Virulence blockers as alternatives to antibiotics: type III secretion inhibitors against Gram‐negative bacteria

P Keyser, M Elofsson, S Rosell… - Journal of internal …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years mounting problems related to antibiotic‐resistant bacteria have resulted in
the prediction that we are entering the preantibiotic era. A way of preventing such a …

Chemical inhibitors of the type three secretion system: disarming bacterial pathogens

MC Duncan, RG Linington… - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
The recent and dramatic rise of antibiotic resistance among bacterial pathogens underlies
the fear that standard treatments for infectious disease will soon be largely ineffective …

Molecular targets and strategies for inhibition of the bacterial type III secretion system (T3SS); inhibitors directly binding to T3SS components

JA Hotinger, HA Pendergrass, AE May - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The type III secretion system (T3SS) is a virulence apparatus used by many Gram-negative
pathogenic bacteria to cause infections. Pathogens utilizing a T3SS are responsible for …

Host-bacterial coevolution and the search for new drug targets

J Zaneveld, PJ Turnbaugh, C Lozupone, RE Ley… - Current opinion in …, 2008 - Elsevier
Understanding the coevolution between humans and our microbial symbionts and
pathogens requires complementary approaches, ranging from community analysis to in …

The Resveratrol Tetramer (-)-Hopeaphenol Inhibits Type III Secretion in the Gram-Negative Pathogens Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

CE Zetterström, J Hasselgren, O Salin, RA Davis… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Society faces huge challenges, as a large number of bacteria have developed resistance
towards many or all of the antibiotics currently available. Novel strategies that can help solve …

Identification of bacterial target proteins for the salicylidene acylhydrazide class of virulence-blocking compounds

D Wang, CE Zetterström, M Gabrielsen… - Journal of Biological …, 2011 - ASBMB
A class of anti-virulence compounds, the salicylidene acylhydrazides, has been widely
reported to block the function of the type three secretion system of several Gram-negative …

Cytosporone B, an inhibitor of the type III secretion system of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

J Li, C Lv, W Sun, Z Li, X Han, Y Li… - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacterial virulence factors have been increasingly regarded as attractive targets for
development of novel antibacterial agents. Virulence inhibitors are less likely to generate …

Salicylanilide ester prodrugs as potential antimicrobial agents-a review

M Kratky, J Vinsova - Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Salicylanilides have been a subject of interest in medicinal chemistry as a group with a wide
range of biological activities. The antibacterial (including antimycobacterial) and antifungal …

Gut microbiome: A new organ system in body

H Anwar, S Irfan, G Hussain, MN Faisal… - Parasitol Microbiol …, 2019 - books.google.com
The gut microbiome is comprised of various types of bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses
naturally occurring in humans and animals as normal microflora. Gut microorganisms are …

Targeting the type III secretion system to treat bacterial infections

NC Marshall, BB Finlay - Expert opinion on therapeutic targets, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Causative agents of pneumonia, gastroenteritis, typhoid fever, and plague all
utilize a type III secretion system (T3SS) to directly inject proteins into human cells and …