| Literature DB >> 32312774 |
Mike Marvin Ruth1, Lian J Pennings1, Valerie A C M Koeken2, Jodie A Schildkraut1, Aria Hashemi1, Heiman F L Wertheim1, Wouter Hoefsloot3, Jakko van Ingen4.
Abstract
Treatment of Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease (MAC-PD) is challenging partly due to high efflux pump expression. Thioridazine might block these efflux pumps. We explore the efficacy of thioridazine against M. avium isolates using MICs, time-kill combination assays, ex vivo macrophage infection assays, and efflux assays. Thioridazine is bactericidal against M. avium, inhibits intracellular growth at 2× MIC, and blocks ethidium bromide efflux. However, its toxicity and low plasma concentrations make it unlikely to add efficacy to MAC-PD therapy.Entities:
Keywords: M. avium; efflux pumps; thioridazine
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32312774 PMCID: PMC7318027 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00181-20
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191