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 …

The combination of antibiotic and non-antibiotic compounds improves antibiotic efficacy against multidrug-resistant bacteria

G Xiao, J Li, Z Sun - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bacterial antibiotic resistance, especially the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR)
strains, urgently requires the development of effective treatment strategies. It is always of …

The antimicrobial properties of cannabis and cannabis-derived compounds and relevance to CB2-targeted neurodegenerative therapeutics

HJ Hong, L Sloan, D Saxena, DA Scott - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2) is of interest as a much-needed target for the treatment or
prevention of several neurogenerative diseases. However, CB2 agonists, particularly …

Drug repurposing approaches towards defeating multidrug-resistant gram-negative pathogens: Novel polymyxin/non-antibiotic combinations

A Koh Jing Jie, M Hussein, GG Rao, J Li, T Velkov - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative pathogens remain an unmet public health threat.
In recent times, increased rates of resistance have been reported not only to commonly used …

Improved Anti-Biofilm Effect against the Oral Cariogenic Streptococcus mutans by Combined Triclosan/CBD Treatment

M Avraham, D Steinberg, T Barak, M Shalish… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Streptococcus mutans is a Gram-positive bacterium highly associated with dental caries,
and it has a strong biofilm-forming ability, especially in a sugar-rich environment. Many …

CBD resistant Salmonella strains are susceptible to epsilon 34 phage tailspike protein

I Ibrahim, JA Ayariga, J Xu, A Adebanjo… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The rise of antimicrobial resistance is a global public health crisis that threatens the effective
control and prevention of infections. Due to the emergence of pandrug-resistant bacteria …

Metabolic profiling unveils enhanced antibacterial synergy of polymyxin B and teixobactin against multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

M Hussein, Z Kang, SL Neville, R Allobawi… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This untargeted metabolomics study investigated the synergistic antibacterial activity of
polymyxin B and Leu10-teixobactin, a depsipeptide inhibitor of cell wall biosynthesis …

Enhancing effect of natural adjuvant, panduratin A, on antibacterial activity of colistin against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

N Thadtapong, S Chaturongakul, C Napaswad… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Colistin-and carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is a serious multidrug resistant
(MDR) bacterium in clinical settings. Discovery of new antibacterial drugs against MDR is …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial Potential of Cannabinoids: A Scoping Review of the Past 5 Years

MJ Coelho, MD Araújo, M Carvalho, IL Cardoso… - Microorganisms, 2025 - mdpi.com
In the scenario of fighting bacterial resistance to antibiotics, natural products have been
extensively investigated for their potential antibacterial activities. Among these …

Integrated Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Mapping Reveals the Mechanism of Action of Ceftazidime/Avibactam against Pan-Drug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

M Hussein, R Allobawi, J Zhao, H Yu… - ACS Infectious …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Here, we employed an integrated metabolomics and transcriptomics approach to investigate
the molecular mechanism (s) of action of ceftazidime/avibactam against a pan-drug-resistant …