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1994,
Ame ican
Socie y
o
Mic obiology
In acellula
Pene a ion
and
Ac i i y
o
BAY
Y
3118
in
Human
Polymo phonuclea
Leukocy es
ISABEL
GARCIA,
ALVARO
PASCUAL,*
AND
EVELIO
J.
PEREA
Depa men
o
Mic obiology,
Uni e si y
o
Se ille
School
o
Medicine,
41080-Se ille,
Spain
Recei ed
28
Oc obe
1993/Re u ned
o
modi ica ion
10
May
1994/Accep ed
19
July
1994
The
pene a ion
o
a
new
quinolone
(BAY
Y
3118)
in o
human
polymo phonuclea
leukocy es
(PMNs)
was
e alua ed
by
a
luo ome ic
assay.
The
cellula
concen a ion- o-ex acellula
concen a ion
(C/E)
a io
was
highe
han
6.3
a
ex acellula
concen a ions
anging
om
2
o
100
mg/li e .
The
up ake
o
BAY
Y
3118
was
apid,
e e sible
and
nonsa u able.
The
in acellula
pene a ion
o
BAY
Y
3118
was
signi ican ly
a ec ed
by
en i onmen al
empe a u e
(C/E
a io
a
4°C,
5.4
±
0.5;
con ol,
7.5
±
0.9;
P
<
0.05)
and
cell
iabili y
(C/E
a io
in
dead
PMNs,
5.5
±
0.8;
con ol,
7.5
±
0.9;
P
<
0.05),
bu
i
was
no
a ec ed
by
me abolic
inhibi o s.
The
inges ion
o
opsonized
zymosan
o
opsonized
S aphylococcus
au eus
signi ican ly
dec eased
he
le els
o
PMN-associa ed
BAY
Y
3118.
Cell
s imula ion
by
a
memb ane
ac i a o ,
howe e ,
signi ican ly
inc eased
he
in acellula
concen a ion
o
his
quinolone.
A
he apeu ic
ex acellula
concen a ions
(0.5,
2,
and
5
mg/li e ),
BAY
Y
3118
showed
in acellula
ac i i y
g ea e
han
ha
o
cip o loxacin
agains
S.
au eus
in
human
PMNs.
I
was
concluded
ha
BAY
Y
3118
eaches
high
in acellula
concen a ions
wi hin
human
PMNs
and
emains
ac i e
in acellula ly.
The
en y
o
an imic obial
agen s
in o
phagocy ic
cells
is
essen ial
o
ac i i y
agains
in acellula
mic oo ganisms.
The
use
o
an imic obial
agen s
ha
each
high
in acellula
con-
cen a ions
and
emain
ac i e
wi hin
phagocy es
could
be
impo an
in
he
he apy
o
in ec ions
caused
by
acul a i e
in acellula
bac e ia
(2).
Mos
o
he
new
quinolones
a e
able
o
pene a e
and
each
high
in acellula
concen a ions
in
di e en
phagocy ic
cells.
Among
hem,
no loxacin,
cip o loxacin,
o loxacin,
and
le o-
loxacin
ha e
been
shown
o
be
e ec i e
agains
ypical
acul-
a i e
in acellula
pa hogens,
such
as
mycobac e ia
o
Legio-
nella
spp.,
and
agains
o he
bac e ia,
such
as
S aphylococcus
au eus,
ha
in
ce ain
ci cums ances
a e
able
o
su i e
wi hin
phagocy ic
cells
(4,
5,
10).
BAY
Y
3118
is
a
new
chlo o luo oquinolone
wi h
an ibac-
e ial
ac i i y
agains
an
expanded
spec um,
including
g am-
posi i e
cocci
and
anae obic
bac e ia
(14).
I
was
ound
o
be
mo e
ac i e
han
cip o loxacin
agains
S.
au eus,
including
cip o loxacin- esis an
and
me hicillin- esis an
species
(1).
The
pu pose
o
his
s udy
was
o
e alua e
he
up ake
o
BAY
Y
3118
by
human
polymo phonuclea
leukocy es
(PMNs).
The
mechanism
in ol ed
in
he
pene a ion
o
hese
agen s
in o
human
PMNs
and
i s
in acellula
ac i i y
agains
S.
au eus
compa ed
wi h
ha
o
cip o loxacin
we e
also
e alua ed.
MATERIALS
AND
METHODS
Isola ion
o
PMNs.
PMNs
we e
eco e ed
om
hepa inized
enous
blood
o
heal hy
dono s
and
pu i ied
by
p e iously
desc ibed
me hods
(13).
PMN
p epa a ions
we e
97%
pu e.
Final
cell
suspensions
we e
adjus ed
o
5
x
106
PMNs
pe
ml
in
Hanks
balanced
sal
solu ion.
PMNs
we e
95%
iable
by
ypan
blue
exclusion.
BAY
Y
3118
up ake
by
PMNs.
A
p e iously
desc ibed
luo ome ic
assay
was
used
o
measu e
quinolone
up ake
by
human
PMNs
(9).
BAY
Y
3118
and
cip o loxacin
we e
kindly
*
Co esponding
au ho .
Mailing
add ess:
Depa men
o
Mic obi-
ology,
Uni e si y
o
Se ille
School
o
Medicine,
Apdo.
914,
41080-
Se ille,
Spain.
Phone:
34.5.4557448.
Fax:
34.5.4377413.
supplied
by
Baye
A.G.,
Le e kusen,
Ge many.
In
hese
ex-
pe imen s,
PMNs
we e
incuba ed
in
Hanks
balanced
sal
solu ion
con aining
di e en
concen a ions
o
an imic obial
agen
(2
o
100
mg/li e ).
A e
di e en
incuba ion
imes
a
37°C,
cells
we e
sepa a ed
om
ex acellula
solu ion
by
cen i uga ion
h ough
a
wa e -impe meable
silicone-oil
ba -
ie
in
a
mic ocen i uge
ube.
The
en i e
cell
pelle ,
ob ained
by
cu ing
o
he
po ion
o
he
mic ocen i uge
ube
con ain-
ing
he
pelle ,
was
placed
in
2
ml
o
0.1
M
glycine-HCl
bu e
(pH
3.0)
and
agi a ed
igo ously
in
a
o ex
shake .
Incuba ion
o
2
h
a
oom
empe a u e
was
su icien
o
elease
he
in acellula
an imic obial
agen
ully
(9).
Samples
we e
cen-
i uged
o
5
min
a
5,600
x
g,
and
he
amoun
o
an imic o-
bial
agen
was
de e mined
by
luo escence
emission
o
supe -
na an s
wi h
an
F
2000
luo escence
spec opho ome e
(Hi achi,
Tokyo,
Japan).
The
luo escence
exci a ion
and
emis-
sion
maxima
in 0.1
M
glycine-HCl
(pH
3.0)
we e
285
and
459
nm,
espec i ely.
Con ols
wi hou
an imic obial
agen s
we e
always
used
o
de e mine
he
backg ound
luo escence.
In acellula
wa e
space
was
measu ed
by
using
ia ed
wa e
and
he
ex acellula
ma ke
[14C]polye hylene
glycol
(1.4
mCi/g;
New
England
Nuclea
Co p.,
Bos on,
Mass.).
Cells
we e
incuba ed
wi h
hese
adiolabeled
compounds
o
2
min
a
37°C,
sepa a ed
om
ex acellula
luid
by
eloci y
g adien
cen i uga ion
as
desc ibed
abo e,
and
coun ed
in
a
liquid
scin illa ion
coun e .
To al
wa e
con en
o
he
cell
pelle
was
co ec ed
o
apped
ex acellula
wa e ,
i.e.,
polye hylene
glycol
space,
o
ob ain
he
in acellula
wa e
space.
F om
he
alues
ob ained
by
his
p ocedu e,
cell-associa ed
an imic o-
bial
agen
concen a ions
we e
calcula ed
and
exp essed
as
a ios
o
he
cellula
concen a ion
o
ex acellula
concen a-
ion
(C/E
a ios)
(7).
Cha ac e iza ion
o
BAY
Y
3118
up ake.
Fu he
s udies
o
elucida e
he
mechanism
o
BAY
Y
3118
up ake
o
PMNs
we e
pe o med
as
desc ibed
p e iously
(9).
The
impo ance
o
cell
iabili y
was
s udied
by
using
PMNs
killed
by
exposu e
o
10%
Fo malin
o
30
min.
These
cells
we e
washed
and
hen
suspended
in
esh
medium.
Mo eo e ,
he
in luences
o
en i onmen al
empe a u e,
pH,
and
me abolic
inhibi o s
we e
e alua ed.
The
in luencc
o
empe a u e
was
examined
by
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Y
3118
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20
25
30
40
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FIG.
1.
BAY
Y
3118
up ake
by
human
PMNs
and
e lux
o
PMN-associa ed
BAY
Y
31118
a e
he
emo al
o
he
ex acellula
d ug
(n
=
5).
The
ex acellula
concen a ion
was
2
mg/li e .
E o
ba s
indica e
s anda d
de ia ions.
compa ing
an imic obial
up ake
a
4
and
37°C.
The
pH
p o iles
o
BAY
Y
3118
up ake
in
media
p eadjus ed
o
di e en
ex e nal
pHs
(pH
5,
6,
7,
and
8)
by
he
addi ion
o
10
N
HCl
o
10
N
NaOH
we e
measu ed.
An
inhibi o
o
glycolysis
(sodium
luo ide,
1.5
x
10-3
M)
(Sigma
Chemical
Co.,
S .
Louis,
Mo.),
an
inhibi o
o
mi ochond ial
oxida i e
me abolism
(sodium
cyanide,
1.5
x
10-3
M)
(Sigma),
a
blocke
o
he
p o on
g adien
(ca bonyl
cyanide
m-chlo ophenylhyd azone,
1.5
x
10-'
M)
(Sigma),
and
an
uncouple
o
oxida i e
phospho yla-
ion
(2,4-dini ophenol,
1
x
10-'
M)
(Sigma)
we e
used
as
me abolic
inhibi o s.
PMNs
in
Hanks
balanced
sal
solu ion
wi h
and
wi hou
me abolic
inhibi o s
we e
incuba ed
o
30
min
a
37°C.
BAY
Y
3118
( inal
concen a ion,
2
mg/li e )
was
hen
added,
and
he
up ake
was
measu ed
as
desc ibed
abo e.
In
a
se ies
o
expe imen s,
BAY
Y
3118
(ex acellula
concen a ion,
2
mg/li e )
up ake
by
human
PMNs
was
mea-
su ed
a e
he
s imula ion
o
cells
wi h
200
nM
pho bol
my is a e
ace a e
(PMA;
Sigma)
and
a e
he
phagocy osis
o
ei he
opsonized
zymosan
(0.9
mg/li e ;
Sigma)
o
S.
au eus
ATCC
25923
opsonized
in
5%
pooled
human
se um
(15
min,
37°C)
a
a
10/1
a io
o
bac e ia
o
PMNs.
PMA
o
opsonized
pa icles
we e
added
o
PMN
suspensions
a
he
same
ime
as
he
an imic obial
agen ,
and
he
up ake
was
measu ed
as
desc ibed
abo e.
The
e iux
o
e e sibili y
o
he
binding
o
PMN-associa ed
BAY
Y
3118
was
also
s udied.
PMNs
we e
incuba ed
o
10
min
a
37°C
wi h
BAY
Y
3118
(ex acellula
concen a ion,
2
mg/li e ),
collec ed
by
cen i uga ion,
and
apidly
suspended
in
quinolone- ee
medium.
PMN-associa ed
BAY
Y
3118
was
quan i a ed
a
a ious
ime
in e als
(5,
10,
and
20
min)
a e
he
emo al
o
he
ex acellula
an imic obial
agen .
Con ols
we e
always
used
o
e alua e
he
e ec s
o
inhibi o s
and
subs a es
on
he
luo escence
o
BAY
Y
3118
in
cell- ee
sys ems.
O ganisms
and
suscep ibili y
es ing.
S.
au eus
ATCC
25923
was
used
o
killing
assays.
Suscep ibili y
s udies
we e
de e -
mined
by
dilu ion
assay.
The
MICs
and
MBCs
o
cip o loxacin
and
BAY
Y
3118
agains
his
s ain
we e
0.25
and
0.5
mg/li e
and
0.03
and
0.06
mg/li e ,
espec i ely.
In acellula
ac i i y
o
quinolones.
To
e alua e
he
in a-
cellula
ac i i ies
o
an imic obial
agen s,
a
p e iously
de-
sc ibed
me hod
was
used
(12).
B ie ly,
0.1
ml
o
opsonized
bac e ial
suspension
(5
x
107
CFU/ml)
and
0.1
ml
o
PMNs
(5
x
106
PMNs
pe
ml)
in
Hanks
balanced
sal
solu ion
we e
combined
in
a
se ies
o
polyp opylene
bio ials
(Beckman
Ins umen s,
Inc.,
Fulle on,
Cali .)
and
incuba ed
in
a
shake
(50
pm)
o
60
min
a
37°C.
A e
incuba ion,
ex acellula
bac e ia
we e
emo ed
by
di e en ial
cen i uga ion.
Cells
we e
hen
suspended
in
0.2
ml
o
RPMI
medium
(GIBCO,
Middlesex,
Uni ed
Kingdom).
A
ha
ime
(designa ed
ime
ze o),
di e en
an imic obial
agen s
we e
added
and
ials
we e
incuba ed
in
a
shake
(50
pm)
a
37°C.
Vials
we e
emo ed
a
ime
ze o
(con ol)
and
a e
3
h
o
incuba ion
(con ol
and
samples
wi h
an imic obial
agen s).
Ex acellula
an imic obial
agen s
we e emo ed
by
washing
cells
wi h
ice-cold
phospha e-
bu e ed
saline.
Cells
we e
lysed
in
dis illed
wa e ,
and
samples
we e
dilu ed
and
pou
pla ed
on
aga .
Colonies
we e
coun ed
a e
24
h
o
incuba ion
a
37°C.
Da a
we e
exp essed
as
pe cen ages
o
su i ing
s aphylococci
compa ed
wi h
con ols
(wi hou
an imic obial
agen s)
a
3
h.
In
addi ion
o
de e min-
80)
E
600
a
0
o400
0
200
0
2
5
10
25
50
100
Ex acellula
concen a ion
(mg/1)
FIG.
2.
BAY
Y
3118
up ake
by
human
PMNs
a
di e en
ex acel-
lula
concen a ions
(n
=
S).
Incuba ions
we e
ca ied
ou
o
20
min.
E o
ba s
indica e
s anda d
de ia ions.
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ANTIMICROB.
AGENTS
CHEMOTHER.
TABLE
1.
E ec s
o
cell
iabili y,
en i onmen
empe a u e,
and
pH
on
he
in acellula
pene a ion
o
BAY
Y
3118
in
human
PMNs
(n
=
6)
Exp l
condi ion(s)a
C/E
a io
Viable
cells
a
37°C
.......................
7.5
±
0.9
Viable
cells
a
4°C
.......................
5.4
+
0.5
(P
=
1.30
x
10-2)b
Dead
cells
a
37°C
.......................
5.5
+
0.8
(P
=
2.18
x
10-2)b
pH
5
.......................
8.2
1.9
pH
6
.......................
7.6
1.9
pH
7
.......................
7.5
1.6
pH
8
.......................
7.5
1.9
a
Expe imen s
we e
ca ied
ou
o
20
min
a
ex acellula
concen a ions
o
2
mg/li e .
b
Signi ican
compa ed
wi h
iable
cells
a
37'C.
ing
bac e ial
su i al,
mo phologic
s udies
we e
also
ou inely
pe o med
a
ime ze o
and
a e
3
h
o
incuba ion
o
e alua e
he
disposi ion
o
bac e ia
(cell
associa ed
o
ex acellula ).
Samples
o
50
[lI
we e
emo ed
om
bio ials
and
deposi ed
on
glass
slides.
A e
being
s ained
wi h
W igh
s ain,
samples
we e
examined
by
ligh
mic oscopy.
All
assays
we e
pe o med
in
duplica e
wi h
PMNs
om
i e
di e en
dono s.
S a is ical
analysis
o
da a.
Da a
we e
exp essed
as
means
±
s anda d
de ia ions.
Di e ences
among
g oups
we e
compa ed
by
analysis
o
a iance,
which
was
used
o
assess
s a is ical
signi icance
a
P
c
0.05.
RESULTS
Up ake
o
BAY
Y
3118
by
human
PMNs.
The
up ake
and
e lux
kine ics
o
BAY
Y
3118
in
human
PMNs
a e
shown
in
Fig.
1.
BAY
Y
3118
pene a es
in o
human
PMNs
apidly,
eaching
in acellula
concen a ions
six
o
se en
imes
g ea e
han
he
ex acellula
ones.
The
e lux
o
BAY
Y
3118
was
also
apid,
wi h
86%
o
he
cell-associa ed
d ug
being
los
wi hin
5
min
(compa e
alues
a
20
and
25
min
in
Fig.
1).
The
e ec s
o
di e en
ex acellula
concen a ions
on
he
up ake
o
BAY
Y
3118
by
PMNs
a e
shown
in
Fig.
2.
The
le els
o
he
cell-associa ed
d ug
anged
om
15.8
±
3.2
mg/li e
a
an
ex acellula
concen a ion
o
2
mg/li e
(C/E
a io,
7.9
+
1.6)
o
655
±
75
mg/li e
a
an
ex acellula
concen a ion
o
100
mg/li e
(C/E
a io,
6.7
±
1.4).
The
e ec s
o
cell
iabili y,
en i onmen al
empe a u e,
and
pH
on
BAY
Y
3118
up ake
by
human
PMNs
a e
shown
in
Table
1.
In acellula
pene a ion
o
BAY
Y
3118
in o
iable
PMNs
was
signi ican ly
educed
a
4°C,
as
was
he
case
wi h
dead
cells,
bu
s ill
eached
C/E
a ios
o
g ea e
han
5.
The
e ec s
o
di e en
me abolic
inhibi o s
on
BAY
Y
3118
up ake
by
PMNs
a e
shown
in
Table
2.
Among
he
inhibi o s
e alua ed,
only
sodium
luo ide
and
sodium
cyanide
signi i-
can ly
impai ed
in acellula
pene a ion
o
his
quinolone.
TABLE
2.
E ec s
o
me abolic
inhibi o s
on
he
in acellula
pene a ion
o
BAY
Y
3118
in
human
PMNs
(n
=
6)a
Inhibi o
C/E
a io
Con ol
.......................
7.5
±
0.9
Sodium
luo ide
.......................
4.3
+
2.1
(P
=
4.8
x
10-2)b
Sodium
cyanide
.......................
2.6
+
2.0
(P
=
7.9
x
10-3)b
Ca bonyl
cyanide
m-chlo ophenyl-
hyd azone
.......................
6.3
±
1.8
2,4-Dini iphenol
.......................
5.3
±
1.9
a
Expe imen s
we e
ca ied
ou
o
20
min
a
ex acellula
concen a ions
o
2
mg/li e .
b
Signi ican
compa ed
wi h
con ol.
TABLE
3.
E ec s
o
cell
memb ane-s imula ing
agen s
on
he
in acellula
pene a ion
o
BAY
Y
3118
in
human
PMNs
(n
=
6)a
S imulus
C/E
a io
Con ol
.............
6.9
±
2.3
Opsonized
S.
au eus
.............
4.4
±
1.3
(P
=
0.025)b
Opsonized
zymosan
.............
3.6
±
1.4
(P
=
1.91
x
10-1)b
PMA
.............
16.6
+
8.2
(P
=
1.22
x
10-2)b
a
Expe imen s
we e
ca ied
ou
o
20
min
a
ex acellula
concen a ions
o
2
mg/li e .
b
Signi ican
compa ed
wi h
con ol.
Finally,
we
e alua ed
he
in luence
o
phagocy osis
and
cell
memb ane
s imuli
on
he
up ake
o
BAY
Y
3118.
We
ound
ha
he
inges ion
o
opsonized
pa icles
such
as
zymosan
o
bac e ia
signi ican ly
educed
he
up ake
o
BAY
Y
3118
PMNs
(Table
3).
S imula ion
wi h
PMA,
howe e ,
signi ican ly
inc eased
in acellula
concen a ions
o
his
d ug.
In acellula
ac i i y
o
BAY
Y
3118.
The
in acellula
ac i i y
o
BAY
Y
3118
agains
S.
au eus
compa ed
wi h
ha
o
cip o loxacin
was
e alua ed
by
a
3-h
assay
(Fig.
3).
A
each
o
h ee
ex acellula
concen a ions,
he
in acellula
ac i i y
o
BAY
Y
3118
in
human
PMNs
was
signi ican ly
g ea e
han
ha
o
cip o loxacin.
DISCUSSION
In
his
s udy,
he
up ake
o
BAY
Y
3118
by
human
PMNs
was
e alua ed.
Using
a
luo ome ic
assay,
we
obse ed
ha
his
an imic obial
agen
was
highly
concen a ed
in
hese
phagocy ic
cells
e en
a
he apeu ical
concen a ions.
The
C/E
a ios
o
BAY
Y
3118
we e
simila
o
hose
obse ed
o
cip o loxacin,
o loxacin,
spa loxacin,
and
o he
quinolones
(3,
9-11).
The
up ake
o
BAY
Y
3118
o
PMNs
was
apid,
nonsa -
u able
(a
ex acellula
concen a ions
o
be ween
2
and
200
mg/li e ),
and
e e sible.
The
in acellula
pene a ion
o
BAY
Y
3118
was
a ec ed
by
cell
iabili y,
en i onmen al
empe a-
u e,
and
some
me abolic
inhibi o s
(sodium
luo ide
and
sodium
cyanide).
I
is
in e es ing
ha
e en
an
inhibi o
o
mi ochond ial
oxida i e
me abolism,
such
as
sodium
cyanide,
dec eased
he
up ake
o
o loxacin
by
PMNs
since
hese
cells
ha e
ew
mi ochond ia
and
do
no
depend
upon
oxida i e
me abolism
o
ene gy
(9).
This
phenomenon
could
be
ela ed
100
80
o
60
~40
//4
Z
20///
0.5
2
5
Ex acellula
concen a ion
(mg/I)
FIG.
3.
E ec s
o
BAY
Y
3118
(solid
ba s)
and
cip o loxacin
(ha ched
ba s)
on
he
killing
o
S.
au eus
ATCC
25923
inges ed
by
human
PMNs.
Da a
a e
exp essed
as
pe cen ages
o
he
le els
in
con ols
(wi hou
an imic obial
agen s)
(n
=
5).
*,
P
<
0.05
when
compa ed
wi h
cip o loxacin.
E o
ba s
indica e
s anda d
de ia ions.
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3118
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o
a
seconda y
o
mino
ac i i y
o
his
inhibi o
in
o he
me a-
bolic
unc ions
o
phagocy es.
Simila
esul s
ha e
p e iously
been
desc ibed
o
o loxacin
and
le o loxacin
(10).
The
up ake
o
o he
quinolones,
such
as
spa loxacin,
by
human
PMNs
was
no
a ec ed
by
any
o
hese
pa ame e s
(3).
Lome loxacin
pene a ion
and
ema loxacin
pene a ion
in o
human
PMNs,
howe e ,
we e
a ec ed
by
en i onmen al
empe a u e
(11).
These
da a
indica e
ha
mo e
han
one
mechanism
may
media e
he
in acellula
pene a ion
o
di e en
quinolones.
The
pene a ion
o
BAY
Y
3118
dec eased
sligh ly
when
PMNs
we e
incuba ed
wi h
opsonized
zymosan
o
S.
au eus.
The
s imula ion
o
PMN
memb anes
by
PMA,
an
ac i a o
o
he
NADPH
oxidase
sys em
ia
p o ein
kinase
C
(8),
signi i-
can ly
inc eased
he
up ake
o
his
quinolone
by
human
PMNs.
This
di e gen
e ec
could
be
ela ed
o
he
ac
ha
he
ac i a ion
o
NADPH
oxidase
by
opsonized
pa icles
di e s
om
ha
o
PMA,
he
o me
being
media ed
by
phospho-
lipase
A2
(8).
The
mechanism
whe eby
BAY
Y
3118
accumu-
la es
in
cells
is
no
ye
known,
and
no
simple
model
can
be
p esen ed
in
iew
o
he
indings
p esen ed
abo e.
Al hough
ce ain
da a
poin
o
a
passi e
mechanism,
as
has
been
pos ula ed
o
spa loxacin
(3),
many
o he s
a e
ypical
o
an
ac i e
mechanism,
as
has
been
desc ibed
o
o loxacin
and
le o loxacin
(10).
Ou
p e ious
expe iences
show
ha
al hough
mos
quinolones
each
simila
in acellula
concen a ions
in
phagocy ic
cells,
di e en
mechanisms
may
be
in ol ed.
These
mechanisms
do
no
seem
o
be
ela ed
ei he
o
he
deg ee
o
luo ina ion
o
he
molecule
(11)
o
o
he
pa i ion
coe icien s
(3),
as
has
been
p e iously
demons a ed.
A
con as
be ween
phagocy e
an imic obial
agen
up ake
and
in acellula
ac i i y
has
been
desc ibed
o
a
ew
an imi-
c obial
agen s
(6).
In
ou
s udy,
BAY
Y
3118
showed
in a-
cellula
ac i i y
agains
S.
au eus.
In
ac ,
his
ac i i y
was
signi ican ly
g ea e
han
hose
o
cip o loxacin
and
o he
quinolones
p e iously
e alua ed
(10,
11);
his
e ec
was
pa -
ially
due
o
he
highe
bac e icidal
ac i i y
o
his
an imic o-
bial
agen
agains
he
s ain
e alua ed.
In
summa y,
BAY
Y
3118
pene a es
in o
human
PMNs,
eaching
in acellula
concen a ions
se e al
imes
g ea e
han
he
ex acellula
ones
while
emaining
ac i e
in acellu-
la ly.
The
high
an imic obial
ac i i y
o
his
quinolone
in
addi ion
o
he
p ope ies
obse ed
in
his
s udy
enhances
he
po en ial
uses
o
BAY
Y
3118.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We
hank
P.
Hidalgo
o
p epa a ion
o
he
manusc ip .
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