Auranofin inhibits virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Preprint
- 5 October 2017
- preprint
- other
- Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
- p. 198820
- https://doi.org/10.1101/198820
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is widely attributed as the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. Due to intrinsic antibiotic resistance mechanisms and the ability to form biofilms, P. aeruginosa infections are challenging to treat. P. aeruginosa employs multiple virulence mechanisms to establish infections, many of which are controlled by the global virulence regulator Vfr. An attractive strategy to combat P. aeruginosa infections is thus the use of anti-virulence compounds. Here, we report the discovery that FDA-approved drug auranofin attenuates virulence in P. aeruginosa. We demonstrate that auranofin acts by targeting Vfr, which in turn leads to inhibition of quorum sensing (QS) and Type IV pili (TFP). Consistent with inhibition of QS and TFP expression, we show that auranofin attenuates biofilm maturation, and when used in combination with colistin, displays strong synergy in eradicating P. aeruginosa biofilms. Auranofin may have immediate applications as an anti-virulence drug against P. aeruginosa infections.Keywords
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