Myxopyronin B inhibits growth of a Fidaxomicin-resistant Clostridioides difficile isolate and interferes with toxin synthesis

Gut Pathogens

Jennifer Herrmann¹  Rolf Müller¹  Madita Brauer²  Daniela Zühlke²  Katharina Riedel²  Susanne Sievers² 

[1] Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)—Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and Department of Pharmacy, Saarland University;Institute of Microbiology, University of Greifswald;

关键词: RNA polymerase inhibitors;    Rifaximin;    Fidaxomicin;    Myxopyronin B;    Clostridioides difficile;    Antibiotic therapy;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13099-021-00475-9

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract The anaerobic, gastrointestinal pathogen Clostridioides difficile can cause severe forms of enterocolitis which is mainly mediated by the toxins it produces. The RNA polymerase inhibitor Fidaxomicin is the current gold standard for the therapy of C. difficile infections due to several beneficial features including its ability to suppress toxin synthesis in C. difficile. In contrast to the Rifamycins, Fidaxomicin binds to the RNA polymerase switch region, which is also the binding site for Myxopyronin B. Here, serial broth dilution assays were performed to test the susceptibility of C. difficile and other anaerobes to Myxopyronin B, proving that the natural product is considerably active against C. difficile and that there is no cross-resistance between Fidaxomicin and Myxopyronin B in a Fidaxomicin-resistant C. difficile strain. Moreover, mass spectrometry analysis indicated that Myxopyronin B is able to suppress early phase toxin synthesis in C. difficile to the same degree as Fidaxomicin. Conclusively, Myxopyronin B is proposed as a new lead structure for the design of novel antibiotics for the therapy of C. difficile infections.

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