Evaluation of Heterocyclic Carboxamides as Potential Efflux Pump Inhibitors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Y Yuan, JD Rosado-Lugo, Y Zhang, P Datta, Y Sun… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The ability to rescue the activity of antimicrobials that are no longer effective against
bacterial pathogens such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an attractive strategy to combat …

Medicinal chemistry updates on bacterial efflux pump modulators

F Durães, M Pinto, E Sousa - Current Medicinal Chemistry, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Antibiotic resistance is one of the most pressing health issues of our days. It can arise due to
a multiplicity of factors, such as target modification, decrease in the drug uptake, changes in …

Reserpine is the new addition into the repertoire of AcrB efflux pump inhibitors

A Shaheen, WA Afridi, S Mahboob, M Sana… - Molecular Biology, 2019 - Springer
Acriflavine resistance protein B (AcrB) serves as prototype for multidrug resistance (MDR)
efflux transporters of resistance nodulation division (RND) superfamily. AcrB has been …

Antituberculosis drugs: reducing efflux= increasing activity

L Rodrigues, T Parish, M Balganesh, JA Ainsa - Drug Discovery Today, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Efflux pumps are membrane proteins involved in the transport of antimicrobial
drugs.•Inhibition of efflux systems can prevent drug resistance.•Strategies to avoid …

Insights into the inhibitory mechanism of D13-9001 to the multidrug transporter AcrB through molecular dynamics simulations

Z Zuo, J Weng, W Wang - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2016 - ACS Publications
The resistance-nodulation-cell division transporter AcrB is responsible for energy
transduction and substrate recognition in the tripartite AcrAB-TolC efflux system in …

Prenylated isoflavonoids from Fabaceae against the NorA efflux pump in Staphylococcus aureus

M Ika Irianti, JP Vincken, S van Dinteren, E Ter Beest… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Overexpression of NorA efflux pumps plays a pivotal role in the multidrug-resistance
mechanism in S. aureus. Here, we investigated the activities of prenylated isoflavonoids …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of pyridylpiperazine-based inhibitors of the Escherichia coli AcrAB-TolC efflux pump

N Compagne, JC Jiménez-Castellanos… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multidrug–resistant Escherichia coli is a continuously growing worldwide public health
problem, in which the well-known AcrAB-TolC tripartite RND efflux pump is a critical driver …

Antimicrobial resins with quaternary ammonium salts as a supplement to combat the antibiotic resistome in drinking water treatment plants

F Chang, S Shen, P Shi, H Zhang, L Ye, Q Zhou, Y Pan… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
The increasing finding of pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in drinking
water has become one of the most challenging global health threats worldwide. However …

Pentanol and benzyl alcohol attack bacterial surface structures differently

T Yano, Y Miyahara, N Morii, T Okano… - Applied and …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
The genus Methylobacterium tolerates hygiene agents like benzalkonium chloride (BAC),
and infection with this organism is an important public health issue. Here, we found that the …

RND Efflux Systems Contribute to Resistance and Virulence of Aliarcobacter butzleri

C Mateus, AR Nunes, M Oleastro, F Domingues… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aliarcobacter butzleri is an emergent enteropathogen that can be found in a range of
environments. This bacterium presents a vast repertoire of efflux pumps, such as the ones …