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Development of a novel method for assessing drug resistances using recombinant mycobacteria

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26461173
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Respiratory organ internal medicine
Research InstitutionNational Institute of Infectious Diseases

Principal Investigator

Nakata Noboru  国立感染症研究所, ハンセン病研究センター 感染制御部, 主任研究官 (70237296)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 星野 仁彦  国立感染症研究所, ハンセン病研究センター 感染制御部, 室長 (20569694)
Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords薬剤耐性 / 抗酸菌 / MAC / Mycobacterium avium / Mycobacterium / drug resistance / M. avium complex / MIC / rifampicin
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Drug susceptibilities of 50 Mycobacterium avium clinical isolates obtained from untreated patients were examined. Resistance rates of rifampicin, levofloxacin, clarithromycin were 52%, 68%, and 6%, respectively. No non-synonymous mutations were detected in RRDR of the rpoB gene and QRDR of the gyrA gene of the drug resistant isolates. Clarithromycin resistance of the isolates was also analyzed. No mutation were found in the rrl genes of the clarithromycin-resistant isolates. To test whether mutations in the rpoB other than RRDR and in the gyrA other than QRDR in the drug resistant isolates are responsible for their resistance, recombinant M. smegmatis strains, having the rpoB gene or gyrBA genes from the drug resistant M. avium isolates instead of M. smegmatis rpoB or gyrBA, were produced and their drug susceptibilities were examined. Results revealed that rifampicin resistance and quinolone resistance of the M. avium isolates were not caused by mutations in the rpoB and gyrA genes.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2017 2015

All Presentation (3 results)

  • [Presentation] Analysis of fluoroquinolone susceptibility and temperature sensitivity of the Mycobacterium leprae DNA gyrase2017

    • Author(s)
      Noboru Nakata, Mitsunori Yoshida, Yoshihiko Hoshino
    • Organizer
      日本細菌学会
    • Place of Presentation
      宮城県仙台市
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-19
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] A novel method for assessing Mycobacterium tuberculosis gyrBA mutations and fluoroquinolone resistance2017

    • Author(s)
      Mitsunori Yoshida, Yoshihiko Hoshino, Noboru Nakata
    • Organizer
      日本細菌学会
    • Place of Presentation
      宮城県仙台市
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-19
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Analysis of mycobacterial rrl genes and macrolide resistance using recombinant M. smegmatis.2015

    • Author(s)
      Noboru Nakata, Masanori Kai, and Masahiko Makino
    • Organizer
      第88回日本細菌学会総会
    • Place of Presentation
      岐阜県岐阜市長良川国際会議場
    • Year and Date
      2015-03-27 – 2015-03-28
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2018-03-22  

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