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- Title
Development of potent antipseudomonal β‐lactams by means of polycarboxylation of aminopenicillins.
- Authors
Akter, Shahinur; Migiyama, Yohei; Tsutsuki, Hiroyasu; Ono, Katsuhiko; Hamasaki, Chika; Zhang, Tianli; Miyao, Kenki; Toyomoto, Touya; Yamamoto, Keiichi; Islam, Waliul; Sakagami, Takuro; Matsui, Hirotaka; Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro; Sawa, Tomohiro
- Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram‐negative opportunistic pathogen that presents a serious risk to immunosuppressed individuals and other extremely vulnerable patients such as those in intensive care units. The emergence of multidrug‐resistant Pseudomonas strains has increased the need for new antipseudomonal agents. In this study, a series of amino group‐modified aminopenicillin derivatives was synthesized that have different numbers of carboxyl groups and structurally resemble carboxypenicillin–ureidopenicillin hybrids, and their antipseudomonal activities were evaluated. Among the derivatives synthesized, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA)‐modified amoxicillin (DTPA‐Amox) showed potent antipseudomonal activity, not only against the laboratory strain PAO1 but also against clinically isolated Pseudomonas strains that were resistant to piperacillin and carbenicillin. DTPA‐Amox had no obvious cytotoxic effects on cultured mammalian cells. In addition, in an in vivo model of leukopenia, DTPA‐Amox treatment produced a moderate but statistically significant improvement in the survival of mice with P. aeruginosa strain PAO1 infection. These data suggest that polycarboxylation by DTPA conjugation is an effective approach to enhance antipseudomonal activity of aminopenicillins.
- Subjects
INTENSIVE care patients; GRAM-negative bacteria; PSEUDOMONAS aeruginosa; PIPERACILLIN; DIETHYLENETRIAMINEPENTAACETIC acid
- Publication
Microbiology & Immunology, 2021, Vol 65, Issue 10, p449
- ISSN
0385-5600
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1348-0421.12930