Ridinilazole, a narrow spectrum antibiotic for treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection, enhances preservation of microbiota-dependent bile acids.

This study uses a longitudinal study design to compare the effects of a narrow-spectrum (ridinilazole) or broad-spectrum antibiotic (vancomycin) on intestinal bile acid profiles and their associations with gut bacteria over the course of C. difficile infection treatment. At end-of-treatment (day 10), subjects receiving vancomycin showed a nearly 100-fold increase in the ratio of conjugated to secondary bile acids in their stool compared to baseline, whereas subjects receiving ridinilazole maintained this ratio near baseline levels. Correlation analysis detected significant positive associations between secondary bile acids and several Bacteroidales and Clostridiales families. These families were depleted in the vancomycin group but preserved at near baseline abundance in the ridinilazole group. Enterobacteriaceae, which expanded to a greater extent in the vancomycin group, correlated negatively and positively with secondary and conjugated primary bile acids, respectively. Bile acid ratios at end-of-treatment were significantly different between those who recurred and those who did not. These results indicate that a narrow-spectrum antibiotic maintains an intestinal bile acid profile associated with a lowered risk of recurrence. PMID: 32597706 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology - Category: Physiology Authors: Tags: Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol Source Type: research