Reactive oxidant species induced by antifungal drugs: identity, origins, functions, and connection to stress-induced cell death
Reactive oxidant species (ROS) are unstable, highly reactive molecules that are produced
by cells either as byproducts of metabolism or synthesized by specialized enzymes. ROS …
by cells either as byproducts of metabolism or synthesized by specialized enzymes. ROS …
Cancer drug-tolerant persister cells: from biological questions to clinical opportunities
The emergence of drug resistance is the most substantial challenge to the effectiveness of
anticancer therapies. Orthogonal approaches have revealed that a subset of cells, known as …
anticancer therapies. Orthogonal approaches have revealed that a subset of cells, known as …
From Petri Dishes to Patients to Populations: Scales and Evolutionary Mechanisms Driving Antibiotic Resistance
C Souque, I González Ojeda… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Tackling the challenge created by antibiotic resistance requires understanding the
mechanisms behind its evolution. Like any evolutionary process, the evolution of …
mechanisms behind its evolution. Like any evolutionary process, the evolution of …
Integrative genomics would strengthen AMR understanding through ONE health approach
Emergence of drug-induced antimicrobial resistance (AMR) forms a crippling health and
economic crisis worldwide, causing high mortality from otherwise treatable diseases and …
economic crisis worldwide, causing high mortality from otherwise treatable diseases and …
[HTML][HTML] Connecting the dots: Computational network analysis for disease insight and drug repurposing
N Siminea, E Czeizler, VB Popescu, I Petre… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Networks have been successfully applied in biology and medicine for several
decades.•Network methods play a key role in personalized and precision medicine.•Rapid …
decades.•Network methods play a key role in personalized and precision medicine.•Rapid …
[HTML][HTML] Imidazoles and Quaternary Ammonium Compounds as Effective Therapies against (Multidrug-Resistant) Bacterial Wound Infections
L Van de Vliet, T Vackier, K Thevissen, D Decoster… - Antibiotics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background/Objectives: The rise and spread of antimicrobial resistance complicates the
treatment of bacterial wound pathogens, further increasing the need for newer, effective …
treatment of bacterial wound pathogens, further increasing the need for newer, effective …
Controlled-diffusion centrifugal microfluidic for rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing
The abuse of antibiotics has become a global public safety issue, leading to the
development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The development of antimicrobial …
development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The development of antimicrobial …
Estimating mutation rates under heterogeneous stress responses
L Lansch-Justen, M El Karoui… - PLOS Computational …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Exposure to environmental stressors, including certain antibiotics, induces stress responses
in bacteria. Some of these responses increase mutagenesis and thus potentially accelerate …
in bacteria. Some of these responses increase mutagenesis and thus potentially accelerate …
SOS-Inducing Drugs Trigger Nucleic Acid Release and Biofilm Formation in Gram-Negative Bacteria
P Demjanenko, S Zheng, JK Crane - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Our laboratory recently reported that induction of the SOS response, triggered by SOS-
inducing drugs, was accompanied by a large release of DNA from enteric bacteria. The SOS …
inducing drugs, was accompanied by a large release of DNA from enteric bacteria. The SOS …
SWOT and Root Cause Analyses of Antimicrobial Resistance to Oral Antimicrobial Treatment of Cystitis
Nearly 150 million cases of urinary tract infections (UTIs) are reported each year, of which
uncomplicated cystitis triggers> 25% of outpatient prescriptions of oral antimicrobial …
uncomplicated cystitis triggers> 25% of outpatient prescriptions of oral antimicrobial …