Betulin and its derivatives as novel compounds with different pharmacological effects

S Amiri, S Dastghaib, M Ahmadi, P Mehrbod… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Betulin (B) and Betulinic acid (BA) are natural pentacyclic lupane-structure triterpenoids
which possess a wide range of pharmacological activities. Recent evidence indicates that B …

Recent updates of fluoroquinolones as antibacterial agents

HAA Ezelarab, SH Abbas, HA Hassan… - Archiv der …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Fluoroquinolones remain one of the most important kind of antibacterial agents used
nowadays. The emergence of more virulent and resistant strains of bacteria by the …

[HTML][HTML] Plant-derived secondary metabolites as the main source of efflux pump inhibitors and methods for identification

AJ Seukep, V Kuete, L Nahar, SD Sarker… - Journal of pharmaceutical …, 2020 - Elsevier
The upsurge of multiple drug resistance (MDR) bacteria substantially diminishes the
effectiveness of antibiotic arsenal and therefore intensifies the rate of therapeutic failure. The …

Lavender essential oil induces oxidative stress which modifies the bacterial membrane permeability of carbapenemase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae

SK Yang, K Yusoff, W Thomas, R Akseer… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Misuse of antibiotics in the clinical and agricultural sectors has caused the emergence of
multidrug-resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae which contributes a threat to human …

Functional and structural roles of the major facilitator superfamily bacterial multidrug efflux pumps

S Kumar, M Lekshmi, A Parvathi, M Ojha, N Wenzel… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pathogenic microorganisms that are multidrug-resistant can pose severe clinical and public
health concerns. In particular, bacterial multidrug efflux transporters of the major facilitator …

Efflux pump inhibitors in controlling antibiotic resistance: outlook under a heavy metal contamination context

THT Nguyen, HD Nguyen, MH Le, TTH Nguyen… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Multi-drug resistance to antibiotics represents a growing challenge in treating infectious
diseases. Outside the hospital, bacteria with the multi-drug resistance (MDR) phenotype …

Effect of Carvacrol and Thymol on NorA efflux pump inhibition in multidrug-resistant (MDR) Staphylococcus aureus strains

CR dos Santos Barbosa, JR Scherf… - Journal of Bioenergetics …, 2021 - Springer
Undue exposure to antimicrobials has led to the acquisition and development of
sophisticated bacterial resistance mechanisms, such as efflux pumps, which are able to …

Inhibition of multidrug efflux pumps belonging to the major facilitator superfamily in bacterial pathogens

MF Varela, J Stephen, D Bharti, M Lekshmi, S Kumar - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bacterial pathogens resistant to multiple structurally distinct antimicrobial agents are
causative agents of infectious disease, and they thus constitute a serious concern for public …

Thymoquinone' potent impairment of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus NorA efflux pump activity

AAM Ahmad, SY Abdelgalil, T Khamis… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The drug efflux pump is a crucial mechanism implicated in resistance to multiple
antimicrobials. Thymoquinone (TQ) has evidently demonstrated multiple activities …

Efflux-mediated multidrug resistance in critical gram-negative bacteria and natural efflux pump inhibitors

P Nanjan, V Bose - Current Drug Research Reviews Formerly …, 2024 - benthamdirect.com
Multidrug Resistance mechanisms in microorganisms confer the slackness of the existing
drugs, leading to added difficulty in treating infections. As a consequence, efficient novel …