Nucleoside analogues as antibacterial agents

JM Thomson, IL Lamont - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The rapid increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria has emphasized the urgent need to
identify new treatments for bacterial infections. One attractive approach, reducing the need …

Drug discovery: Insights from the invertebrate Caenorhabditis elegans

S Giunti, N Andersen, D Rayes… - Pharmacology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Therapeutic drug development is a long, expensive, and complex process that usually takes
12–15 years. In the early phases of drug discovery, in particular, there is a growing need for …

Treatment with paeoniflorin increases lifespan of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infected Caenorhabditis elegans by inhibiting bacterial accumulation in intestinal lumen …

Y Wang, L Zhang, X Yuan, D Wang - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Paeoniflorin is one of the important components in Paeoniaceae plants. In this study, we
used Caenorhabditis elegans as a model host and Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a bacterial …

Pyoverdine, a siderophore from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, translocates into C. elegans, removes iron, and activates a distinct host response

D Kang, DR Kirienko, P Webster, AL Fisher… - Virulence, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a re-emerging, opportunistic human pathogen, encodes a
variety of virulence determinants. Pyoverdine, a siderophore produced by this bacterium, is …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence attenuation by inhibiting siderophore functions

GJ Jeong, F Khan, S Khan, N Tabassum… - Applied Microbiology …, 2023 - Springer
Pseudmonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative bacterium known to be ubiquitous and
recognized as one of the leading causes of infections such as respiratory, urinary tract …

Pyoverdine-Dependent Virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates From Cystic Fibrosis Patients

D Kang, AV Revtovich, Q Chen, KN Shah… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The development of therapies that modulate or prevent pathogen virulence may be a key
strategy for circumventing antimicrobial resistance. Toward that end, we examined the …

Paeoniflorin increases the survival of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infected Caenorhabditis elegans at the immunosuppression stage by activating PMK-1, BAR-1, and …

L Zhang, Y Wang, D Wang - Archives of Pharmacal Research, 2023 - Springer
Paeoniflorin is the major active compound of total glycoside of paeony in Paeonia lactiflora
Pall. Although several aspects of beneficial effects of paeoniflorin have been described …

Novel Pyoverdine Inhibitors Mitigate Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pathogenesis

DR Kirienko, D Kang, NV Kirienko - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a clinically important pathogen that causes a variety of
infections, including urinary, respiratory, and other soft-tissue infections, particularly in …

PqsA promotes pyoverdine production via biofilm formation

D Kang, KE Turner, NV Kirienko - Pathogens, 2017 - mdpi.com
Biofilms create an impermeable barrier against antimicrobial treatment and immune cell
access, severely complicating treatment and clearance of nosocomial Pseudomonas …

Iron acquisition and metabolism as a promising target for antimicrobials (bottlenecks and opportunities): where do we stand?

G Stelitano, M Cocorullo, M Mori, S Villa… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) infections
is one of the most crucial challenges currently faced by the scientific community …