Characterization of an In Vitro-Selected Amoxicillin-Resistant Strain of Helicobacter pylori
AUTOR(ES)
DeLoney, Cindy R.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
An amoxicillin-resistant (Amoxr) strain of Helicobacter pylori was selected for by culturing an amoxicillin-sensitive (Amoxs) strain in increasingly higher concentrations of amoxicillin, resulting in a 133-fold increase in MIC, from 0.03 to 0.06 μg/ml to 4 to 8 μg/ml. This resistance was stable upon freezing for at least 6 months and conferred cross-resistance to seven other β-lactam antibiotics. β-Lactamase activity was not detected in this Amoxr strain; however, analysis of the penicillin-binding protein (PBP) profiles generated from isolated bacterial membranes of the Amoxs parental strain and the Amoxr strain revealed a significant decrease in labeling of PBP 1 by biotinylated amoxicillin (bio-Amox) in the Amoxr strain. Comparative binding studies of PBP 1 for several β-lactams demonstrated that PBP 1 in the Amoxr strain had decreased affinity for mezlocillin but not significantly decreased affinity for penicillin G. In addition, PBP profiles prepared from whole bacterial cells showed decreased labeling of PBP 1 and PBP 2 in the Amoxr strain at all bio-Amox concentrations tested, suggesting a diffusional barrier to bio-Amox or a possible antibiotic efflux mechanism. Uptake analysis of 14C-labeled penicillin G showed a significant decrease in uptake of the labeled antibiotic by the Amoxr strain compared to the Amoxs strain, which was not affected by pretreatment with carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone, eliminating the possibility of an efflux mechanism in the resistant strain. These results demonstrate that alterations in PBP 1 and in the uptake of β-lactam antibiotics in H. pylori can be selected for by prolonged exposure to amoxicillin, resulting in increased resistance to this antibiotic.
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