期刊
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
卷 228, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113965
关键词
1H-imidazole-2-carboxylic acid derivatives; Anchor pharmacophore; Structure-guided optimization; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Carbapenem resistance; Metallo-beta-lactamase
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81874291, 82073698, 82122065]
- Sichuan Science and Technology Program [2018HH0100]
- 111 project [B18035]
- Outstanding Interdiscipline Project of West China Hospital of Sichuan University [ZYJC18024]
In this study, the researchers optimized 1H-imidazole-2-carboxylic acid (ICA) derivatives guided by X-ray structure to develop inhibitor 55 that can interact ingeniously with metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs) and reverse carbapenem resistance. In experiments, inhibitor 55 demonstrated potent antibacterial activity and showed good pharmacokinetics and safety in vivo.
Production of metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs) in bacterial pathogens is an important cause of resistance to the 'last-resort' carbapenem antibiotics. Development of effective MBL inhibitors to reverse carbapenem resistance in Gram-negative bacteria is still needed. We herein report X-ray structure-guided optimization of 1H-imidazole-2-carboxylic acid (ICA) derivatives by considering how to engage with the active site flexible loops and improve penetration into Gram-negative bacteria. Structure-activity relationship studies revealed the importance of appropriate substituents at ICA 1-position to achieve potent inhibition to class B1 MBLs, particularly the Verona Integron-encoded MBLs (VIMs), mainly by involving ingenious interactions with the flexible active site loops as observed by crystallographic analyses. Of the tested ICA inhibitors, 55 displayed potent synergistic antibacterial activity with meropenem against engineered Escherichia coli strains and even intractable clinically isolated Pseudomonas aeruginosa producing VIM-2 MBL. The morphologic and internal structural changes of bacterial cells after treatment further demonstrated that 55 crossed the outer membrane and reversed the activity of meropenem. Moreover, 55 showed good pharmacokinetic and safety profile in vivo, which could be a potential candidate for combating VIM-mediated Gram-negative carbapenem resistance. (c) 2021 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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