[HTML][HTML] Treatment strategies for infected wounds

I Negut, V Grumezescu, AM Grumezescu - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
The treatment of skin wounds is a key research domain owing to the important functional
and aesthetic role of this tissue. When the skin is impaired, bacteria can soon infiltrate into …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial activity of Manuka honey and its components: An overview

M Johnston, M McBride, D Dahiya… - AIMS …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The importance of honey for medicinal purposes is well documented in some of the world's
oldest literature. Honey is well known and studied for its antimicrobial properties. The …

[HTML][HTML] Critical aspects of using bacterial cell viability assays with the fluorophores SYTO9 and propidium iodide

P Stiefel, S Schmidt-Emrich, K Maniura-Weber, Q Ren - BMC microbiology, 2015 - Springer
Background Viability staining with SYTO9 and propidium iodide (PI) is a frequently used tool
in microbiological studies. However, data generated by such routinely used method are …

[HTML][HTML] The composition and biological activity of honey: a focus on Manuka honey

JM Alvarez-Suarez, M Gasparrini… - Foods, 2014 - mdpi.com
Honey has been used as a food and medical product since the earliest times. It has been
used in many cultures for its medicinal properties, as a remedy for burns, cataracts, ulcers …

[HTML][HTML] Dissecting the antimicrobial composition of honey

VC Nolan, J Harrison, JAG Cox - Antibiotics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Honey is a complex sweet food stuff with well-established antimicrobial and antioxidant
properties. It has been used for millennia in a variety of applications, but the most noteworthy …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-quorum sensing natural compounds

HZ Asfour - Journal of microscopy and ultrastructure, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Increasing extent of pathogenic resistance to drugs has encouraged the seeking for new anti-
virulence drugs. Many pharmacological and pharmacognostical researches are performed …

Biological properties and therapeutic activities of honey in wound healing: A narrative review and meta-analysis

A Oryan, E Alemzadeh, A Moshiri - Journal of tissue viability, 2016 - Elsevier
For thousands of years, honey has been used for medicinal applications. The beneficial
effects of honey, particularly its anti-microbial activity represent it as a useful option for …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiofilm activity of plant polyphenols

L Slobodníková, S Fialová, K Rendeková, J Kováč… - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
In the history of human medicine, antibiotics represent epochal examples of medical
progress. However, with an approaching antibiotic crisis due to the emergence and …

Honey antibacterial activity: A neglected aspect of honey quality assurance as functional food

J Majtan, M Bucekova, I Kafantaris, P Szweda… - Trends in Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Honey is considered as a functional food with health-promoting properties. Its
potent antibacterial and antibiofilm effects are the major attributes of so called 'medical …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic manuka honey: no longer so alternative

DA Carter, SE Blair, NN Cokcetin, D Bouzo… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Medicinal honey research is undergoing a substantial renaissance. From a folklore remedy
largely dismissed by mainstream medicine as “alternative”, we now see increased interest …