Plant-derived antimicrobial compounds: alternatives to antibiotics

D Savoia - Future microbiology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The increasing incidence of drug-resistant pathogens has drawn the attention of the
pharmaceutical and scientific communities towards studies on the potential antimicrobial …

An overview of biofilm formation–combating strategies and mechanisms of action of antibiofilm agents

ST Asma, K Imre, A Morar, V Herman, U Acaroz… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biofilm formation on surfaces via microbial colonization causes infections and has become a
major health issue globally. The biofilm lifestyle provides resistance to environmental …

Current and recent advanced strategies for combating biofilms

M Sadekuzzaman, S Yang… - … Reviews in Food …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilms are matrix‐enclosed microbial aggregates that adhere to a biological or
nonbiological surface. Biofilm formation is a significant problem in the medical, food, and …

Recent advances in natural products from plants for treatment of liver diseases

A Zhang, H Sun, X Wang - European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2013 - Elsevier
Liver disease is any condition that may cause liver inflammation or tissue damage and
affects liver function. Natural products that are found in vegetables, fruits, plant extracts …

Innovative strategies to overcome biofilm resistance

A Taraszkiewicz, G Fila, M Grinholc… - BioMed research …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We review the recent literature concerning the efficiency of antimicrobial photodynamic
inactivation toward various microbial species in planktonic and biofilm cultures. The review …

Antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of methanolic plant extracts against nosocomial microorganisms

E Sánchez, C Rivas Morales, S Castillo… - Evidence‐Based …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilm is a complex microbial community highly resistant to antimicrobials. The formation of
biofilms in biotic and abiotic surfaces is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality …

Developments in strategies for Quorum Sensing virulence factor inhibition to combat bacterial drug resistance

S Haque, F Ahmad, SA Dar, A Jawed, RK Mandal… - Microbial …, 2018 - Elsevier
Quorum sensing (QS) is a complex bacterial intercellular communication system. It is
mediated by molecules called auto-inducers (AIs) and allows coordinated responses to a …

Adaptive cellular stress pathways as therapeutic targets of dietary phytochemicals: focus on the nervous system

J Lee, DG Jo, D Park, HY Chung, MP Mattson - Pharmacological reviews, 2014 - ASPET
During the past 5 decades, it has been widely promulgated that the chemicals in plants that
are good for health act as direct scavengers of free radicals. Here we review evidence that …

A review on biofilms and the currently available antibiofilm approaches: matrix-destabilizing hydrolases and anti-bacterial peptides as promising candidates for the …

M Akbarian, SH Chen, M Kianpour, F Farjadian… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that can be harmful and/or beneficial,
depending on location and cell content. Since in most cases (such as the formation of …

Natural medicine a promising candidate in combating microbial biofilm

A Shamim, A Ali, Z Iqbal, MA Mirza, M Aqil, SM Kawish… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Studies on biofilm-related infections are gaining prominence owing to their involvement in
most clinical infections and seriously threatening global public health. A biofilm is a natural …