Efficacy of Moxifloxacin against in Zebrafish Model .
- Author:
Wen Juan NIE
1
;
Zhong Yao XIE
2
;
Shan GAO
1
;
Tian Lu TENG
1
;
Wen Qiang ZHOU
1
;
Yuan Yuan SHANG
1
;
Wei JING
1
;
Wen Hui SHI
1
;
Qing Feng WANG
1
;
Xue Rui HUANG
1
;
Bao Yun CAI
1
;
Jun WANG
1
;
Jing WANG
1
;
Ru GUO
1
;
Qi Ping GE
1
;
Li Hui NIE
1
;
Xi Qin HAN
1
;
Ya Dong DU
1
;
Nai Hui CHU
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Azithromycin; Moxifloxacin; Mycobacterium abscessus; Zebrafish
- MeSH: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; pharmacology; Disease Models, Animal; Moxifloxacin; pharmacology; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous; drug therapy; Mycobacterium abscessus; drug effects; Zebrafish
- From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2020;33(5):350-358
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Objective:Moxifloxacin (MFX) shows good activity against and can be a possible antibiotic therapy to treat infection; however, other studies have shown a lower or no activity. We aimed to evaluate MFX activity against using zebrafish (ZF) model .
Methods:A formulation of labeled with CM-Dil was micro-injected into ZF. Survival curves were determined by recording dead ZF every day. ZF were lysed, and colony-forming units (CFUs) were enumerated. Bacteria dissemination and fluorescence intensity in ZF were analyzed. Inhibition rates of MFX and azithromycin (AZM, positive control) were determined and compared.
Results:Significantly increased survival rate was observed with different AZM concentrations. However, increasing MFX concentration did not result in a significant decrease in ZF survival curve. No significant differences in bacterial burdens by CFU loads were observed between AZM and MFX groups at various concentrations. Bacterial fluorescence intensity in ZF was significantly correlated with AZM concentration. However, with increasing MFX concentration, fluorescence intensity decreased slightly when observed under fluorescence microscope. Transferring rates at various concentrations were comparable between the MFX and AZM groups, with no significant difference.
Conclusion:MFX showed limited efficacy against using ZF model. Its activity needs to be confirmed.
