Bacterial biofilm inhibitors : An overview

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Bacteria that cause infectious diseases adopt biofilms as one of their most prevalent lifestyles. Biofilms enable bacteria to tolerate environmental stress and evade antibacterial agents. This bacterial defense mechanism has rendered the use of antibiotics ineffective for the treatment of infectious diseases. However, many highly drug-resistant microbes have rapidly emerged owing to such treatments. Different signaling mechanisms regulate bacterial biofilm formation, including cyclic dinucleotide (c-di-GMP), small non-coding RNAs, and quorum sensing (QS). A cell density-dependent phenomenon, QS is associated with c-di-GMP (a global messenger), which regulates gene expression related to adhesion, extracellular matrix production, the transition from the planktonic to biofilm stage, stability, pathogenicity, virulence, and acquisition of nutrients. The article aims to provide information on inhibiting biofilm formation and disintegrating mature/preformed biofilms. This treatment enables antimicrobials to target the free-living/exposed bacterial cells at lower concentrations than those needed to treat bacteria within the biofilm. Therefore, a complementary action of antibiofilm and antimicrobial agents can be a robust strategic approach to dealing with infectious diseases. Taken together, these molecules have broad implications for human health.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:264

Enthalten in:

Ecotoxicology and environmental safety - 264(2023) vom: 01. Okt., Seite 115389

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kalia, Vipin Chandra [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Sanjay K S [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Jung-Kul [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antibiotics
Antipathogens
Bacterial Proteins
Biofilm
Biomolecules
Healthcare
Inhibitors
Journal Article
Peptides
Polysaccharides
Quorum sensing
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.09.2023

Date Revised 25.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115389

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361325975