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Potential antivirulence activity of sub-MIC of aspirin either alone or combined with certain antibiotics against Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Microbiology and immunology.

Abstract

One of the main problems for public health is the emergence of multidrug resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This work aimed to evaluate the potential anti-virulence activities of aspirin, either alone or in combination with antibiotics, against MDR P. aeruginosa isolates. In the present work, antibiotic susceptibility testing revealed high incidence of resistance among the tested P. aeruginosa isolates against aminoglycosides, antipseudomonal fluoroquinolones, and beta-lactam antibiotics. The MIC values of aspirin against tested isolates ranged from 1000 to ≥ 8000 μg/ml. The screening of our P. aeruginosa isolates for various virulence factors showed that 71% of the isolates produced biofilm. The percentage of isolates that exhibited hemolytic activity, pyocyanin production, and swarming motility was 93.5%, 71%, and 57.5%, respectively. The tested P. aeruginosa isolates produce different enzymes including protease (83%) and lipase (61%). . Also, they harbored various toxin genes, such as toxA (93%), exoT (93%), exoY (87%), exoS (67%), and exoU (32%).. Treatment with aspirin (1/4 MIC), either alone or in combination with various antibiotics, resulted in significant reductions (P-value > 0.05) in pyocyanin production, biofilm production, hemolytic activity, and swarming motility among P. aeruginosa tested isolates. Also, the treated isolates with aspirin showed significant reductions in the expression of genes: exoS (51.6%), exoY (42.7%), and exoT (33.9%). In conclusion, aspirin could be repurposed as a potential anti-virulent that interferes with P. aeruginosa pathogenicity rather than inhibiting microbial growth.

DOI

10.21608/jampr.2024.288946.1071

Keywords

aspirin, Virulence, Combinations, Biofilm, Toxins

Authors

First Name

Fatma

Last Name

Sonbol

MiddleName

Ibrahim

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

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fatma.sonbol@pharm.tanta.edu.eg

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First Name

Tarek

Last Name

Elsaeed Elbanna

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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

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tarek.elbana@pharm.tanta.edu.eg

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First Name

Ahmed

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Ahmed Abd Elaziz

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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

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ahaaziz@gmail.com

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First Name

Samar

Last Name

Elrefaey

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt., Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.

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samar_elrefaey@yahoo.com

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5

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2

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50357

Issue Date

2024-09-01

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2024-05-12

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2024-09-01

Page Start

60

Page End

73

Online ISSN

2636-4158

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855

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Journal of Advanced Medical and Pharmaceutical Research

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https://jampr.journals.ekb.eg/

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Potential antivirulence activity of sub-MIC of aspirin either alone or combined with certain antibiotics against Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates

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24 Dec 2024