Tackling recalcitrant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in critical illness via anti-virulence monotherapy

Singh, Vijay K.; Almpani, Marianna; Maura, Damien; Kitao, Tomoe; Ferrari, Livia; Fontana, Stefano; Bergamini, Gabriella; Calcaterra, Elisa; Pignaffo, Chiara; Negri, Michele; de Oliveira Pereira, Thays; Skinner, Frances; Gkikas, Manos; Andreotti, Danielle; Felici, Antonio; Déziel, Éric ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4609-0115; Lépine, François et Rahme, Laurence G. (2022). Tackling recalcitrant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in critical illness via anti-virulence monotherapy Nature Communications , vol. 13 , nº 5103. pp. 1-15. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32833-9.

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Intestinal barrier derangement allows intestinal bacteria and their products to translocate to the systemic circulation. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) superimposed infection in critically ill patients increases gut permeability and leads to gut-driven sepsis. PA infections are challenging due to multi-drug resistance (MDR), biofilms, and/or antibiotic tolerance. Inhibition of the quorum-sensing transcriptional regulator MvfR(PqsR) is a desirable anti-PA anti-virulence strategy as MvfR controls multiple acute and chronic virulence functions. Here we show that MvfR promotes intestinal permeability and report potent anti-MvfR compounds, the N-Aryl Malonamides (NAMs), resulting from extensive structure-activity-relationship studies and thorough assessment of the inhibition of MvfR-controlled virulence functions. This class of anti-virulence non-native ligand-based agents has a half-maximal inhibitory concentration in the nanomolar range and strong target engagement. Using a NAM lead in monotherapy protects murine intestinal barrier function, abolishes MvfR-regulated small molecules, ameliorates bacterial dissemination, and lowers inflammatory cytokines. This study demonstrates the importance of MvfR in PA-driven intestinal permeability. It underscores the utility of anti-MvfR agents in maintaining gut mucosal integrity, which should be part of any successful strategy to prevent/treat PA infections and associated gut-derived sepsis in critical illness settings. NAMs provide for the development of crucial preventive/therapeutic monotherapy options against untreatable MDR PA infections.

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Centre:	Centre INRS-Institut Armand Frappier
Date de dépôt:	03 févr. 2024 19:10
Dernière modification:	03 févr. 2024 19:10
URI:	https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/13478

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