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Shirvani F, Hassanzadeh R, Attaran B, Ghandchi G, Abdollahi N, Gholinejad Z, Sheikhi Z, Behzad A, Fallah F, Azimi L, Safarkhani A, Karimi A, Mahdavi A, Armin S, Ghanaiee RM, Tabatabaei SR, Fahimzad SA, Alebouyeh M. The intestinal carrier status of Enterococcus spp. in children: clonal diversity and alterations in resistance phenotypes before and after admission to a pediatric intensive care unit. BMC Pediatr 2023; 23:434. [PMID: 37648974 PMCID: PMC10466818 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04238-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the intestinal carrier status of Enterococcus spp. among children in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and reveal the role of hospitalization in the alteration of resistance phenotypes and clonal diversity of the isolates during admission and discharge periods. METHODS Two separate stool samples were collected from hospitalized patients in the pediatric intensive care unit at admission and discharge times. The culture was done, and Enterococcus species were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility and carriage of vanA-D gene subtypes. Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD)-PCR was used for a phylogenetic study to check the homology of pairs of isolates. RESULTS The results showed carriage of Enterococci at admission, discharge, and at both time points in 31%, 28.7%, and 40.1% of the cases, respectively. High frequencies of the fecal Enterococcus isolates with vancomycin-resistance (VR, 32.6% and 41.9%), high-level of gentamicin-resistance (HLGR, 25.6% and 27.9%), and multi-drug resistance phenotypes (MDR, 48.8% and 65.1%) were detected at admission and discharge times, respectively. Resistance to vancomycin, ampicillin, and rifampicin was higher among E. faecium, but resistance to ciprofloxacin was higher in E. faecalis isolates. The increased length of hospital stay was correlated with the carriage of resistant strains to vancomycin, ampicillin, and ciprofloxacin. While the homology of the isolates was low among different patients during hospitalization, identical (9%) and similar (21%) RAPD-PCR patterns were detected between pairs of isolates from each patient. CONCLUSIONS The high rate of intestinal carriage of VR, HLGR-, and MDR-Enterococci at admission and during hospitalization in the PICU, and the impact of increased length of hospital stay on the fecal carriage of the resistant strains show the importance of antibiotic stewardship programs to control their transmission and spread in children.
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- Fariba Shirvani
- Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Mofid Children's Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Department, Mofid Children's Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Mofid Children's Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Anesthesiology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Rahmani B, Alimadadi N, Attaran B, Nasr S. Yeasts from Iranian traditional milk kefir samples: isolation, molecular identification and their potential probiotic properties. Lett Appl Microbiol 2022; 75:1264-1274. [PMID: 35879830 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Milk kefir is a fermented dairy product with numerous attributed health benefits due to the presence of a complex eukaryotic and prokaryotic microbiota. In this study, a total number of 26 yeast isolates were obtained from eight kefir samples from three different cities of Iran. The isolates belonged to Kluyveromyces marxianus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Pichia fermentans and P. kudriavzevii. The potential probiotic characteristics of the isolates were evaluated based on their ability to tolerate the stimulated condition of the gastrointestinal tract. In addition, hemolytic activity, adherence to different solvents, auto-aggregation, adhesion to the epithelial intestine-derived cells and antimicrobial activity of the selected isolates were evaluated. Overall, four yeast strains (three strains of S. cerevisiae and one strain of P. fermentans) showed resistance and survival ability against the gastrointestinal physiological conditions including acidic pH, presence of bile salt and digestive enzymes. They were able to grow at 37 °C and had the capacity to adhere to epithelial intestine-derived cells. These results suggest that the selected strains can be proper candidates as probiotic yeast strains for the development of novel functional foods.
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- B Rahmani
- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Faculty of Basic Sciences and Advanced Technologies in Biology, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Faculty of Basic Sciences and Advanced Technologies in Biology, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran.,Microorganisms Bank, Iranian Biological Resource Center (IBRC), ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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Ardestani SK, Salehi MR, Attaran B, Hashemi SM, Sadeghi S, Ghaffarpour S, Tuserkani F, Ghazanfari T. Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) and Derived NLR Combination: A Cost-effective Predictor of Moderate to Severe COVID-19 Progression. Iran J Allergy Asthma Immunol 2022; 21:241-253. [PMID: 35822675 DOI: 10.18502/ijaai.v21i3.9798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Inflammation is an essential contributor to Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this regard, finding a prognostic indicator is valuable because the treatment will be more effective if critical patients with high inflammation are diagnosed earlier. We aimed to evaluate some hematologic markers for COVID-19 and assess their association with the severity of the disease. A total of 154 COVID-19 patients were laboratory-confirmed and admitted to Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran, Iran, from February 12, 2020, to April 4, 2020, and 55 healthy individuals were enrolled in the study. The severity of the patients' illnesses was classified into three subgroups according to the types of oxygen therapies (moderate (61), severe (28), and critical (43)) and examined the different ratios of total white blood cell (WBC) count, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet to monocyte ratio (PLR), macrophage to lymphocyte ratio (MLR), derived NLR ratio (dNLR), and some biochemical tests. COVID-19 patients had higher levels of NLR, MLR, PLR, and dNLR than healthy subjects. receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis of the curve revealed that NLR and dNLR had a high diagnostic value to differentiate COVID-19 patients from healthy subjects (area under the curve [AUC]=0.923 and 0.910, respectively) and predict mortality (AUC=0.726 and 0.735, respectively). NLR and dNLR may be reliable markers to evaluate the severity of COVID-19. NLR and dNLR had a high diagnostic value for differentiating COVID-19 patients from healthy subjects, and they could predict the severity and outcome of the disease.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Immunoregulation Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Immunoregulation Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
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Razeh F, Salmanzadeh-Ahrabi S, Zarei R, Attaran B. Evaluation of the frequency of Escherichia coli pathogroups in Brassica oleracea cultivars. IJM 2022; 14:84-89. [PMID: 35664721 PMCID: PMC9085553 DOI: 10.18502/ijm.v14i1.8808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Background and Objectives: Pathogenic diseases resulting from microbial contamination of food have been widely distributed in many parts of the world. Among these, Escherichia coli is one of the most important foodborne pathogenic bacteria. Diarrhea is one of the major causes of children’s death in developing countries, with approximately 2 million deaths annually. The current study aimed to determine the frequency of diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypes such as Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC), and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in Brassica oleracea cultivars in order to provide information on the assessment of diarrheagenic E. coli pathogenesis risk. Materials and Methods: 100 samples of vegetables were collected in Tehran, including cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and Brussels sprouts. After homogenizing samples, enrichment was done in the EC broth medium. Five colonies of pure culture were used for DNA extraction. Pathotypes were identified by PCR using virulence genes. Results: The results showed that the prevalence of diarrheagenic E. coli strains was 7%. The EPEC prevalence was 3%, All EPEC isolates were atypical. The ETEC frequency was 3%, And the EAEC prevalence was 1%. Conclusion: These findings indicated that Brassica oleracea cultivars could be consideredas a source of contamination with diarrhea-causing E. coli strains.
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- Fatemeh Razeh
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
- Corresponding author: Siavosh Salmanzadeh-Ahrabi, Ph.D, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran. Tel: +98-2185692710, Fax: +98-2188058912,
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
- Corresponding author: Roghaieh Zarei, Ph.D, Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran. Tel: +98-2188058912, Fax: +98-2185692716,
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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Salehi N, Attaran B, Zare-Mirakabad F, Ghadiri B, Esmaeili M, Shakaram M, Tashakoripour M, Eshagh Hosseini M, Mohammadi M. The outward shift of clarithromycin binding to the ribosome in mutant Helicobacter pylori strains. Helicobacter 2020; 25:e12731. [PMID: 32794288 DOI: 10.1111/hel.12731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Disruption of protein synthesis, by drug-mediated restriction of the ribosomal nascent peptide exit tunnel (NPET), may inhibit bacterial growth. Here, we have studied the secondary and tertiary structures of domain V of the 23S rRNA in the wild-type and mutant (resistant) H. pylori strains and their mechanisms of interaction with clarithromycin (CLA). METHODS H pylori strains, isolated from cultured gastric biopsies, underwent CLA susceptibility testing by E test, followed by PCR amplification and sequencing of domain V of 23S rRNA. The homology model of this domain in H pylori, in complex with L4 and L22 accessory proteins, was determined based on the E. coli ribosome 3D structure. The interactions between CLA and 23S rRNA complex were determined by molecular docking studies. RESULTS Of the 70 H pylori strains, isolated from 200 dyspeptic patients, 11 (16%) were CLA-resistant. DNA sequencing identified categories with no (A), A2142G (B), and A2143G (C) mutations. Docking studies of our homology model of 23S rRNA complex with CLA showed deviated positions for categories B and C, in reference to category A, with 12.19 Å and 7.92 Å RMSD values, respectively. In both mutant categories, CLA lost its interactions at positions 2142 and 2587 and gained two new bonds with the L4 accessory protein. CONCLUSION Our data suggest that, in mutant H pylori strains, once the nucleotides at positions 2142 and 2587 are detached from the drug, CLA interacts with and is peeled back by the L4 accessory protein, removing the drug-imposed spatial restriction of the NPET.
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- Najmeh Salehi
- Department of Bioinformatics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Research Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Research Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Research Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Research Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastroenterology Department, Amiralam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastroenterology Department, Amiralam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Research Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Salehi N, Attaran B, Eskini N, Esmaeili M, Sharifirad A, Sadeghi M, Mohammadi M. New insights into resistance of Helicobacter pylori against third- and fourth-generation fluoroquinolones: A molecular docking study of prevalent GyrA mutations. Helicobacter 2019; 24:e12628. [PMID: 31282059 DOI: 10.1111/hel.12628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 05/04/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fluoroquinolones hinder bacterial DNA replication by inhibiting DNA gyrase. However, mutations, in the QRDR segment of its A subunit (GyrA), cause antibiotic resistance. Here, the interactions of levofloxacin (LVX), gemifloxacin (GXN), and moxifloxacin (MXN) with Helicobacter pylori GyrA, in LVX-resistant vs -sensitive strains, were studied. METHODS Levoflixacin-sensitive (n = 4) and -resistant (n = 9) H pylori strains, randomly selected from another antibiotic susceptibility study, underwent PCR amplification of gyrA gene, spanning the QRDR segment. The amplified gene fragments were sequenced and aligned. The homology model of H pylori GyrA was built based on that of Escherichia coli, and energy minimization was done. The interaction patterns of LVX, GXN, and MXN with GyrA were analyzed via molecular docking studies. RESULTS Sequence alignment of the 13 studied strains, created 5 categories of strains: (A) wild type-like (H pylori ATCC26695), (B) N87K-only, (C) D91N-only, (D) N87K + V94L, and (E) D91N + A97V mutations. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) for LVX-sensitive (category A) and -resistant (categories B-E) strains were <1 mg/L and ≥32 mg/L, respectively. The binding mode of GyrA in category A with LVX identified G35/N87/Y90/D91/V94/G114/S115/I116/D117/G118/D119, as key residues, some residing outside the QRDR segment. Category B strains lost only one interaction (G35), which led to elevated binding free energy (∆G) and full LVX resistance. Categories C-E lost more contacts, with higher ∆G and again full LVX resistance. GXN bound to GyrA of categories A and B via a different set of key residues, while MXN retained the lost contact (G35) in LVX-resistant, category B strains. CONCLUSION Using molecular docking tools, we identified the key residues responsible for interaction of GyrA with LVX, GXN, and MXN. In the presence of N87K-only mutation, the loss of one of these contacts (ie, G35) led to full LVX resistance. Yet, GXN and MXN overcame this mutation, by retaining all key contacts with GyrA.
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- Najmeh Salehi
- Department of Bioinformatics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Research Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Research Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Research Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Research Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- National Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Research Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Mahboubi M, Attaran B. Satureja khuzistanica Jamzad essential oil and its anti-candidal activities against clinical isolates of Candida albicans isolated from women with candidiasis. Infect 2018. [DOI: 10.22354/in.v23i1.750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Satureja khuzistanica Jamzad is known as antiseptic and analgesic agent in folk medicine. The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the anti-candidal activity of S. khuzistanica aerial parts essential oil against clinical isolates of Candida albicans, which were isolated from women with chronic recurrent candidiasis. For this purpose, the chemical composition of hydro-distilled essential oil was determined by GC and GC-MS analysis. Then, the anti-candidal activity of essential oil and its main component (carvacrol) were determined. Carvacrol (94.1%) was the main component of essential oil, followed by β-bisabolene, p-cymene and γ-terpinene. S. khuzistanica essential oil had strong anti-candidal activity against clinical isolates of C. albicans via inhibition of germ tube formation and induction the huge punctures in the cytoplasmic structures. The cell membranes were intact in presence of essential oil or carvacrol. S. khuzistanica essential oil as the main source of carvacrol can be used for treatment of C. albicans related infections.
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Mohammadi M, Attaran B, Malekzadeh R, Graham DY. Furazolidone, an Underutilized Drug for H. pylori Eradication: Lessons from Iran. Dig Dis Sci 2017; 62:1890-1896. [PMID: 28577244 PMCID: PMC5527993 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-017-4628-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Treatment success of H. pylori eradication therapy has declined worldwide largely because of increased antimicrobial resistance. New therapeutic approaches are needed, especially for countries like Iran, where resistance to commonly used drugs is already widespread and traditional H. pylori therapies produce poor cure rates. AIM To review the results of quadruple therapy trials containing bismuth and furazolidone in Iran. METHODS We searched PubMed, Google scholar as well as the references of all published papers for studies conducted in Iran, utilizing furazolidone in the treatment of H. pylori infections. The target population was four drug studies that utilized a combination of bismuth, furazolidone, amoxicillin, or tetracycline plus a proton pump inhibitor. RESULTS Eighteen studies with 22 arms including 1713 subjects were found. The weighted mean cure rate for 14-day studies (six studies) using 200 mg b.i.d. furazolidone was 80% intention to treat (ITT) and 87% per protocol (PP). Studies using 100 mg b.i.d. (three studies) were less effective (weighted mean ITT cure rate = 67%). One small 14-day study with furazolidone 100 mg q.i.d. achieved cure rates of 94.5% ITT and PP. CONCLUSIONS Although furazolidone-bismuth quadruple therapy proved relatively effective in Iran, furazolidone-containing regimens remain to be optimized. Based on these data and results from China, it appears likely that 14-day therapy containing furazolidone 100 mg t.i.d. or q.i.d. is likely to provide the highest cure rates with lowest side effects; this remains to be experimentally tested. Detailed suggestions for further development of furazolidone-containing regimens are provided.
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- Marjan Mohammadi
- HPGC Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran Tehran, Iran
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- Digestive Disease Research Center, Digestive Disease Research Institute Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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- Department of Medicine, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX USA
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Attaran B, Falsafi T. Identification of Factors Associated with Biofilm Formation Ability in the Clinical Isolates of Helicobacter pylori. Iran J Biotechnol 2017; 15:58-66. [PMID: 28959353 PMCID: PMC5582254 DOI: 10.15171/ijb.1368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Background
A few reports confirm the ability of Helicobacter pylori to form biofilm. However, conclusive data do not exist concerning the factors that favor this ability.
Objectives
Evaluation of the factors associated with the biofilm formation ability of H. pylori including bacterial, physical and chemical, and environmental factors was the research’s aim.
Materials and Methods H. pylori isolates from gastric biopsy specimens of patients infected chronically were screened for biofilm formation ability. Association of bacterial properties such as motility, auto-aggregation, cell hydrophobicity, and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) with in vitro biofilm formation ability of H. pylori was evaluated. The effects of environmental factors such as growth-medium, temperature, oxygen-tension, pH, β-cyclodextrin, gastric secreted mucins, and sub-inhibitory concentration of amoxicillin were also evaluated.
Results
Ability of clinical H. pylori isolates to form biofilm in was quantitatively compared. The coccoid shape H. pylori cells were observed by scanning electron microscopy, the images were illustrative of the attachment of cells to form microcolony. The levels of hydrophobicity, motility and auto aggregation of two isolates with highest and lowest biofilm formation ability were the same. However, the signifi cant role of mucins (P < 0.05) in elevating the biofilm formation was observed. Other factors influencing biofilm formation were: pH, atmosphere and sub-MIC of antibiotics.
Conclusion
Mucins have a signifi cant role in elevating the biofilm formation, also pH, atmosphere and sub-MIC of antibiotics influence biofilm formation.
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- Bahareh Attaran
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Vanak, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Vanak, Tehran, Iran
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Attaran B, Falsafi T, Ghorbanmehr N. Effect of biofilm formation by clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori on the efflux-mediated resistance to commonly used antibiotics. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23:1163-1170. [PMID: 28275296 PMCID: PMC5323441 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i7.1163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Revised: 11/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
AIM To evaluate the role of biofilm formation on the resistance of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) to commonly prescribed antibiotics, the expression rates of resistance genes in biofilm-forming and planktonic cells were compared.
METHODS A collection of 33 H. pylori isolates from children and adult patients with chronic infection were taken for the present study. The isolates were screened for biofilm formation ability, as well as for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) reaction with HP1165 and hp1165 efflux pump genes. Susceptibilities of the selected strains to antibiotic and differences between susceptibilities of planktonic and biofilm-forming cell populations were determined. Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) analysis was performed using 16S rRNA gene as a H. pylori-specific primer, and two efflux pumps-specific primers, hp1165 and hefA.
RESULTS The strains were resistant to amoxicillin, metronidazole, and erythromycin, except for one strain, but they were all susceptible to tetracycline. Minimum bactericidal concentrations of antibiotics in the biofilm-forming cells were significantly higher than those of planktonic cells. qPCR demonstrated that the expression of efflux pump genes was significantly higher in the biofilm-forming cells as compared to the planktonic ones.
CONCLUSION The present work demonstrated an association between H. pylori biofilm formation and decreased susceptibility to all the antibiotics tested. This decreased susceptibility to antibiotics was associated with enhanced functional activity of two efflux pumps: hp1165 and hefA.
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Falsafi T, Ehsani A, Attaran B, Niknam V. Association of hp1181 and hp1184 Genes With the Active Efflux Phenotype in Multidrug-Resistant Isolates of Helicobacter pylori. Jundishapur J Microbiol 2016; 9:e30726. [PMID: 27303615 PMCID: PMC4902859 DOI: 10.5812/jjm.30726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2015] [Revised: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background During the last decades the rate of multidrug resistance among clinical Helicobacter pylori isolates has increased. Active pumping out of the drugs may be an important mechanism for multidrug resistance in H. pylori strains. Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of two H. pylori efflux-genes, hp1181 and hp1184 with the active-efflux phenotype in MDR clinical-strains of H. pylori. Materials and Methods Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and drug accumulation for β-lactames, Tetracycline (TET), Erythromycin (ERY), Metronidazole (MTZ), Ciprofloxacin (CIP) and Ethidium Bromide (EtBr) was performed in the presence and absence of carbonyl cyanide M-Chlorophenyl Hydrazone (CCCP). Presence of hp1181 and hp1184 genes was detected by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). RT-PCR was performed to compare expression of efflux genes by MDR strains, demonstrating active efflux with the strains without active efflux. Results Two- to four-fold decrease in minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and two-fold increase in accumulation were observed for EtBr in the presence of CCCP for 67% (8) of 12 MDR strains. With CCCP, two- to four-fold decrease in MIC and 1.4- to 1.8-fold increase in the accumulation of β-lactames, TET, CIP and MTZ were obtained for 42% (5) of the MDR strains. Six, five and three of the 12 MDR strains amplified hp1184, hp1181, and both of them, respectively. The RT-PCR product for expression of hp1181 by MDR strains was approximately 100 bp shorter than that of the 26695 susceptible standard strain. Conclusions Expression of the genes hp1184 and hp1181 are associated with the specific active efflux of EtBr and non-related antibiotics, respectively. For displaying these phenotypes, a post-transcriptional regulation step may be required.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tahereh Falsafi
- Depatment of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, IR Iran
- Corresponding author: Tahereh Falsafi, Depatment of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, IR Iran. Tel/Fax: +98-2188058912, E-mail:
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- Depatment of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Depatment of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, IR Iran
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- School of Biology, Tehran University, Tehran, IR Iran
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BACKGROUND/AIM Despite the significant number of studies on H. pylori pathogenesis, not much data has been published concerning its ability to form biofilm in the host stomach. This study aims to evaluate the potential of clinical isolates of H. pylori to form biofilm in C57BL/6J mice model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two strains of H. pylori were selected from a collection of clinical isolates; one (19B), an efficient biofilm producer and the other (4B), with weak biofilm-forming ability. Mice infected through gastric avages were examined after one and two weeks. Colonization was determined by CFU and urease activity; the anti-H. pylori IgA was measured by ELISA, and chronic infections were evaluated by histopathology. Bacterial communities within mucosal sections were studied by immunofluorescence and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). RESULTS Successful infection was obtained by both test strains. Strain 19B with higher ability to form biofilm in vitro also showed a higher colonization rate in the mice stomach one week after infection. Difference (P < 0.05) in IgA titers was observed between the infected mice and the controls as well as between 19B and 4B infected mice, two weeks after the last challenge. Immunofluorescence and SEM results showed tightly colonizing H. pylori in stomach mucosal sections and in squamous and glandular epithelium. CONCLUSION H. pylori is able to form biofilm in the mouse stomach and induce IgA production, reflecting the same potential as in humans. Firm attachment of coccoid form bacteria to host cells suggests the importance of this state in biofilm formation by H. pylori. Occurrence of biofilm in squamous and glandular epithelium of the mouse stomach proposes that H. pylori can all parts of the upper gastrointestinal tract.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bahareh Attaran
- Department of Microbiology, School of Biology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Biology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran,Address for correspondence: Dr. Tahereh Falsafi, Department of Microbiology, School of Biology, Alzahra University, Deh Vanak, P.O. Box - 1993893973, Iran. E-mail:
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