Subinhibitory Antibiotic Therapy Alters Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection Pathogenesis through Modulation of Bacterial Virulence and Host Immunity

Author:

Goneau Lee W.123,Hannan Thomas J.4,MacPhee Roderick A.3,Schwartz Drew J.5,Macklaim Jean M.6,Gloor Gregory B.6,Razvi Hassan78,Reid Gregor238,Hultgren Scott J.5,Burton Jeremy P.238

Affiliation:

1. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

3. Lawson Health Research Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada

4. Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

5. Department of Molecular Microbiology and Center for Women's Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

6. Department of Biochemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

7. Division of Urology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

8. Department of Surgery, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

Abstract

ABSTRACT The capacity of subinhibitory levels of antibiotics to modulate bacterial virulence in vitro has recently been brought to light, raising concerns over the appropriateness of low-dose therapies, including antibiotic prophylaxis for recurrent urinary tract infection management. However, the mechanisms involved and their relevance in influencing pathogenesis have not been investigated. We characterized the ability of antibiotics to modulate virulence in the uropathogens Staphylococcus saprophyticus and Escherichia coli . Several antibiotics were able to induce the expression of adhesins critical to urothelial colonization, resulting in increased biofilm formation, colonization of murine bladders and kidneys, and promotion of intracellular niche formation. Mice receiving subinhibitory ciprofloxacin treatment were also more susceptible to severe infections and frequent recurrences. A ciprofloxacin prophylaxis model revealed this strategy to be ineffective in reducing recurrences and worsened infection by creating larger intracellular reservoirs at higher frequencies. Our study indicates that certain agents used for antibiotic prophylaxis have the potential to complicate infections. IMPORTANCE Antibiotics are the mainstay treatment for bacterial infections; however, evidence is emerging that argues these agents may have off-target effects if sublethal concentrations are present. Most studies have focused on changes occurring in vitro , leaving questions regarding the clinical relevance in vivo . We utilized a murine urinary tract infection model to explore the potential impact of low-dose antibiotics on pathogenesis. Using this model, we showed that subinhibitory antibiotics prime uropathogens for adherence and invasion of murine urothelial tissues. These changes in initial colonization promoted the establishment of chronic infection. Furthermore, treatment of chronically infected mice with subtherapeutic ciprofloxacin served to exacerbate infection. A part of these changes was thought to be due to suppression of mucosal immunity, as demonstrated through reductions in cytokine secretion and migration of leukocytes into the urinary tract. This work identifies novel risk factors associated with antibiotic therapy when dosing strategies fall below subtherapeutic levels.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Virology,Microbiology

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