Gláucia Morgana de Melo Guedes, V. C. Pereira, A. Freitas, Paulo Roberto Honório de Souza, Aura Lucia Chacon Parra, Jaiane Alves Brasil, Rodrigo Fonseca de Medeiros Guedes, Paulo César Pereira de Sousa, R. A. Aguiar Cordeiro, M. F. Gadelha Rocha, J. C. Costa Sidrim, Débora de Souza Collares Maia Castelo Branco
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Aim: To evaluate the action of promethazine, fluoxetine and carbonyl cyanide 3-chlorophenylhydrazone as efflux pump inhibitors (EPIs) against multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Methods: The effect of the compounds was evaluated in planktonic cells and bacterial biofilms. Accumulation tests were performed with ethidium bromide to prove their action as EPIs. Then, they were associated with antimicrobials. Results: Effect on planktonic cells and biofilms was found. Assays with ethidium bromide indicate their action as EPIs. Significant reductions in the metabolic activity of biofilms were observed after the association with the antimicrobials, especially for meropenem. Conclusion: It is possible to prove the action of these compounds as EPIs for P. aeruginosa and demonstrate the relevance of efflux pumps in antimicrobial resistance.