Staphylococcal osteomyelitis: disease progression, treatment challenges, and future directions

N Kavanagh, EJ Ryan, A Widaa, G Sexton… - Clinical microbiology …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Osteomyelitis is an inflammatory bone disease that is caused by an infecting microorganism
and leads to progressive bone destruction and loss. The most common causative species …

Understanding, monitoring, and controlling biofilm growth in drinking water distribution systems

S Liu, C Gunawan, N Barraud, SA Rice… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
In drinking water distribution systems (DWDS), biofilms are the predominant mode of
microbial growth, with the presence of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) protecting …

Copper coordination compounds as biologically active agents

O Krasnovskaya, A Naumov, D Guk, P Gorelkin… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Copper-containing coordination compounds attract wide attention due to the redox activity
and biogenicity of copper ions, providing multiple pathways of biological activity. The …

A Perspective–can copper complexes be developed as a novel class of therapeutics?

M Wehbe, AWY Leung, MJ Abrams, C Orvig… - Dalton …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Although copper–ligand complexes appear to be promising as a new class of therapeutics,
other than the family of copper (II) coordination compounds referred to as casiopeínas these …

The antibacterial activity of metal complexes containing 1, 10-phenanthroline: potential as alternative therapeutics in the era of antibiotic resistance

L Viganor, O Howe, P McCarron… - Current topics in …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
The “antibiotic era”, characterized by the overuse and misuse of antibiotics, over the last half-
century has culminated in the present critical “era of resistance”. The treatment of bacterial …

Boosting microfluidic microbial fuel cells performance via investigating electron transfer mechanisms, metal-based electrodes, and magnetic field effect

M Shirkosh, Y Hojjat, MM Mardanpour - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The presented paper fundamentally investigates the influence of different electron transfer
mechanisms, various metal-based electrodes, and a static magnetic field on the overall …

Metal complexes—a promising approach to target biofilm associated infections

R Olar, M Badea, MC Chifiriuc - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microbial biofilms are represented by sessile microbial communities with modified gene
expression and phenotype, adhered to a surface and embedded in a matrix of self-produced …

Streptomyces sp. Strain MUSC 125 from Mangrove Soil in Malaysia with Anti-MRSA, Anti-Biofilm and Antioxidant Activities

H Mangzira Kemung, LTH Tan, KG Chan, HL Ser… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
There is an urgent need to search for new antibiotics to counter the growing number of
antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains, one of which is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus …

Liposomal form of 2-alkylthioimidazolone-based copper complexes for combined cancer therapy

TM Iakimova, AA Bubley, OP Boychenko, DA Guk… - …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: To develop an optimized approach for encapsulating a 2-alkylthioimidazolone-based
copper coordination compound within liposomes, which could offer treatment of cancer and …

The lung microbiome in COPD and lung cancer: Exploring the potential of metal-based drugs

M O'Shaughnessy, O Sheils, AM Baird - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer 17 are two of the most
prevalent and debilitating respiratory diseases worldwide, both associated with high …