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    Anti-TuberculosisAgents

    Supervised By :

    Dr. Zaki AbdulGhany

    Done By : Arwa .O. Al-Khatib

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    Tuberculosis

    Tuberculosis is a kind of communicable chronic

    disease caused by M.tuberculosis,which can invade

    various tissues and organs of the whole body. The mycobacteria are slow-growing

    intracellular bacilli that cause tuberculosis.

    treatment must be administered for monthsto years depending on which drugs are used.

    Usually, a drug-combination regimen is

    required for treatment of tuberculosis;

    otherwise microbial resistance, notorious to

    any single drug, develops rapidly

    The main cause of TB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), is a

    smallaerobicnon-motile bacillus. High lipidcontent of this

    pathogen accounts for many of its unique clinical characteristics.Itdivides every 16 to 20 hours, an extremely slow rate compared

    with other bacteria, which usually divide in less than an hour.

    Since MTB has a cell wall but lacks aphospholipidouter

    membrane, it is classifiedas a Gram-positive bacterium.

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    Pathogenesis TB infection begins when the mycobacteria reach the pulmonary

    alveoli, where they invade and replicate within the endosomes ofalveolar macrophages.The primary site of infection in the lungs is

    called the Ghon focus, and is generally located in either the upper partof the lower lobe. Bacteria are picked up by dendritic cells, which donot allow replication, although these cells can transport the bacilli tolocal (mediastinal) lymph nodes. Further spread is through thebloodstream to other tissues and organs where secondary TB lesionscan develop in other parts of the lung ,peripheral lymph nodes,kidneys, brain, and bone.[All parts of the body can be affected by thedisease, though it rarely affects the heart, skeletal muscles, pancreasand thyroid

    Tuberculosis is classified as one of the granulomatous inflammatoryconditions. Macrophages, T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, andfibroblasts are among the cells that aggregate to form granulomas,with lymphocytes surrounding the infected macrophages. Thegranuloma prevents dissemination of the mycobacteria and provides alocal environment for interaction of cells of the immune system.Bacteria inside the granuloma can become dormant, resulting in alatent infection. Another feature of the granulomas of humantuberculosis is the development of abnormal cell death (necrosis) inthe center oftubercles. To the naked eye this has the texture of softwhite cheese and is termed caseousnecrosis

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    What is the difference between TB infection and TBdisease?

    In most people who become infected, the body's

    immune system is able to fight the TB bacteria andstop them from multiplying. The bacteria are notkilled, but they become inactive and are storedharmlessly in the body. This is TB infection. People

    with TB infection have no symptoms and cannotspread the infection to others. However, the bacteriaremain alive in the body and can become activeagain later.

    If an infected person's immune system cannot stopthe bacteria from multiplying, the bacteriaeventually cause symptoms of active TB, or TBdisease. To spread TB to others, a person must haveTB disease.

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    Latent TB

    Most people who breathe in TB germs do

    not get sick. When a persons immune

    system is strong, it builds a wall around

    the germs so they cant spread and

    hurt the body. These walls are called

    tubercles thats how tuberculosis gets

    its name. Once the germs are trapped

    inside the tubercles, they slow down

    and stop activity, as if they went to sleep.

    This is calledlatent (sleeping) TB.

    Active TB

    When a person cant fight TB germs, they

    become sick. The TB germs multiply

    and do a lot of damage to the body. Thisis calledactive TB

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    Anti-Tuberculosis Therapy Drug therapy is the cornerstone of TB

    management Goals :

    Kill TB rapidly

    Prevent emergence of resistance

    Eliminate persistent bacilli from the host to

    prevent relapse Drug therapy :

    First line agents

    Greatest efficacy with acceptable toxicity

    Second-line agents Less efficacy, greater toxicity, or both

    If properly used, can achieve cure rate ~98%

    Increasing prevalence of multidrug resistant TB(MDRTB)

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    Anti-Tuberculosis Agents

    First-line Drugs Rifampin

    Isoniazid

    Pyrazinamide

    Ethambutol

    Streptomycin

    Second-line Drugs

    Rifabutin

    Quinolones

    Capreomycin Amikacin, kanamycin

    Para-aminosalicylic acid (PAS)

    Cycloserine

    Ethionamide

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    Treatment Principles Disease burden

    Asymptomatic patients have an organism load of ~103 organisms

    Cavitary pulmonary TB has a load of 1011 organisms

    As the number of organisms increases, likelihood of

    drug-resistant mutants increases

    Mutants found at rates of 1 in 106 to 1 in 108 organisms

    Drug therapy regimens

    Latent TB

    Monotherapy, usually with isoniazid (INH)

    Risk of selecting out resistant organisms is low

    Active TB

    Combination therapy of at least 2 drugs, generally three or more

    Rates for multiple drug mutations occur as an additive function

    1 in 1013 (INH rate of 106 + RIF rate of 107)

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    Treatment Principles (cont.) 3 subpopulations of mycobacteria proposed to exist

    Extracellular, rapidly dividing mycobacteria, oftenwithin cavities

    (107 to 109)

    Killed most readily by INH > RIF > streptomycin > other

    drugs Organisms residing within caseating granulomas (semi-

    dormant

    metabolic state; 105 to 107)

    Activity of PZA > INH and RIF

    Intracellular mycobacteria present within macrophages(104 to

    106)

    RIF, INH, PZA and quinolones believed to be most active

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    Treatment Principles (cont.)

    Toxicities

    Hepatoxicity

    Risk factors = multiplehepatotoxic agents,

    alcohol abuse Regimen and Dosing

    Duration varies

    Condition of patient,

    extent of disease,presence of drugresistance, and

    tolerance of medications

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    Iseman M. NEJM, 329:784, 1993

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    First-Line Agents

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    Rifampin

    Inhibits DNA-dependent RNApolymerase :

    Bactericidal (very effective)

    Allows short course therapy (6-9 mosvs. 18 mos)

    IV/PO

    Toxicities :

    hepatic enzymes (AST, ALT,bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase)

    GI distress

    Red-orange discoloration of body

    fluids Rash

    DRUG INTERACTIONS :

    Potent inducer of CYP450 metabolism( concentrations ofother drugs.

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    Rifampin It can kill organisms that are poorly

    accessible to many other drugs, such asintracellular organisms and those

    sequestered in abscesses

    and lung cavities.

    Drug-resistance to RFP, due to targetmutations in RNA polymerase, occurs readily.

    No cross-resistance to other classes of

    antimicrobial drugs.

    It often uses in combination with otheragents

    (Tuberculosis, rifampin) in order to prevent

    emergence of drug-resistant mycobacteria

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    Isoniazid(INH) the most activeInhibits mycolic acid synthesis

    Long-chain fatty acids of the

    mycobacterial cell wall Bactericidal against growing MTB

    Bacteriostatic against nonreplicating

    MTB

    PO only

    Well absorbed

    Toxicities

    serum transaminases (AST, ALT)

    Slow acetylators may be at increased risk

    NeurotoxicityUsually manifests as peripheral

    neuropathy administer pyridoxine

    (vitamin B6) daily

    risk alcoholics, children, diabetics,

    malnourished, dialysis patients, HIV+

    Isoniazid is able to penetrate into

    phagocytic cells and thus is active against

    both extracellular and intracellular

    organisms.

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    Antimetabolites and Other

    Antibacterial Agents

    interfering with the synthesis of mycolic acid , the component of mycobacterium cell wall.

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    First Line Agents (cont.)Pyrazinamide

    Pyrazinamide is only used incombination with other drugssuch as isoniazid and

    rifampicin in the treatment ofMycobacterium tuberculosis. Itis never used on its own.

    Bactericidal

    PO only

    Metabolized in the liver, butmetabolites are renally excreted.

    Mechanism :

    M. tuberculosis has the enzyme

    pyrazinamidase which is only active

    in acidic conditions.Pyrazinamidase

    converts pyrazinamide to the active

    form, pyrazinoic acid which

    accumulates in the bacilli. Pyrazinoic

    acid was thought to inhibit the

    enzyme fatty acid synthase (FAS) I,

    which is required by the bacterium

    to synthesise its fat nutrient.

    Toxicities

    liver enzymes

    Hyperuricemia

    Nausea/vomiting

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    Mechanism of action of

    Pyrazinamide

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    Ethambutol

    Mechanism : Inhibits cell wall

    components, throughinhibiting

    arabinosyltransferases. Generally bacteriostatic

    PO only

    Renal excretion

    Toxicities Optic neuritis (dose-

    related)

    Hyperuricemia

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    Streptomycin Streptomycin is the first

    antimicrobial drug used totreat tuberculosis. It iseffective against mosttubercle bacilli, but its activity

    is weaker than that of INHand RFP.

    Streptomycin penetrates intocells poorly, an drug

    resistance is produced easily. It is always given together

    with other drugs to preventemergence of resistance.

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    Streptomycin

    Inhibits protein synthesis

    (aminoglycoside)

    Bactericidal

    Poor activity in acidicenvironment.

    IM/IV

    Renal excretion

    Toxicities

    Vestibular toxicity

    Dizziness, problems withbalance, tinnitus

    Nephrotoxicity Can be permanent

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    Second-Line Agents

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    Second Line Agents

    Rifabutin Often used as an alternative to

    rifampin

    Less potent inducer CYP450

    Drug interactions still important

    Cross resistance amongrifamycins

    PO only

    Toxicities

    Uveitis (ocular pain, blurredvision.

    Quinolones :interfering withDNA replication

    Levofloxacin, moxifloxacin,

    gatifloxacin

    Bactericidal against

    extracellular organisms and

    achieve good intracellularconcentrations

    IV/PO

    Uses

    MDR-TB

    IV alternative

    Well tolerated option

    Toxicities

    Nausea, abdominal pain

    Headache, insomnia,

    restlessness

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    Second Line Agents Capreomycin inhib.of protein synth.)

    Uses MDR-TB

    IM/IV

    Cross-resistance with

    aminoglycosides

    Toxicities

    Injection pain Hearing loss, tinnitus

    Renal dysfunction

    Amikacin, kanamycin

    Aminoglycosides

    Cross-resistance with

    streptomycin Uses

    MDR-TB

    IV/IM alternative

    Toxicities

    Renal toxicity

    Hearing loss, tinnitus

    Para-amino salicylic acid (PAS)

    Inhib .folic acid synth.

    Synthetic structural analog of

    aminobenzoic acid

    Bacteriostatic for extracellular organisms only

    Uses

    MDR-TB (bacteriostatic)

    PO only

    Toxicities (can be severe)

    Hepatotoxicity

    Mortality reported ~21%

    Hypothyroidism

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    Second Line Agents Cycloserine

    Mode of action :

    Inhibition of cell wall synthesis Uses

    MDR-TB

    Bacteriostatic for bothintracellular and extracellular

    organisms. PO only

    Toxicities

    Central nervous system

    effects (confusion, irritability,

    somnolence, headache,

    vertigo, seizures)

    Peripheral neuropathy

    Ethionamide

    inhibit peptide synthesis Uses

    MDR-TB (bacteriostatic)

    Bacteriostatic for extracellular

    organisms only

    PO only

    Toxicities

    Nausea/vomiting

    Peripheral neuropathy

    Psychiatric disturbances

    liver enzymes

    glucose

    Goiter with or without

    hypothyroidism

    Gynecomastia, impotence,

    menstrual irregularities

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    Drug-Resistant TB Acquired resistance

    Suboptimal therapy that encourages selective growth of mutants

    resistant to one or more drugs

    Factors leading to suboptimal therapy

    Intermittent drug supplies

    Use of expired drugs

    Unavailability of combination preparations

    Use of poorly formulated combination preparations

    Inappropriate drug regimens

    Addition of single drugs to failing regimens in the absence of

    bacteriologic control

    Poor supervision of therapy

    Unacceptably high cost to patient (drugs, travel to clinic.

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    DrugResistant M. tuberculosis

    Epidemiology

    Primary drugresistance

    initial drugresistance

    Secondary drugresistance

    acquire drugresistance

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    Clinical factors promoting resistance

    Delayed diagnosis and isolation Inappropriate drug regimen.

    Inadequate initial therapy

    Incomplete course of treatment

    Inappropriate treatment modifications Adding single drug to a failing regimen

    Inappropriate use of chemoprophylaxis

    Failure to isolate MDR TB patients Failure to employ DOT

    Over the counter anti TB

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    Mechanism of resistance

    INH

    Chromosomally mediated Loss of catalase/peroxidase

    Mutation in mycolic acidsynthesis

    Regulators of peroxide response Rifampin

    Reduced binding to RNApolymerase Clusters of mutations at Rifampin

    Resistance Determining Region(RRDR)

    Reduced Cell wall permeability

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    Treatment of MDR TBFactors determining Success:Culture of MDR TB

    .Reliable susceptibility Reliable history of previous drugregimens

    .Program to assure delivery of prescribed drugs (DOT)Directly Observed Treatment .

    .Correct choice of modified treatment regimen

    .Drug Susceptibility Testing (DST) of second-line drugs (SLD)

    . MODS( The microscopic-observation drug-susceptibilityassay is based on three principles: 1) mycobacteriumtuberculosis (MTB) grows faster in liquid media than onsolid media 2) microscopic MTB growth can be detectedearlier in liquid media than waiting for the macroscopicappearance of colonies on solid media, and that growth ischaracteristic of MTB, allowing it to be distinguished fromatypical mycobacteria or fungal or bacterial contamination3) the drugs isoniazid and rifampicin can be incorporatedinto the MODS assay to allow for simultaneous directdetection of MDRTB, obviating the need for subculture toperform an indirect drug susceptibility test.

    .Reliable follow up

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    New Chemotherapeutic Agents

    Derivatives of Rifamycin Rifabutin: Sensitive subset of

    Rifampin resistant strains

    Rifapentine: Extended half-lifebut more mono-resistance to

    rifamycins

    New flouroquinolones

    Gatifloxacin, Moxifloxacin,levofloxacin, sparfloxacin

    Nitroimidazoles

    related to metronidazole. Maywork better against latentbacilli

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    Likelihood of infection with MDR TB

    Intermediate to highLow

    High possibility

    for disease

    YesNo

    Consider Multidrug

    prophylaxis

    Confirmed R

    to INH+RIF

    Standard

    recommendation

    For non-MDR TB contacts

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    Strains with genetic

    drug resistance

    Wild M. TB strain

    Acquired drug

    resistance

    Primary drugresistance

    Spontaneous mutation

    Selection: inadequate treatment

    Transmission

    Development of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance

    Pablos-Mendez et al. WHO, 1997

    BCG the current vaccine for

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    BCG - the current vaccine for

    tuberculosis Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) is the current

    vaccine for tuberculosis. It was first used in1921. BCG is the only vaccine available todayfor protection against tuberculosis. It is mosteffective in protecting children from thedisease

    It is prepared from a strain of the attenuated(weakened) live tuberculosis bacillus,Mycobacterium bovis, that has lost itsvirulence in humans by being speciallysubcultured in an artificial medium for 13

    years, and also prepared from Mycobacteriumtuberculosis. The bacilli have retained enoughstrong antigenicity to become a somewhateffective vaccine for the prevention of humantuberculosis.

    C l i

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    Conclusions.In moderate cases, 3 sensitive drugs other than PZA

    are probably enough, even in initial phases of MDR-TB

    chemotherapy, for culture conversion and preventingfurther drug resistance.

    In advanced cases, 4 or more sensitive drugs otherthan PZA may be necessary. But this is not yetconcluded and controversial, and probably dependentpartly on the indication of adjunctive surgery.

    If sensitive, PZA should be used in initial 2 to 3

    months, after that, when other sensitive drugs can beused, PZA should be replaced by other sensitive drugs.

    Injectable drugs and fluoroquinolones should be use ifpossible.

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    Hugo & Russells Pharmaceutical Microbiology

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    http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/lungtb.htmlTuberculosis (TB)American Lung Association

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