Antibiotic perturbations to the gut microbiome

SRS Fishbein, B Mahmud, G Dantas - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
Antibiotic-mediated perturbation of the gut microbiome is associated with numerous
infectious and autoimmune diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Yet, as the gut microbiome …

Targeting the gut microbiota for cancer therapy

MR Fernandes, P Aggarwal, RGF Costa… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Growing evidence suggests that the gut microbiota modulates the efficacy and toxicity of
cancer therapy, most notably immunotherapy and its immune-related adverse effects. The …

Bacteriocin diversity, function, discovery and application as antimicrobials

I Sugrue, RP Ross, C Hill - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
Bacteriocins are potent antimicrobial peptides that are produced by bacteria. Since their
discovery almost a century ago, diverse peptides have been discovered and described, and …

A Gram-negative-selective antibiotic that spares the gut microbiome

KA Muñoz, RJ Ulrich, AK Vasan, M Sinclair, PC Wen… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Infections caused by Gram-negative pathogens are increasingly prevalent and are typically
treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics, resulting in disruption of the gut microbiome and …

Periodontal disease: the good, the bad, and the unknown

LM Sedghi, M Bacino, YL Kapila - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Periodontal disease is classically characterized by progressive destruction of the soft and
hard tissues of the periodontal complex, mediated by an interplay between dysbiotic …

[HTML][HTML] The spread of antibiotic resistance to humans and potential protection strategies

D Ding, B Wang, X Zhang, J Zhang, H Zhang… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance is currently one of the greatest threats to human health. Widespread
use and residues of antibiotics in humans, animals, and the environment can exert selective …

[HTML][HTML] Colonic drug delivery: Formulating the next generation of colon-targeted therapeutics

LE McCoubrey, A Favaron, A Awad, M Orlu… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Colonic drug delivery can facilitate access to unique therapeutic targets and has the
potential to enhance drug bioavailability whilst reducing off-target effects. Delivering drugs to …

Antibiotic-induced collateral damage to the microbiota and associated infections

L de Nies, CM Kobras, M Stracy - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
Antibiotics have transformed medicine, saving millions of lives since they were first used to
treat a bacterial infection. However, antibiotics administered to target a specific pathogen …

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 …

Antibiotic combinations reduce Staphylococcus aureus clearance

V Lázár, O Snitser, D Barkan, R Kishony - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The spread of antibiotic resistance is attracting increased attention to combination-based
treatments. Although drug combinations have been studied extensively for their effects on …