Impact of Diuretics on Metabolic Activity of Urogenital Tract Microbiota in Women

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Abstract

Limited knowledge exists about the effects of commonly used diuretic medications on the human normal flora. Thus, we investigated potential stimulatory effects of diuretic drug furosemide on urogenital tract microbiota in women. Three strains of E. coli and C. albicans with different biofilm forming capacities were obtained from female patients diagnosed with urinary tract infections. All tested strains were treated with two different concentrations of furosemide drug, in comparison to non-treated strains as the negative control. At specific time intervals, samples were obtained from growing culture and analyzed for their proliferation rate, aspartyl proteinase excretion and biofilm formation ability. E. coli and C. albicans strains significantly increased their aspartyl proteinase excretion under furosemide treatment. This effect was frequently observed after 16 hours of incubation at 37oC. This drug has also increased the biofilm forming capacities of E. coli and C. albicans strains. Interestingly, both E. coli and C. albicans non-biofilm former strains, gained the capacity of biofilm formation when treated with furosemide at certain concentrations. E. coli control became a weak biofilm former after 48 hours of incubation, while non-biofilm former C. albicans strain became a weak biofilm former in dose-dependent fashion, after 48 hours incubation with furosemide in concentration of 0.1 mg/mL, and after 16 hours of incubation with furosemide in concentration of 0.5 mg/mL. Loop diuretic drug furosemide is able to increase the microbial virulence and turn commensal microbes into opportunistic pathogens. Additionally, the results suggest that enzyme aspartyl proteinase might act as a signal molecule for the biofilm formation, leading to the increased microbial pathogenicity.

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Ibrišimović, M. (2021). Impact of Diuretics on Metabolic Activity of Urogenital Tract Microbiota in Women. International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, 11(1), 27–33. https://doi.org/10.35940/ijeat.f2988.1011121

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