Glycomimetics for the inhibition and modulation of lectins

S Leusmann, P Ménová, E Shanin, A Titz… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbohydrates are essential mediators of many processes in health and disease. They
regulate self-/non-self-discrimination, are key elements of cellular communication, cancer …

Smart multifunctional polymer systems as alternatives or supplements of antibiotics to overcome bacterial resistance

D Pranantyo, K Zhang, Z Si, Z Hou… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In recent years, infectious diseases have again become a critical threat to global public
health largely due to the challenges posed by antimicrobial resistance. Conventional …

Lectin-Targeted Prodrugs Activated by Pseudomonas aeruginosa for Self-Destructive Antibiotic Release

J Meiers, K Rox, A Titz - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections are characterized by biofilm formation, a major
virulence factor of P. aeruginosa and cause of extensive drug resistance. Fluoroquinolones …

Neutralizing the Impact of the Virulence Factor LecA from Pseudomonas aeruginosa on Human Cells with New Glycomimetic Inhibitors

E Zahorska, F Rosato, K Stober… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial adhesion, biofilm formation and host cell invasion of the ESKAPE pathogen
Pseudomonas aeruginosa require the tetravalent lectins LecA and LecB, which are …

Discovery of N-β-l-Fucosyl Amides as High-Affinity Ligands for the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lectin LecB

P Mała, E Siebs, J Meiers, K Rox, A Varrot… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The Gram-negative pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes severe infections mainly in
immunocompromised or cystic fibrosis patients and is able to resist antimicrobial treatments …

Medicinal chemistry of the myeloid C-type lectin receptors Mincle, Langerin, and DC-SIGN

J Cramer - RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In their role as pattern-recognition receptors on cells of the innate immune system, myeloid
C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) assume important biological functions related to immunity …

Targeting undruggable carbohydrate recognition sites through focused fragment library design

E Shanina, S Kuhaudomlarp, E Siebs… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Carbohydrate-protein interactions are key for cell-cell and host-pathogen recognition and
thus, emerged as viable therapeutic targets. However, their hydrophilic nature poses major …

Structural analysis of novel drug targets for mitigation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

M Ghosh, S Raghav, P Ghosh, S Maity… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen responsible for acute and
chronic, hard to treat infections. Persistence of P. aeruginosa is due to its ability to develop …

Targeting extracellular lectins of Pseudomonas aeruginosa with glycomimetic liposomes

O Metelkina, B Huck, JS O'Connor, M Koch… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The antimicrobial resistance crisis requires novel approaches for the therapy of infections
especially with Gram-negative pathogens. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is defined as priority 1 …

Structural Considerations for Building Synthetic Glycoconjugates as Inhibitors for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lectins

K Wojtczak, JP Byrne - ChemMedChem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a pathogenic bacterium, responsible for a large portion of
nosocomial infections globally and designated as critical priority by the World Health …