Gong Meiliang, Han Yingjie, Wang Xuning, Tao Hongjin, Meng Fansen, Hou Baicun, Sun Benjamin B, Wang Gangshi
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Second Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Department of Gastroenterology, Second Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, China.
Front Microbiol. 2021 May 19;12:681911. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.681911. eCollection 2021.
Efficacy of eradication therapy has declined due to rapid rises in antibiotic resistance. We investigated how increased temperature affected (NCTC 11637) growth and its sensitivity to metronidazole . We performed transcriptomic profiling using RNA-sequencing to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with increased temperature. Transcriptional pathways involved in temperature-driven metronidazole resistance changes were analyzed through bioinformatic and literature curation approaches. We showed that growth was inhibited at 41°C and inhibition was more apparent with prolonged incubation. Resistance to metronidazole was also reduced-minimum inhibitory concentration for metronidazole decreased from > 256 μg/ml at 37°C to 8 μg/ml at 41°C after culturing for 3 days. RNA-sequencing results, which were highly concordant within treatment conditions, revealed more than one third of genes (583/1,552) to be differentially expressed at increased temperatures with similar proportions up and down-regulated. Quantitative real-time PCR validation for 8 out of 10 DEGs tested gave consistent direction in gene expression changes. We found enrichment for redox and oxygen radical pathways, highlighting a mechanistic pathway driving temperature-related metronidazole resistance. Independent literature review of published genes associated with metronidazole resistance revealed 46 gene candidates, 21 of which showed differential expression and 7 out of 9 DEGs associated with "redox" resistance pathways. Sanger sequencing did not detect any changes in genetic sequences for known resistance genes nor Our findings suggest that temperature increase can inhibit the growth and reduce resistance to metronidazole. Redox pathways are possible potential drivers in metronidazole resistance change induced by temperature. Our study provides insight into potential novel approaches in treating antibiotic resistant .
由于抗生素耐药性的迅速上升,根除疗法的疗效已经下降。我们研究了温度升高如何影响(NCTC 11637)的生长及其对甲硝唑的敏感性。我们使用RNA测序进行转录组分析,以鉴定与温度升高相关的差异表达基因(DEG)。通过生物信息学和文献整理方法分析了参与温度驱动的甲硝唑耐药性变化的转录途径。我们发现,在41°C时生长受到抑制,并且随着孵育时间延长抑制作用更明显。对甲硝唑的耐药性也降低了——培养3天后,甲硝唑的最低抑菌浓度从37°C时的>256μg/ml降至41°C时的8μg/ml。在处理条件下高度一致的RNA测序结果显示,超过三分之一的基因(583/1552)在温度升高时差异表达,上调和下调的比例相似。对所测试的10个DEG中的8个进行的定量实时PCR验证在基因表达变化方面给出了一致的方向。我们发现氧化还原和氧自由基途径富集,突出了驱动与温度相关的甲硝唑耐药性的机制途径。对已发表的与甲硝唑耐药性相关基因的独立文献综述揭示了46个基因候选物,其中21个显示差异表达,9个与“氧化还原”耐药途径相关的DEG中有7个。桑格测序未检测到已知耐药基因的遗传序列有任何变化,也没有……我们的研究结果表明,温度升高可抑制生长并降低对甲硝唑的耐药性。氧化还原途径可能是温度诱导的甲硝唑耐药性变化的潜在驱动因素。我们的研究为治疗抗生素耐药性提供了潜在新方法的见解。