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A Novel Leucyl-tRNA Synthetase Inhibitor, MRX-6038, Expresses Anti-Mycobacterium abscessus Activity In Vitro and In Vivo .
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2022 August 16
Therapeutic options for Mycobacterium abscessus infections are extremely limited, and new drugs are needed. The anti-M. abscessus activity of MRX-6038, a new leucyl-tRNA synthetase inhibitor, was evaluated in vitro and in vivo . Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed on 12 nontuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) reference strains and 227 clinical NTM isolates. A minimum bactericidal concentration assay was conducted to distinguish the bactericidal versus bacteriostatic activity of MRX-6038. The synergy between MRX-6038 and 12 clinically important antibiotics was determined using a checkerboard assay. The activity of MRX-6038 against M. abscessus residing inside macrophages was also evaluated. Finally, the potency of MRX-6038 in vivo was determined in a neutropenic mouse model that mimicked a pulmonary M. abscessus infection. MRX-6038 exhibited high anti-M. abscessus activity against extracellular M. abscessus in culture, with a MIC50 of 0.063 mg/L and a MIC90 of 0.125 mg/L. Fifty percent of the activity was bactericidal, and fifty percent was bacteriostatic. A synergy between MRX-6038 and clarithromycin or azithromycin was found in 25% of strains. No antagonism was evident between MRX-6038 and 12 antibiotics commonly used to treat NTM infections. MRX-6038 also exhibited activity against intracellular NTM, which caused a significant reduction in the bacterial load in the lungs of M. abscessus-infected neutropenic mice. In conclusion, MRX-6038 was active against M. abscessus in vitro and in vivo , and it represents a potential candidate for incorporation into strategies by which M. abscessus infections are treated.
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