1. Steroid Drugs Inhibit Bacterial Respiratory Oxidases and Are Lethal Toward Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
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Henry SA, Webster CM, Shaw LN, Torres NJ, Jobson ME, Totzke BC, Jackson JK, McGreig JE, Wass MN, Robinson GK, and Shepherd M
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- Molecular Docking Simulation, Oxidoreductases antagonists & inhibitors, Oxidoreductases metabolism, Escherichia coli Proteins antagonists & inhibitors, Escherichia coli Proteins metabolism, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Steroids pharmacology, Steroids chemistry, Electron Transport Chain Complex Proteins antagonists & inhibitors, Electron Transport Chain Complex Proteins metabolism, Cytochrome b Group, Cytochromes antagonists & inhibitors, Cytochromes metabolism, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus drug effects, Escherichia coli drug effects, Escherichia coli enzymology, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology
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Background: Cytochrome bd complexes are respiratory oxidases found exclusively in prokaryotes that are important during infection for numerous bacterial pathogens., Methods: In silico docking was employed to screen approved drugs for their ability to bind to the quinol site of Escherichia coli cytochrome bd-I. Respiratory inhibition was assessed with oxygen electrodes using membranes isolated from E. coli and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains expressing single respiratory oxidases (ie, cytochromes bd, bo', or aa3). Growth/viability assays were used to measure bacteriostatic and bactericidal effects., Results: The steroid drugs ethinylestradiol and quinestrol inhibited E. coli bd-I activity with median inhibitory concentration (IC50) values of 47 ± 28.9 µg/mL (158 ± 97.2 µM) and 0.2 ± 0.04 µg/mL (0.5 ± 0.1 µM), respectively. Quinestrol inhibited growth of an E. coli "bd-I only" strain with an IC50 of 0.06 ± 0.02 µg/mL (0.2 ± 0.07 µM). Growth of an S. aureus "bd only" strain was inhibited by quinestrol with an IC50 of 2.2 ± 0.43 µg/mL (6.0 ± 1.2 µM). Quinestrol exhibited potent bactericidal effects against S. aureus but not E. coli., Conclusions: Quinestrol inhibits cytochrome bd in E. coli and S. aureus membranes and inhibits the growth of both species, yet is only bactericidal toward S. aureus., Competing Interests: Potential conflicts of interest. All authors: No reported conflicts. All authors have submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Conflicts that the editors consider relevant to the content of the manuscript have been disclosed., (© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.)
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- 2024
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