Ismail Nurul-Ain, Ismail Mohd Fazli, Noor Siti Suraiya Md, Camalxaman Siti Nazrina
Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 42300, Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Malays J Med Sci. 2016 Jan;23(1):22-6.
Drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) remains a public health issue that is of major concern on a global scale. The characterisation of clinical isolates may provide key information regarding the underlying mechanisms of drug resistance, and helps to augment therapeutic options. This study aims to evaluate the frequency of gene mutations associated with Rifampicin (RIF) and Isoniazid (INH) resistance among nine clinical isolates.
A total of nine drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates were screened for genetic mutations in rpoB and katusing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and DNA sequencing. Genotypic analysis was performed to detect the mutations in the sequence of the target genes.
Our findings reveal that 80% of the isolates possess mutations at codon 119 (His119Tyr) and 135 (Arg135Trp and Ser135Leu) within the rpoB gene; and 70% possess mutations in the katG gene at codon 238 with amino acid change (Leu238Arg).
Findings from this study provide an overview of the current situation of RIF and INH resistance in a hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM) located in Kelantan, Malaysia, which could facilitate molecular-based detection methods of drug-resistant strains. Further information regarding the molecular mechanisms involved in resistance in RR-/MDR-TB should be addressed in the near future.
耐多药结核病(DR-TB)仍是一个在全球范围内备受关注的公共卫生问题。临床分离株的特征分析可为耐药潜在机制提供关键信息,并有助于增加治疗选择。本研究旨在评估9株临床分离株中与利福平(RIF)和异烟肼(INH)耐药相关的基因突变频率。
采用聚合酶链反应(PCR)扩增和DNA测序技术,对9株耐多药结核分枝杆菌临床分离株的rpoB和katG基因进行基因突变筛查。进行基因分型分析以检测目标基因序列中的突变。
我们的研究结果显示,80%的分离株在rpoB基因的第119密码子(His119Tyr)和第135密码子(Arg135Trp和Ser135Leu)处存在突变;70%的分离株在katG基因的第238密码子处存在氨基酸改变(Leu238Arg)的突变。
本研究结果概述了马来西亚吉兰丹州马来西亚理科大学医院(HUSM)利福平和异烟肼耐药的现状,这有助于基于分子的耐药菌株检测方法。关于RR-/MDR-TB耐药相关分子机制的更多信息应在不久的将来得到解决。