Effect of Shiga-like toxin II from Escherichia coli O157:H7 on intestinal clearance of norfloxacin in rats

Life Sci. 2006 Mar 20;78(17):1967-74. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2005.08.038. Epub 2005 Nov 8.

Abstract

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 infection causes severe clinical symptoms, due to its bacterial toxin, called Shiga-like toxin (SLT). However, little is known about the information to establish a safe and efficient prescription to treat for EHEC O157:H7 patients. Thus, we investigated the effect of SLT-II on intestinal function in rats by using the antibiotic norfloxacin (NFLX) as a model drug. The intestinal clearance (CLi) of NFLX, determined by loop method in the jejunum, was significantly decreased by SLT-II. In histopathological experiment, epithalaxia was observed in SLT-II-treated rats without structural changes of tight junction suggesting the deterioration of active transport systems by SLT-II. CLi of NFLX in normal rats was decreased by carnitine (CAR), suggesting the possible involvement of CAR-sensitive transporter in CLi of NFLX. Taken together, these results suggest that the EHEC O157:H7 infection might affect the intestinal disposition of NFLX due to the changing intestinal expression/function of drug transporters by SLT-II.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacokinetics*
  • Biological Transport
  • Carnitine / pharmacokinetics
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Drug Interactions
  • Escherichia coli / chemistry*
  • Intestinal Mucosa / drug effects
  • Intestinal Mucosa / pathology
  • Jejunum / drug effects
  • Jejunum / metabolism*
  • Jejunum / pathology
  • Male
  • Norfloxacin / pharmacokinetics*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Shiga Toxin 2 / pharmacology*
  • Tight Junctions / drug effects
  • Tight Junctions / ultrastructure

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Shiga Toxin 2
  • Norfloxacin
  • Carnitine