Helicobacter pylori Biofilm-Related Drug Resistance and New Developments in Its Anti-Biofilm Agents

C Hou, F Yin, S Wang, A Zhao, Y Li… - Infection and drug …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
C Hou, F Yin, S Wang, A Zhao, Y Li, Y Liu
Infection and drug resistance, 2022Taylor & Francis
Helicobacter pylori is one of the most common pathogenic bacterium worldwide, infecting
about 50% of the world's population. It is a major cause of several upper gastrointestinal
diseases, including peptic ulcers and gastric cancer. The emergence of H. pylori resistance
to antibiotics has been a major clinical challenge in the field of gastroenterology. In the
course of H. pylori infection, some bacteria invade the gastric epithelium and are
encapsulated into a self-produced matrix to form biofilms that protect the bacteria from …
Abstract
Helicobacter pylori is one of the most common pathogenic bacterium worldwide, infecting about 50% of the world’s population. It is a major cause of several upper gastrointestinal diseases, including peptic ulcers and gastric cancer. The emergence of H. pylori resistance to antibiotics has been a major clinical challenge in the field of gastroenterology. In the course of H. pylori infection, some bacteria invade the gastric epithelium and are encapsulated into a self-produced matrix to form biofilms that protect the bacteria from external threats. Bacteria with biofilm structures can be up to 1000 times more resistant to antibiotics than planktonic bacteria. This implies that targeting biofilms might be an effective strategy to alleviate H. pylori drug resistance. Therefore, it is important to develop drugs that can eliminate or disperse biofilms. In recent years, anti-biofilm agents have been investigated as alternative or complementary therapies to antibiotics to reduce the rate of drug resistance. This article discusses the formation of H. pylori biofilms, the relationship between biofilms and drug resistance in H. pylori, and the recent developments in the research of anti-biofilm agents targeting H. pylori drug resistance.
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