The resistance mechanisms of bacteria against ciprofloxacin and new approaches for enhancing the efficacy of this antibiotic

A Shariati, M Arshadi, MA Khosrojerdi… - Frontiers in public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
For around three decades, the fluoroquinolone (FQ) antibiotic ciprofloxacin has been used
to treat a range of diseases, including chronic otorrhea, endocarditis, lower respiratory tract …

The combination of antibiotic and non-antibiotic compounds improves antibiotic efficacy against multidrug-resistant bacteria

G Xiao, J Li, Z Sun - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bacterial antibiotic resistance, especially the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR)
strains, urgently requires the development of effective treatment strategies. It is always of …

Uracil restores susceptibility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to aminoglycosides through metabolic reprogramming

L Fan, Z Pan, X Liao, Y Zhong, J Guo, R Pang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has now become a major
nosocomial pathogen bacteria and resistant to many antibiotics. Therefore, Development of …

Fructose promotes ampicillin killing of antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus agalactiae

XW Chen, JH Wu, YL Liu, HM Munang'andu, B Peng - Virulence, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) is an important pathogenic bacteria that infected both
aquatic animals and human beings, causing huge economic loss. The increasing cases of …

L-leucine increases the sensitivity of drug-resistant Salmonella to sarafloxacin by stimulating central carbon metabolism and increasing intracellular reactive oxygen …

H Yang, Y Zhou, Q Luo, C Zhu, B Fang - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The overuse of antibiotics has made public health and safety face a serious
cisis. It is urgent to develop new clinical treatment methods to combat drug resistant bacteria …

Exogenous Citrulline and Glutamine Contribute to Reverse the Resistance of Salmonella to Apramycin

Y Yong, Y Zhou, K Liu, G Liu, L Wu, B Fang - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Antibiotic resistance is an increasing concern for human and animal health worldwide.
Recently, the concept of reverting bacterial resistance by changing the metabolic state of …

Baicalein resensitizes multidrug-resistant gram-negative pathogens to doxycycline

Y Wang, J Su, Z Zhou, J Yang, W Liu… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
As multidrug-resistant pathogens emerge and spread rapidly, novel antibiotics urgently
need to be discovered. With a dwindling antibiotic pipeline, antibiotic adjuvants might be …

Digital insights into nucleotide metabolism and antibiotic treatment failure

AJ Lopatkin, JH Yang - Frontiers in digital health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Nucleotide metabolism plays a central role in bacterial physiology, producing the nucleic
acids necessary for DNA replication and RNA transcription. Recent studies demonstrate that …

[HTML][HTML] Cladosporium sphaerospermum extract inhibits quorum sensing associated virulence factors of Serratia marcescens

DR Liu, QX Yan, ZB Zou, CL Xie, XW Yang, AQ Jia - Biofilm, 2023 - Elsevier
Serratia marcescens is now becoming a propensity for its highly antimicrobial-resistant
clinical infections. Currently, it provides a novel strategy to prevent and control microbial …

Administration of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis strain BB-12® in healthy children: characterization, functional composition, and metabolism of the gut …

C Vizioli, R Jaime-Lara, SG Daniel, A Franks… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The consumption of probiotics may influence children's gut microbiome and
metabolome, which may reflect shifts in gut microbial diversity composition and metabolism …