Multimodal interactions of drugs, natural compounds and pollutants with the gut microbiota

AE Lindell, M Zimmermann-Kogadeeva… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The gut microbiota contributes to diverse aspects of host physiology, ranging from
immunomodulation to drug metabolism. Changes in the gut microbiota composition are …

Targeting the holy triangle of quorum sensing, biofilm formation, and antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria

RV Sionov, D Steinberg - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic and recurrent bacterial infections are frequently associated with the formation of
biofilms on biotic or abiotic materials that are composed of mono-or multi-species cultures of …

Structure, assembly, and function of tripartite efflux and type 1 secretion systems in gram-negative bacteria

I Alav, J Kobylka, MS Kuth, KM Pos, M Picard… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Tripartite efflux pumps and the related type 1 secretion systems (T1SSs) in Gram-negative
organisms are diverse in function, energization, and structural organization. They form …

Role of bacterial efflux pumps in antibiotic resistance, virulence, and strategies to discover novel efflux pump inhibitors

A Gaurav, P Bakht, M Saini, S Pandey… - …, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
The problem of antibiotic resistance among pathogenic bacteria has reached a crisis level.
The treatment options against infections caused by multiple drug-resistant bacteria are …

Development of phenothiazine hybrids with potential medicinal interest: a review

MC Posso, FC Domingues, S Ferreira, S Silvestre - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The molecular hybridization approach has been used to develop compounds with improved
efficacy by combining two or more pharmacophores of bioactive scaffolds. In this context …

[HTML][HTML] AcrAB− TolC, a major efflux pump in Gram negative bacteria: toward understanding its operation mechanism

S Jang - BMB reports, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Antibiotic resistance (AR) is a silent pandemic that kills millions worldwide. Although the
development of new therapeutic agents against antibiotic resistance is in urgent demand …

Antibiotic resistance, virulence-associated genes analysis and molecular typing of Klebsiella pneumoniae strains recovered from clinical samples

A Mirzaie, R Ranjbar - AMB Express, 2021 - Springer
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a multidrug-resistant (MDR) opportunistic pathogen that causes
nosocomial infections. Virulence analysis and molecular typing as powerful approaches can …

Recent advances in strategies to combat bacterial drug resistance: antimicrobial materials and drug delivery systems

J Yao, P Zou, Y Cui, L Quan, C Gao, Z Li, W Gong… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bacterial infection is a common clinical disease. Antibiotics have saved countless lives since
their discovery and are a powerful weapon in the fight against bacteria. However, with the …

Bacteria exposed to antiviral drugs develop antibiotic cross-resistance and unique resistance profiles

VJ Wallace, EG Sakowski, SP Preheim… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Antiviral drugs are used globally as treatment and prophylaxis for long-term and acute viral
infections. Even though antivirals also have been shown to have off-target effects on …

Clonal dispersion of Acinetobacter baumannii in an intensive care unit designed to patients COVID-19

EM Durán-Manuel, C Cruz-Cruz… - The Journal of Infection …, 2021 - jidc.org
Introduction: SARS-CoV2 pandemic marks the need to pay attention to bacterial pathogens
that can complicate the hospital stay of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). ESKAPE …