UroPathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) Infections: Virulence Factors, Bladder Responses, Antibiotic, and Non-antibiotic Antimicrobial Strategies

ME Terlizzi, G Gribaudo, ME Maffei - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common pathological conditions in both
community and hospital settings. It has been estimated that about 150 million people …

Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Uropathogenic Escherichia coli: Mechanisms of Infection and Treatment Options

Y Zhou, Z Zhou, L Zheng, Z Gong, Y Li, Y Jin… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common bacterial infections that represent a severe public
health problem. They are often caused by Escherichia coli (E. coli), Klebsiella pneumoniae …

Adsorption, antimicrobial and wound healing activities of biosynthesised zinc oxide nanoparticles

M Batool, S Khurshid, Z Qureshi, WM Daoush - Chemical Papers, 2021 - Springer
Using plant extracts has been interesting as possible eco-friendly methods to synthesis and
stabilize different types of nanoparticles. Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) can be used as …

Antimicrobial activity of selected medicinal plants from a sub-Saharan African country against bacterial pathogens from post-operative wound infections

E Owusu, MM Ahorlu, E Afutu, A Akumwena… - Medical Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Globally, the application of medicinal plants in the management of acute and
chronic wounds can be considered a common occurrence in most traditional medicine …

Anticancer activity of Nigerian medicinal plants: a review

FO Ohiagu, PC Chikezie, CM Chikezie… - Future Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Cancer is currently the leading cause of death globally and the number of
deaths from cancer is on the rise daily. Medicinal plants have been in continuous use over …

Ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and pharmacology of potent antibacterial medicinal plants from Africa

V Kuete - Advances in Botanical Research, 2023 - Elsevier
In this chapter, the traditional use, the phytochemical composition, and the pharmacological
activities of African medicinal plants displaying antibacterial effects were reported. We have …

New insights into the function of plant tannase with promiscuous acyltransferase activity

Y Chen, C Jiang, S Yin, J Zhuang, Y Zhao… - The Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plant tannases (TAs) or tannin acyl hydrolases, a class of recently reported
carboxylesterases in tannin‐rich plants, are involved in the degalloylation of two important …

Natural products against acute respiratory infections: Strategies and lessons learned

J Langeder, U Grienke, Y Chen, J Kirchmair… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance A wide variety of traditional herbal remedies have been
used throughout history for the treatment of symptoms related to acute respiratory infections …

Identification of antioxidant and antimicrobial compounds from the oilseed crop Ricinus communis using a multiplatform metabolite profiling approach

PM Santos, DLJ Batista, LAF Ribeiro, EF Boffo… - Industrial Crops and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ricinus communis is an important oilseed crop, which is widely used by traditional
communities due to its medicinal properties. The extracts obtained from this plant are used …

Traditional medicinal plants—a possible source of antibacterial activity on respiratory diseases induced by chlamydia pneumoniae, haemophilus influenzae, klebsiella …

LE Duțu, ML Popescu, CN Purdel, EI Ilie, EA Luță… - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background. Nowadays, phytotherapy offers viable solutions in managing respiratory
infections, disorders known for considerable incidence in both children and adults. In a …