title: Influence on Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase, proteinase and alginate by supra-inhibitory and supra-subinhibitory concentrations of quinolones.
abstract: Suppression of elastase, proteinase and alginate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa after the exposure of a bacterial suspension (30 min) to supra-inhibitory concentrations (2x or 4x MIC) of norfloxacin was found. The norfloxacin at 4x MIC was more effective, and this concentration depressed elastase to 13.0%, proteinase to 14.6% and alginate to 0% of the control values. Enoxacin at 2x MIC did not affect the virulence factors studied, and at a concentration of 4x MIC only elastase was effectively reduced to 61% of the control value. Supra-subinhibitory concentrations of the quinolones tested (2x or 4x MIC + sub-MICs) severely diminished all of the activities tested compared with supra-inhibitory concentrations alone. Combinations of 4x MIC + sub-MICs were more effective in the majority of cases.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Preventive and Clinical Medicine, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hostacká
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Majtán
mesh_terms: D000464:Alginates / Q000378:metabolism*; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000187:drug effects*; D015365:Enoxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009643:Norfloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010196:Pancreatic Elastase / Q000187:drug effects*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000464:Alginates; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D015365:Enoxacin; D010450:Endopeptidases; D010196:Pancreatic Elastase; D009643:Norfloxacin