Novel Cassette Assay To Quantify the Outer Membrane Permeability of Five β-Lactams Simultaneously in Carbapenem-Resistant <italic toggle="yes">Klebsiella pneumoniae</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">Enterobacter cloacae</italic>

ABSTRACT Poor penetration through the outer membrane (OM) of Gram-negative bacteria is a major barrier of antibiotic development. While β-lactam antibiotics are commonly used against Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae, there are limited data on OM permeability especially in K. pneumoniae...

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Autores principales: Tae Hwan Kim, Xun Tao, Bartolome Moya, Yuanyuan Jiao, Kari B. Basso, Jieqiang Zhou, Yinzhi Lang, Dhruvitkumar S. Sutaria, Alexandre P. Zavascki, Afonso L. Barth, Stephanie M. Reeve, Herbert P. Schweizer, Deanna Deveson Lucas, John D. Boyce, Robert A. Bonomo, Richard E. Lee, Beom Soo Shin, Arnold Louie, George L. Drusano, Jürgen B. Bulitta
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:15920c889cbe439dba2992e6e5cf46232021-11-15T15:56:58ZNovel Cassette Assay To Quantify the Outer Membrane Permeability of Five β-Lactams Simultaneously in Carbapenem-Resistant <italic toggle="yes">Klebsiella pneumoniae</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">Enterobacter cloacae</italic>10.1128/mBio.03189-192150-7511https://doaj.org/article/15920c889cbe439dba2992e6e5cf46232020-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.03189-19https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511ABSTRACT Poor penetration through the outer membrane (OM) of Gram-negative bacteria is a major barrier of antibiotic development. While β-lactam antibiotics are commonly used against Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae, there are limited data on OM permeability especially in K. pneumoniae. Here, we developed a novel cassette assay, which can simultaneously quantify the OM permeability to five β-lactams in carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae and E. cloacae. Both clinical isolates harbored a blaKPC-2 and several other β-lactamases. The OM permeability of each antibiotic was studied separately (“discrete assay”) and simultaneously (“cassette assay”) by determining the degradation of extracellular β-lactam concentrations via multiplex liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analyses. Our K. pneumoniae isolate was polymyxin resistant, whereas the E. cloacae was polymyxin susceptible. Imipenem penetrated the OM at least 7-fold faster than meropenem for both isolates. Imipenem penetrated E. cloacae at least 258-fold faster and K. pneumoniae 150-fold faster compared to aztreonam, cefepime, and ceftazidime. For our β-lactams, OM permeability was substantially higher in the E. cloacae compared to the K. pneumoniae isolate (except for aztreonam). This correlated with a higher OmpC porin production in E. cloacae, as determined by proteomics. The cassette and discrete assays showed comparable results, suggesting limited or no competition during influx through OM porins. This cassette assay allowed us, for the first time, to efficiently quantify the OM permeability of multiple β-lactams in carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae and E. cloacae. Characterizing the OM permeability presents a critical contribution to combating the antimicrobial resistance crisis and enables us to rationally optimize the use of β-lactam antibiotics. IMPORTANCE Antimicrobial resistance is causing a global human health crisis and is affecting all antibiotic classes. While β-lactams have been commonly used against susceptible isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae, carbapenem-resistant isolates are spreading worldwide and pose substantial clinical challenges. Rapid penetration of β-lactams leads to high drug concentrations at their periplasmic target sites, allowing β-lactams to more completely inactivate their target receptors. Despite this, there are limited tangible data on the permeability of β-lactams through the outer membranes of many Gram-negative pathogens. This study presents a novel, cassette assay, which can simultaneously characterize the permeability of five β-lactams in multidrug-resistant clinical isolates. We show that carbapenems, and especially imipenem, penetrate the outer membrane of K. pneumoniae and E. cloacae substantially faster than noncarbapenem β-lactams. The ability to efficiently characterize the outer membrane permeability is critical to optimize the use of β-lactams and combat carbapenem-resistant isolates.Tae Hwan KimXun TaoBartolome MoyaYuanyuan JiaoKari B. BassoJieqiang ZhouYinzhi LangDhruvitkumar S. SutariaAlexandre P. ZavasckiAfonso L. BarthStephanie M. ReeveHerbert P. SchweizerDeanna Deveson LucasJohn D. BoyceRobert A. BonomoRichard E. LeeBeom Soo ShinArnold LouieGeorge L. DrusanoJürgen B. BulittaAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleEnterobacter cloacaeKlebsiella pneumoniaeLC-MS/MSbeta-lactamscarbapenem resistancecarbapenemsMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmBio, Vol 11, Iss 1 (2020)
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topic Enterobacter cloacae
Klebsiella pneumoniae
LC-MS/MS
beta-lactams
carbapenem resistance
carbapenems
Microbiology
QR1-502
spellingShingle Enterobacter cloacae
Klebsiella pneumoniae
LC-MS/MS
beta-lactams
carbapenem resistance
carbapenems
Microbiology
QR1-502
Tae Hwan Kim
Xun Tao
Bartolome Moya
Yuanyuan Jiao
Kari B. Basso
Jieqiang Zhou
Yinzhi Lang
Dhruvitkumar S. Sutaria
Alexandre P. Zavascki
Afonso L. Barth
Stephanie M. Reeve
Herbert P. Schweizer
Deanna Deveson Lucas
John D. Boyce
Robert A. Bonomo
Richard E. Lee
Beom Soo Shin
Arnold Louie
George L. Drusano
Jürgen B. Bulitta
Novel Cassette Assay To Quantify the Outer Membrane Permeability of Five β-Lactams Simultaneously in Carbapenem-Resistant <italic toggle="yes">Klebsiella pneumoniae</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">Enterobacter cloacae</italic>
description ABSTRACT Poor penetration through the outer membrane (OM) of Gram-negative bacteria is a major barrier of antibiotic development. While β-lactam antibiotics are commonly used against Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae, there are limited data on OM permeability especially in K. pneumoniae. Here, we developed a novel cassette assay, which can simultaneously quantify the OM permeability to five β-lactams in carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae and E. cloacae. Both clinical isolates harbored a blaKPC-2 and several other β-lactamases. The OM permeability of each antibiotic was studied separately (“discrete assay”) and simultaneously (“cassette assay”) by determining the degradation of extracellular β-lactam concentrations via multiplex liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analyses. Our K. pneumoniae isolate was polymyxin resistant, whereas the E. cloacae was polymyxin susceptible. Imipenem penetrated the OM at least 7-fold faster than meropenem for both isolates. Imipenem penetrated E. cloacae at least 258-fold faster and K. pneumoniae 150-fold faster compared to aztreonam, cefepime, and ceftazidime. For our β-lactams, OM permeability was substantially higher in the E. cloacae compared to the K. pneumoniae isolate (except for aztreonam). This correlated with a higher OmpC porin production in E. cloacae, as determined by proteomics. The cassette and discrete assays showed comparable results, suggesting limited or no competition during influx through OM porins. This cassette assay allowed us, for the first time, to efficiently quantify the OM permeability of multiple β-lactams in carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae and E. cloacae. Characterizing the OM permeability presents a critical contribution to combating the antimicrobial resistance crisis and enables us to rationally optimize the use of β-lactam antibiotics. IMPORTANCE Antimicrobial resistance is causing a global human health crisis and is affecting all antibiotic classes. While β-lactams have been commonly used against susceptible isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae, carbapenem-resistant isolates are spreading worldwide and pose substantial clinical challenges. Rapid penetration of β-lactams leads to high drug concentrations at their periplasmic target sites, allowing β-lactams to more completely inactivate their target receptors. Despite this, there are limited tangible data on the permeability of β-lactams through the outer membranes of many Gram-negative pathogens. This study presents a novel, cassette assay, which can simultaneously characterize the permeability of five β-lactams in multidrug-resistant clinical isolates. We show that carbapenems, and especially imipenem, penetrate the outer membrane of K. pneumoniae and E. cloacae substantially faster than noncarbapenem β-lactams. The ability to efficiently characterize the outer membrane permeability is critical to optimize the use of β-lactams and combat carbapenem-resistant isolates.
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author Tae Hwan Kim
Xun Tao
Bartolome Moya
Yuanyuan Jiao
Kari B. Basso
Jieqiang Zhou
Yinzhi Lang
Dhruvitkumar S. Sutaria
Alexandre P. Zavascki
Afonso L. Barth
Stephanie M. Reeve
Herbert P. Schweizer
Deanna Deveson Lucas
John D. Boyce
Robert A. Bonomo
Richard E. Lee
Beom Soo Shin
Arnold Louie
George L. Drusano
Jürgen B. Bulitta
author_facet Tae Hwan Kim
Xun Tao
Bartolome Moya
Yuanyuan Jiao
Kari B. Basso
Jieqiang Zhou
Yinzhi Lang
Dhruvitkumar S. Sutaria
Alexandre P. Zavascki
Afonso L. Barth
Stephanie M. Reeve
Herbert P. Schweizer
Deanna Deveson Lucas
John D. Boyce
Robert A. Bonomo
Richard E. Lee
Beom Soo Shin
Arnold Louie
George L. Drusano
Jürgen B. Bulitta
author_sort Tae Hwan Kim
title Novel Cassette Assay To Quantify the Outer Membrane Permeability of Five β-Lactams Simultaneously in Carbapenem-Resistant <italic toggle="yes">Klebsiella pneumoniae</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">Enterobacter cloacae</italic>
title_short Novel Cassette Assay To Quantify the Outer Membrane Permeability of Five β-Lactams Simultaneously in Carbapenem-Resistant <italic toggle="yes">Klebsiella pneumoniae</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">Enterobacter cloacae</italic>
title_full Novel Cassette Assay To Quantify the Outer Membrane Permeability of Five β-Lactams Simultaneously in Carbapenem-Resistant <italic toggle="yes">Klebsiella pneumoniae</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">Enterobacter cloacae</italic>
title_fullStr Novel Cassette Assay To Quantify the Outer Membrane Permeability of Five β-Lactams Simultaneously in Carbapenem-Resistant <italic toggle="yes">Klebsiella pneumoniae</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">Enterobacter cloacae</italic>
title_full_unstemmed Novel Cassette Assay To Quantify the Outer Membrane Permeability of Five β-Lactams Simultaneously in Carbapenem-Resistant <italic toggle="yes">Klebsiella pneumoniae</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">Enterobacter cloacae</italic>
title_sort novel cassette assay to quantify the outer membrane permeability of five β-lactams simultaneously in carbapenem-resistant <italic toggle="yes">klebsiella pneumoniae</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">enterobacter cloacae</italic>
publisher American Society for Microbiology
publishDate 2020
url https://doaj.org/article/15920c889cbe439dba2992e6e5cf4623
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