacterianos / Infecciones por Burkholderia / Complejo Burkholderia cepacia / Anticuerpos Antibacterianos Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: J Infect Dis Año: 2012 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Polisacáridos Bacterianos / Infecciones por Burkholderia / Complejo Burkholderia cepacia / Anticuerpos Antibacterianos Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: J Infect Dis Año: 2012 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos