Synergistic oral beta-lactam combinations for treating tuberculosis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The enormous burden of tuberculosis (TB) worldwide is a major challenge to human health, but the costs and risks associated with novel drug discovery have limited treatment options for patients. Repurposing existing antimicrobial drugs offers a promising avenue to expand TB treatment possibilities. This study aimed to explore the activity and synergy of beta-lactams in combination with a beta-lactamase inhibitor, which have been underutilized in TB treatment to date.
METHODS: Based on inhibitory concentration, oral bioavailability, and commercial availability, seven beta-lactams (cefadroxil, tebipenem, cephradine, cephalexin, cefdinir, penicillin V, and flucloxacillin), two beta-lactamase inhibitors (avibactam and clavulanate), and three second-line TB drugs (moxifloxacin, levofloxacin, and linezolid) were selected for combination in vitro testing against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv. Resazurin assays and colony forming unit enumeration were used to quantify drug efficacy, Chou-Talalay calculations were performed to identify drug synergy and Chou-Martin calculations were performed to quantify drug dose reduction index.
RESULTS: The order of activity of beta-lactams was cefadroxil > tebipenem > cephradine > cephalexin > cefdinir > penicillin V > flucloxacillin. The addition of clavulanate improved beta-lactam activity to a greater degree than the addition of avibactam. As a result, avibactam was excluded from further investigations, which focused on…
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