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Up-regulation of silent information regulator 2 (Sir2) is associated with amphotericin B resistance in clinical isolates of Leishmania donovani

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Purkait, Bidyut, Singh, Ruby, Wasnik, Kirti, Das, Sushmita, Kumar, Ashish, Paine, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2061-7713, Dikhit, Manas, Singh, Dharmendra, Sardar, Abul H, Ghosh, Ayan K and Das, Pradeep (2015) 'Up-regulation of silent information regulator 2 (Sir2) is associated with amphotericin B resistance in clinical isolates of Leishmania donovani'. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Vol 70, Issue 5, pp. 1343-1356.

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Official URL: http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/content/70/5/1343

Abstract

Objective
Silent information regulator 2 (Sir2) is involved in parasite survival and apoptosis. Here, we aimed to explore the involvement of Sir2 in amphotericin B (AmB) resistance mechanism in Leishmania donovani.

Methods
The expression levels of Sir2, MDR1 and NAD+ biosynthetic pathway enzymes in AmB-resistant and -susceptible parasites were measured and total intracellular NAD+/NADH ratios were compared. Overexpression and knockout constructs of Sir2 were transfected in AmB-resistant and -susceptible parasites. Both resistant and susceptible parasites were inhibited with sirtinol for 4 h. The deacetylase activity of Sir2, the expression level of MDR1, the rate of AmB efflux, concentrations of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and levels of apoptosis were examined in WT, inhibited and transfected parasites, and the AmB susceptibility of the respective parasites was measured by determining the LD50 of AmB.

Results
Levels of mRNA, protein and NAD+-dependent deacetylase activity of Sir2 were elevated in resistant versus susceptible parasites. Inhibition and/or deletion of Sir2 allele showed a decreased mRNA level of MDR1, lower drug efflux, increased ROS concentration, apoptosis-like phenomenon and decreased LD50 of AmB in resistant parasites. In contrast, Sir2 overexpression in susceptible parasites reversed drug susceptibility producing a resistant phenotype. This was associated with increased LD50 of AmB along with increased expression levels of MDR1, drug efflux and reduced concentrations of ROS, corresponding to decreased apoptosis of resistant to WT sensitive.

Conclusions
Sir2 plays a critical role in AmB resistance by regulating MDR1, ROS concentration and apoptosis-like phenomena and may be a new resistance marker for visceral leishmaniasis.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	QU Biochemistry > Genetics > QU 470 Genetic structures QW Microbiology and Immunology > QW 45 Microbial drug resistance. General or not elsewhere classified. QX Parasitology > Protozoa > QX 70 Mastigophora. (e.g., Giardia. Trichomonas. Trypanosoma. Leishmania) WC Communicable Diseases > Tropical and Parasitic Diseases > WC 715 Visceral leishmaniasis
Faculty: Department:	Biological Sciences > Vector Biology Department
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dku534
Depositing User:	Jessica Jones
Date Deposited:	05 Feb 2016 16:00
Last Modified:	06 Feb 2018 13:11
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/5628

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