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Abstract
Initial antibiotic treatment of severe infections can lead to clinical deterioration due to sudden endotoxin release and concomitant exaggerated inflammatory response. Antibiotic-induced morphological changes may contribute to this phenomenon. High-dose ceftazidime, which inhibits penicillin-binding protein (PBP)-1 in Gram-negative bacteria, causes quick bacteriolysis and low endotoxin release. Low-dose ceftazidime leads to PBP-3 inhibition, which causes bacterial filament formation, associated with high endotoxin releases. PBP-2-specific antibiotics induce spheroplasts, again associated with low endotoxin release. We hypothesized that antibiotic type, concentration and regimen influence bacterial morphology, endotoxin levels and inflammatory response.
Neutropenic mice with Escherichia coli or Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis were treated with ceftazidime or meropenem 10–320 mg/kg as an intravenous bolus or as continuous tail vein infusions of 0.1 mL/h. Four hours later, bacterial counts, morphology, plasma endotoxin, pro-inflammatory cytokines [tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6)] and antibiotic concentrations were measured.
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Continuous infusion of 80 mg/kg ceftazidime was the lowest dose preventing filaments in E. coli infections. Bolus treatment resulted in filament formation, irrespective of the dose. During continuous treatment, IL-6 and TNF-α concentrations were higher compared with bolus treatment and controls for both antibiotics and both strains. A clear relationship between cfu counts in muscle and circulating IL-6 was shown (r = − 0.579, P = 0.007), suggesting that plasma IL-6 is a valuable indicator of bacterial killing at the infection site.
Our findings show that not PBP affinity but the method of antibiotic administration is crucial during initial treatment of severe infections.
Introduction
Sepsis is a serious life-threatening condition needing prompt antibiotic treatment. Overall sepsis mortality is high (18% to 56%),1,2 with Gram-negative bacteria being causative in 20% of cases.3 Early and effective treatment, preventing severe inflammation and concomitant organ dysfunction, is essential. However, early antibiotic treatment may sometimes induce unexpected clinical deterioration, possibly because of an exaggerated inflammatory response.4–7
Endotoxin or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is the central mediator in the pathogenesis of sepsis and its inflammatory response.8,9 There are strong relationships between endotoxin exposure and sepsis symptoms,10–12 as well as between bacterial endotoxin concentrations and production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) or interleukin-6 (IL-6).13–16 Bacterial endotoxin release after exposure to antibiotics depends on penicillin-binding protein (PBP)-binding characteristics of the antibiotic.17–19 PBPs are anchored in the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane. They determine cell shape, phage resistance, induction of capsule synthesis and regulation of autolysis.20 The β-lactam antibiotic ceftazidime has a varying dose-dependent binding affinity for different PBPs. High ceftazidime concentrations cause PBP-1 inhibition, quick bacterial lysis without morphological changes and low endotoxin release. Low concentrations of ceftazidime cause PBP-3 binding, disabling bacterial septation capacity, leading to growth in filamentous forms (Figure 1).21,22 These filaments are associated with a high endotoxin release23,24 and high TNF-α and IL-6 production by exposed monocytes.25 In contrast, meropenem, which binds PBP-2, causes formation of large rounded cells, called spheroplasts.26 In contrast to filaments, spheroplasts are not associated with higher endotoxin releases.16,23
Filaments in thigh muscle (stained with haematoxylin–eosin).
Filaments in thigh muscle (stained with haematoxylin–eosin).
In this study, we speculated that antibiotic type, initial dosing regimen and concentration levels may shift PBP affinities, alter bacterial morphological responses and thereby influence endotoxin release and clinical effect. We compared the effects of two different β-lactam antibiotics (ceftazidime and meropenem) in two dosing schedules (continuous and intermittent) in sepsis induced by two strains of bacteria, using a murine model that has been previously shown to provide the most uniform sepsis response patterns.16
Materials and methods
Mice
Female outbred Swiss mice (aged 6–8 weeks, weight 20–30 g) were used in all studies. Mice were bred by Harlan (Horst, The Netherlands) and arrived at the Central Animal Laboratory 2 weeks before the start of experiments. They were held at a specific pathogen-free unit in filter-top cages with sterilized sawdust. Food (Hope Farms, Woerden, The Netherlands) and acidified water were supplied ad libitum. The temperature was kept at 20–24°C, with a relative humidity of 50% to 60%, 15 air changes/h and light and dark periods of 14 and 10 h, respectively. All experiments were approved by the Ethics Committee on animal experiments of the University Medical Centre Nijmegen (18 March 2002, registration number KUNDEC 2002–25).
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Induction of neutropenia and anaesthesia
On day −4, mice received cyclophosphamide (Endoxan-ASTA®; Dagra, Diemen, The Netherlands) 150 mg/kg subcutaneously to induce neutropenia. On day −1, a second dose of 100 mg/kg cyclophosphamide was given.27,28 Leucocyte counts confirmed a neutropenia of <0.1 × 106 leucocytes/L. During injections, infusions and blood collection, mice received inhalation anaesthesia with isoflurane. Body temperature was regulated by a heating mattress.
Microorganisms
Escherichia coli strain ATCC 25922 (Rosco Diagnostica, Taastrup, Denmark) was used. MICs of ceftazidime and meropenem were 0.25 and 0.025 mg/L, respectively, as determined by Etest and microdilution methods. Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain ATCC 27853 was used, with MICs of 1 mg/L of ceftazidime and meropenem. Bacteria were stored at −80°C and subcultured on blood agar 2 days before the experiment. Subsequently, overnight cultures were prepared by inoculation of two colonies in 10 mL of Mueller–Hinton broth. On test days, 2 h prior to inoculation, bacteria were diluted and resuspended in fresh Mueller–Hinton broth. At t = − 2 h, a standardized inoculum was injected into the left thigh muscle of each mouse.29–31
Antibiotics
Ceftazidime (GlaxoSmithKline B.V., Zeist, The Netherlands), with a dose-dependent affinity for PBP-3 and -1, and meropenem (AstraZeneca, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands), with a non-dose-related high affinity for PBP-2 and a low affinity for PBP-3, were used.32 A stock solution of each antibiotic of 5 mg/mL was divided into pyrogen-free Eppendorf tubes, stored at −80°C and used for all experiments. Thirty minutes before each experiment, one tube was defrosted and diluted in sterile 0.9% NaCl to the desired concentrations. In continuously treated mice, an intravenous (iv) cannula (Neoflon 0.7 × 19 mm, 24 gauche; Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy AB, Helsingborg, Sweden) was inserted into the tail vein at t = 0 h. In the bolus group, an iv injection was given in the tail vein at t = 0 h
Blood and tissue collection and bacterial counts
Blood samples from the retro-orbital plexus were collected in sterile pyrogen-free Falcon tubes (Becton Dickinson, NJ, USA), containing 10 µL of a pyrogen-free heparin solution containing 5000 U of heparin/mL (Leo Pharmaceutical Products B.V., Weesp, The Netherlands), immediately stored on ice and centrifuged at 500 g for 5 min to obtain plasma samples. Plasma (100 µL) was diluted in 900 µL of 0.9% NaCl for endotoxin assays. Undiluted plasma samples were stored in sterile Eppendorf tubes at −80°C until assays were performed. Liver, spleen and thigh muscles were removed aseptically, immersed in saline, weighed and homogenized in a sterilized tissue grinder. Serial dilutions of homogenized tissues were plated on sheep blood agar. After overnight incubation at 37°C, cfu counts were performed and expressed as numbers of cfu/liver, cfu/spleen and cfu/g muscle.
Bacterial morphology
Bacterial morphology was judged by one of the investigators and a pathologist on haematoxylin–eosin-stained histological sections of thigh muscles, using light microscopy with a magnification of 400 × and 1000 × . Bacteria were defined as filaments when a length of three bacilli or more was observed.
Endotoxin and cytokine assays
Endotoxin concentrations of plasma were measured with a chromogenic limulus amoebocyte lysate (LAL) assay (Associates of Cape Cod Inc., Falmouth, MA, USA) according to the instructions of the manufacturer. Measurement of plasma TNF-α concentrations was performed by radioimmunoassay.33 IL-6 concentrations were determined in plasma by ELISA (Biosource International, Camarillo, CA, USA). Detection limits of the cytokine assays were 40 and 150 pg/mL, respectively.
Pharmacokinetics
Plasma concentrations of ceftazidime were checked by HPLC.34,35 For the HPLC assay, a Shimadzu with UV/Vis detector was used; flow 1.0 mL/min and pressure ± 120 bar. The method was linear over the dosing range studied, the lowest level of detection 0.1 mg/L, the intra- and inter-assay variance of measurements 1.1% to 3.8% (performed in triplicate on separate days) and spike recovery 98%. Pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated using the Winnonlin program (Pharsight Corp., USA). The Akaike value was used as a parameter to choose the best model describing these results.
Statistical analysis
Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS package for Windows (SPSS 10.0, Chicago, IL, USA) and GraphPad Prism 3.0 (GraphPad software Inc., San Diego, CA, USA). Normal distribution was checked by Levene's test for equality of variances. Differences in viable counts and endotoxin and cytokine concentrations were analysed by multivariate analysis (ANOVA) for normally distributed parameters, followed, when appropriate, by post hoc t-tests. Parameters without a normal distribution were analysed with the non-parametric Kruskal–Wallis test, followed by the Mann–Whitney test to investigate differences among groups. Correlations among parameters were determined with the Pearson correlation test or Spearman's rank correlation test. Statistical tests were considered significant at P < 0.05.
Outline of the studies
Control studies
Baseline pharmacokinetics of a bolus injection of ceftazidime 80 mg/kg iv was documented in a group of 14 mice. After injections, at t = 1, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 60 min, plasma samples were collected. Pharmacokinetic differences between infected and non-infected mice were determined in 36 neutropenic mice during continuous and intermittent schedules.
The course of parameters during untreated E. coli sepsis was separately studied in 10 mice. To evaluate effects of anaesthesia, injections and the presence of an infusion cannula on release of cytokines, a sham experiment was performed in 18 mice, receiving only saline as inoculum and saline treatments.
Main experiments: continuous versus intermittent dosing schedules of ceftazidime in E. coli sepsis
In seven experiments, a total of 83 neutropenic mice were challenged with 1 × 107 cfu of E. coli. Two hours after inoculation, mice received injections or continuous infusions of ceftazidime. In continuously treated mice, 20% was administered as a loading dose, and the remaining 80% was infused by a Terofusion syringe pump, model STC-521, for the next 4 h. Experiments were performed with 10, 20, 40 and 80 mg/kg ceftazidime (0.25, 0.50, 1.0 and 2.0 mg/mouse). Experiments with 40 and 80 mg/kg were performed twice. In mice treated with 20 and 80 mg/kg ceftazidime, endotoxin assays were performed, comparing the highest dose-level with lower doses. In an 80 mg/kg ceftazidime experiment, the time course of cytokine concentrations was also studied.
To check whether changes in cytokine patterns during continuous and intermittent schedules are unique for the combination of E. coli and ceftazidime, comparison studies of meropenem and ceftazidime were performed in infections with E. coli or P. aeruginosa at various concentrations.
Because the MIC of meropenem for E. coli is 10-fold lower, compared with that of ceftazidime, the dose of meropenem was adjusted in the E. coli experiments. For P. aeruginosa, MICs of both antibiotics are comparable, so equal doses could be applied.
Results
Morphology and bacterial counts
Continuous infusion of 80 mg/kg ceftazidime was the lowest dose preventing filament formation in E. coli infections. Morphological studies showed bacterial debris and bacilli. In all other groups, including mice treated with bolus injections of 80 mg/kg ceftazidime, large filaments were seen (Figure 1). Meropenem induced spheroplast formation in all regimens in both infections.
In the E. coli experiments, mean values of muscle cfu/g were 1.7 × 109 (SD 1.1 × 109) and 5.2 × 107 (SD 4.3 × 107), respectively (P < 0.001), for untreated and treated E. coli infections at t = 4 h. cfu in muscle at t = 4 h did not differ between treatment regimens or antibiotic dose levels (Figure 2). cfu counts in liver and spleen of antibiotic-treated mice were significantly correlated (r = 0.995, P = 0.0001). cfu in muscles of treated mice were negatively correlated with IL-6 concentrations (r = − 0.579, P = 0.007).
cfu of E. coli in thigh muscles at t = 4 h after continuous or bolus injection of ceftazidime at various concentrations.
cfu of E. coli in thigh muscles at t = 4 h after continuous or bolus injection of ceftazidime at various concentrations.
Varying antibiotic type in these E. coli experiments revealed the following results. Figure 3 demonstrates higher cfu after continuous meropenem treatment, compared with ceftazidime continuously (1.5 × 108 versus 2.8 × 106, P = 0.009). In the Pseudomonas experiments, lower cfu counts were shown during continuous treatment with either ceftazidime or meropenem, especially at doses of 320 mg/kg (P = 0.083 for ceftazidime, P = 0.05 for meropenem) (Figure 4).
cfu of E. coli and plasma TNF-α and IL-6 after 4 h of treatment with ceftazidime or meropenem.
cfu of E. coli and plasma TNF-α and IL-6 after 4 h of treatment with ceftazidime or meropenem.
Plasma IL-6 during P. aeruginosa infection after 4 h of treatment with 160 or 320 mg/kg ceftazidime or meropenem. cfu in thighs after 320 mg/kg.
Plasma IL-6 during P. aeruginosa infection after 4 h of treatment with 160 or 320 mg/kg ceftazidime or meropenem. cfu in thighs after 320 mg/kg.
During untreated E. coli sepsis, cfu in thigh muscle rose from 1.64 × 107 at t = − 2 h to 4.8 × 109 at t = 4 h. cfu in liver and spleen rose from 0 at t = − 2 h to 2.1 × 106 and 3.4 × 104, respectively, at t = 4 h (Figure 5). cfu counts in muscle and liver (r = 0.707, P = 0.022), muscle and spleen (r = 0.869, P = 0.001) and spleen and liver (r = 0.867, P = 0.001) were significantly correlated.
Plasma cytokines and cfu during untreated E. coli sepsis.
Plasma cytokines and cfu during untreated E. coli sepsis.
Endotoxin
Regardless of morphology, plasma endotoxin concentrations showed no differences between mice with a continuous or a bolus regimen of 80 mg/kg (Table 1). In the experiment with 20 mg/kg ceftazidime, plasma endotoxin levels were significantly higher in both bolus and continuous treatment groups, compared with non-treated controls (P = 0.048 and P = 0.008, respectively). With regard to endotoxin levels, bolus treatment did not differ from continuous treatment.
Endotoxin, TNF-α and IL-6 in E. coli sepsis after 4 h of continuous or bolus treatment at various dose levels