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 …

Therapeutic applications of essential oils from native and cultivated ecuadorian plants: Cutaneous candidiasis and dermal anti-inflammatory activity

L Sosa, LC Espinoza, E Valarezo, N Bozal, A Calpena… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Essential oils are a complex mixture of aromatic substances whose pharmacological
actions, including antimicrobial, antioxidant, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory activities …

Comparative proteomics of outer membrane vesicles from Polymyxin-Susceptible and extremely drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

M Hussein, R Jasim, H Gocol, M Baker, VJ Thombare… - Msphere, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) secreted by Gram-negative bacteria serve as transporters
for the delivery of cargo such as virulence and antibiotic resistance factors. OMVs play a key …

[HTML][HTML] Promising treatments for refractory pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Z Li, J Hu, X Ma, Q Liu, C Bao, C Liu, D Wang… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (MDR-Kp) poses a looming health threat to
humans. Clinicians find difficulties in treating MDR-Kp infections in patients with severe …

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 …

Synergistic antimicrobial effect of colistin in combination with econazole against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and its Persisters

M Xie, K Chen, EWC Chan, S Chen - Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Colistin is a last-line antibiotic which acts by causing membrane permeabilization in Gram-
negative bacteria. However, its clinical value has been limited by its toxicity and the …

Gel Formulations with an Echinocandin for Cutaneous Candidiasis: The Influence of Azone and Transcutol on Biopharmaceutical Features

N Pérez-González, LC Espinoza, M Rincón, L Sosa… - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Caspofungin is a drug that is used for fungal infections that are difficult to treat, including
invasive aspergillosis and candidemia, as well as other forms of invasive candidiasis. The …

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 …

High-level nitrofurantoin resistance in a clinical isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae: a comparative genomics and metabolomics analysis

M Hussein, Z Sun, J Hawkey, R Allobawi, LM Judd… - Msystems, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Nitrofurantoin is a commonly used chemotherapeutic agent in the treatment of
uncomplicated urinary tract infections caused by the problematic multidrug resistant Gram …

Dronedarone Enhances the Antibacterial Activity of Polymyxin B and Inhibits the Quorum Sensing System by Interacting with LuxS

R Cui, J Zhang, X Liu, C Hu, F Zhou… - ACS Infectious …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Quorum sensing (QS) is considered an appealing target for interference with bacterial
infections. β-Adrenergic blockers are promising anti-QS agents but do not have antibacterial …