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Rodrigues L

Contribution of efflux to the emergence of isoniazid and multidrug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

  • Autores: Amaral L, Baptista P, Couto I, Machado D, Perdigão J, Portugal I, Rodrigues L, Veigas B, Viveiros M
  • Ano de Publicação: 2012
  • Journal: PLoS One
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Contribution+of+Efflux+to+the+Emergence+of+Isoniazid+and+Multidrug+Resistance+in+Mycobacterium+tuberculosis

Multidrug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin, the two most effective drugs used in tuberculosis therapy. Here, we investigated the mechanism by which resistance towards isoniazid develops and how overexpression of efflux pumps favors accumulation of mutations in isoniazid targets, thus establishing a MDR phenotype.
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Experimental evolution, genetic analysis and genome re-sequencing reveal the mutation conferring artemisinin resistance in an isogenic lineage of malaria parasites

  • Autores: Beraldi D, Blaxter M, Borges S, Cravo P, Creasey A, Fawcett R, Hunt P, Kumar S, Loewe L, Martinelli A, Modrzynska K, Otto TD, Pain A, Rodrigues L, Thomson M, Trivedi U
  • Ano de Publicação: 2010
  • Journal: BMC Genomics
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Experimental+evolution%2C+genetic+analysis+and+genome+re-sequencing+reveal+the+mutation+conferring+artemisinin+resistance+in+an+isogenic+lineage+of+malaria+parasites

BACKGROUND: Classical and quantitative linkage analyses of genetic crosses have traditionally been used to map genes of interest, such as those conferring chloroquine or quinine resistance in malaria parasites. Next-generation sequencing technologies now present the possibility of determining genome-wide genetic variation at single base-pair resolution. Here, we combine in vivo experimental evolution, a rapid genetic […]
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Genetic response of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis to thioridazine rendering the organism resistant to the agent.

  • Autores: Amaral L, Cerca P, Costa SS, Couto I, Fanning S, Machado L, Martins A, Martins M, McCusker M, Molnar J, Ntokou E, Rodrigues L, Spengler G, Viveiros M
  • Ano de Publicação: 2012
  • Journal: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Genetic+response+of+Salmonella+enterica+serotype+Enteritidis+to+thioridazine+rendering+the+organism+resistant+to+the+agent

Thioridazine (TZ)-induced accumulation of the universal efflux pump substrate ethidium bromide and its subsequent efflux by Salmonella strains with various degrees of overexpressed efflux pumps takes place automatically at pH 7.4, is independent of a metabolic source, is not affected by a proton ionophore and is precluded by palmitic acid.
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Phenothiazines, bacterial efflux pumps and targeting the macrophage for enhanced killing of intracellular XDRTB

  • Autores: Amaral L, Couto I, Dastidar S, Fanning S, Kristiansen JE, Martins A, Martins M, McCusker M, Molnar J, Pagès JM, Ramos J, Rodrigues L, Spengler G, Viveiros M
  • Ano de Publicação: 2010
  • Journal: In vivo
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Phenothiazines%2C+bacterial+efflux+pumps+and+targeting+the+macrophage+for+enhanced+killing+of+intracellular+XDRTB

Phenothiazines have their primary effects on the plasma membrane of prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Among the components of the prokaryotic plasma membrane affected are efflux pumps, their energy sources, energy providing enzymes such as ATPases, and genes that regulate and code for permeability aspects of the bacterium.
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Role of the mmr ef- flux pump in drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

  • Autores: Ainsa JA, Bailo R, Rodrigues L, Villellas C, Viveiros M
  • Ano de Publicação: 2013
  • Journal: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23165464

Efflux pumps are membrane proteins capable of actively transporting a broad range of substrates from the cytoplasm to the exterior of the cell. Increased efflux activity in response to drug treatment may be the first step in the development of bacterial drug resistance.
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Contribution of efflux activity to isoniazid resistance in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.

  • Autores: Amaral L, Couto I, Machado D, Rodrigues L, Viveiros M
  • Ano de Publicação: 2012
  • Journal: Genetics and Evolution
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Contribution+of+efflux+activity+to+isoniazid+resistance+in+the+Mycobacterium+tuberculosis+complex.+Infection

Resistance to isoniazid (INH), one of the main drugs used in tuberculosis (TB) therapy, is mostly due to chromosomal mutations in target genes. However, approximately 20-30% of INH resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates do not have mutations in any of the genes associated with INH resistance.
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Inhibitors of mycobacterial efflux pumps as potential boosters for anti-tubercular drugs.

  • Autores: Ainsa J, Amaral L, Couto I, Machado D, Martins M, Rodrigues L, Viveiros M
  • Ano de Publicação: 2012
  • Journal: Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Inhibitors+of+mycobacterial+efflux+pumps+as+potential+boosters+for+anti-tubercular+drugs

Tuberculosis is one of the major causes of infection across the world. The emergence of multi-, extensively- and totally drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis contributes to the lack of therapeutic options available.
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Genomewide Scan Reveals Amplification of mdr1 as a Common Denominator of Resistance to Mefloquine, Lumefantrine, and Artemisinin in Plasmodium chabaudi Malaria Parasites

  • Autores: Borges S, Cravo P, Creasey A, Fawcett R, Hunt P, Martinelli A, Modrzynska K, Rodrigues L
  • Ano de Publicação: 2011
  • Journal: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Link: https://apps.webofknowledge.com/full_record.do?product=UA&search_mode=GeneralSearch&qid=32&SID=P2WA5hwy5j35Sqjoq2z&page=1&doc=1

Multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites pose a threat to effective drug control, even to artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs). Here we used linkage group selection and Solexa whole-genome resequencing to investigate the genetic basis of resistance to component drugs of ACTs.
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Ethidium bromide transport across Mycobacterium smegmatis cell-wall: correlation with antibiotic resistance.

  • Autores: Amaral L, Couto I, Ramos J, Rodrigues L, Viveiros M
  • Ano de Publicação: 2011
  • Journal: BMC microbiology
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Ethidium+bromide+transport+across+Mycobacterium+smegmatis+cell-wall%3A+correlation+with+antibiotic+resistance

BACKGROUND:
Active efflux systems and reduced cell-wall permeability are considered to be the main causes of mycobacterial intrinsic resistance to many antimicrobials. In this study, we have compared the Mycobacterium smegmatis wild-type strain mc2155 with knockout mutants for porins MspA (the main porin of M. smegmatis) and MspC, the efflux pump LfrA (the main efflux pump system of M. smegmatis) and its repressor LfrR for their ability to transport ethidium bromide (EtBr) on a real-time basis.
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Inhibition of drug efflux in mycobacteria with phenothiazines and other putative efflux inhibitors.

  • Autores: Ainsa JA, Amaral L, Rodrigues L, Viveiros M
  • Ano de Publicação: 2011
  • Journal: Recent Patents on Anti-Infective Drug Discovery
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Inhibition+of+drug+efflux+in+mycobacteria+with+phenothiazines+and+other+putative+efflux+inhibitors

Mycobacteria are responsible for some of the oldest diseases known to man, usually associated with high morbility and mortality rates. An example is tuberculosis (TB), a major public health problem that accounts for eight million new cases each year.
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