Antibiotic adjuvants: a versatile approach to combat antibiotic resistance

G Dhanda, Y Acharya, J Haldar - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
The problem of antibiotic resistance is on the rise, with multidrug-resistant strains emerging
even to the last resort antibiotics. The drug discovery process is often stalled by stringent cut …

[HTML][HTML] Drug repurposing for next-generation combination therapies against multidrug-resistant bacteria

Y Liu, Z Tong, J Shi, R Li, M Upton, Z Wang - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Antimicrobial resistance has been a global health challenge that threatens our ability to
control and treat life-threatening bacterial infections. Despite ongoing efforts to identify new …

Plant natural flavonoids against multidrug resistant pathogens

M Song, Y Liu, T Li, X Liu, Z Hao, S Ding… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing emergence and dissemination of multidrug resistant (MDR) bacterial
pathogens accelerate the desires for new antibiotics. Natural products dominate the …

Gut microbiome alterations in high-fat-diet-fed mice are associated with antibiotic tolerance

Y Liu, K Yang, Y Jia, J Shi, Z Tong, D Fang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Antibiotic tolerance, the ability of a typically susceptible microorganism to survive extended
periods of exposure to antibiotics, has a critical role in chronic and recurrent bacterial …

Synergy by perturbing the gram-negative outer membrane: opening the door for gram-positive specific antibiotics

CMJ Wesseling, NI Martin - ACS Infectious Diseases, 2022 - ACS Publications
New approaches to target antibacterial agents toward Gram-negative bacteria are key, given
the rise of antibiotic resistance. Since the discovery of polymyxin B nonapeptide as a potent …

Heat shock potentiates aminoglycosides against gram-negative bacteria by enhancing antibiotic uptake, protein aggregation, and ROS

B Lv, X Huang, C Lijia, Y Ma, M Bian… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The potentiation of antibiotics is a promising strategy for combatting antibiotic-
resistant/tolerant bacteria. Herein, we report that a 5-min sublethal heat shock enhances the …

New potentiators of ineffective antibiotics: Targeting the Gram-negative outer membrane to overcome intrinsic resistance

K Klobucar, ED Brown - Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Because of the rise in antibiotic resistance and the dwindling pipeline of effective antibiotics,
it is imperative to explore avenues that breathe new life into existing drugs. This is …

Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework‐8 Triggers the Inhibition of Arginine Biosynthesis to Combat Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

B Liu, Y Yang, H Wu, S Wang, J Tian, C Dai, T Liu - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The self‐preservation and intelligent survival abilities of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) result in the ineffective treatment of many antibiotics. Nano‐drug delivery …

Ratiometric fluorescence detection of tetracycline for tetracycline adjuvant screening in bacteria

S Zhang, Q Sun, X Liu, H Li, J Wang, M Chen - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Persistent generation of tetracycline (TC) resistant bacteria poses serious risks for public
health. It is of great importance to develop a strategy for rapid screening TC adjuvants for …

Targeting the phosphatidylglycerol lipid: An amphiphilic dendrimer as a promising antibacterial candidate

N Zhang, D Dhumal, SH Kuo, SQ Lew, PD Patil… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The rapid emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens require the
development of antibacterial agents that are robustly effective while inducing no toxicity or …