Bibliographic citations
Flores, C., (2024). Estudio del rol de los genes Rv0191 y Rv1258c en el eflujo de ácido pirazinoico y la resistencia a pirazinamida en Mycobacterium tuberculosis [Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/16030
Flores, C., Estudio del rol de los genes Rv0191 y Rv1258c en el eflujo de ácido pirazinoico y la resistencia a pirazinamida en Mycobacterium tuberculosis []. PE: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; 2024. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/16030
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title = "Estudio del rol de los genes Rv0191 y Rv1258c en el eflujo de ácido pirazinoico y la resistencia a pirazinamida en Mycobacterium tuberculosis",
author = "Flores Bancayan, Carlos Alonso",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia",
year = "2024"
}
The fight against tuberculosis faces challenges due to its lengthy treatment regimen and the presence of resistance to multiple antibiotics, including pyrazinamide, which can reduce the regimen from 12-9 months to 6 months. Fully elucidating the mechanism of action of this antibiotic would allow us to understand the events leading to resistance; however, our current understanding in this area is limited. Models have been proposed indicating that the conversion of pyrazinamide to pyrazinoic acid, the active compound of the antibiotic, by the action of pyrazinamidase (pncA gene) is necessary for its bactericidal action, although they differ in the mechanism of action following this conversion. Only one model highlights the importance of the efflux system of the active compound, whose reentry allows intracellular accumulation, causing disruption of membrane potential and bacterial death. Here, we explore the role of the Rv0191 and Rv1258c efflux pumps in the mechanism of action of pyrazinamide and their potential involvement in an alternative resistance pathway in the absence of mutations in the pncA gene. By repressing and deleting these genes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv, we observed a significant reduction in the accumulated concentration of pyrazinoic acid and the initial efflux rate in the extracellular medium. Besides this effect, growth was observed in the presence of up to 1600 μg/ml of pyrazinamide in an acidic environment. The mechanism of action of PZA in relation to the effect of efflux pumps on the transport of pyrazinoic acid suggests that the efflux system is multifactorial and that its alteration in gene expression can lead to a resistant phenotype.
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