[HTML][HTML] Phytochemicals for human disease: An update on plant-derived compounds antibacterial activity

R Barbieri, E Coppo, A Marchese, M Daglia… - Microbiological …, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, many studies have shown that phytochemicals exert their antibacterial
activity through different mechanisms of action, such as damage to the bacterial membrane …

Phytochemicals as modifiers of gut microbial communities

G Dingeo, A Brito, H Samouda, M Iddir, MR La Frano… - Food & function, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
A healthy gut microbiota (GM) is paramount for a healthy lifestyle. Alterations of the GM have
been involved in the aetiology of several chronic diseases, including obesity and type 2 …

Role of berberine in Alzheimer's disease

Z Cai, C Wang, W Yang - Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Berberine, an important protoberberine isoquinoline alkaloid, has several pharmacological
activities, including antimicrobial, glucose-and cholesterol-lowering, antitumoral, and …

Effects of traditional Chinese medicine and its active ingredients on drug-resistant bacteria

J Li, S Feng, X Liu, X Jia, F Qiao, J Guo… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The increasing and widespread application of antibacterial drugs makes antibiotic
resistance a prominent and growing concern in clinical practice. The emergence of …

A New Perspective on the Antimicrobial Mechanism of Berberine Hydrochloride Against Staphylococcus aureus Revealed by Untargeted Metabolomic Studies

S Wu, K Yang, Y Hong, Y Gong, J Ni, N Yang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Berberine hydrochloride (BBR) is a natural product widely used in clinical medicine and
animal production. It has a variety of antimicrobial effects, but its complex antimicrobial …

Cell division protein FtsZ: from structure and mechanism to antibiotic target

N Silber, CL Matos de Opitz, C Mayer… - Future microbiology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Antimicrobial resistance to virtually all clinically applied antibiotic classes severely limits the
available options to treat bacterial infections. Hence, there is an urgent need to develop and …

Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.) and its active constituents: a critical review of their efficacy and toxicological issues

SK Mandal, AK Maji, SK Mishra, PM Ishfaq… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.) is a medicinal plant widely used in various traditional
systems of medicine and as a food supplement. It has been traditionally used by Native …

Analysis of tonsil tissues from patients diagnosed with chronic tonsillitis—microbiological profile, biofilm-forming capacity and histology

M Kostić, M Ivanov, SS Babić, Z Tepavčević… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic tonsillitis (CT) is a global health issue which can impair patient's quality of life and
has an important socioeconomic impact due to the nonrational use of antibiotics, increased …

Proteomic investigation into the action mechanism of berberine against Streptococcus pyogenes

GF Du, YJ Le, X Sun, XY Yang, QY He - Journal of proteomics, 2020 - Elsevier
Berberine is an isoquinoline alkaloid found in many plants. Although berberine is known to
possess the antibacterial activity against Streptococcus pyogenes, the mechanism …

Antimicrobial electrospun poly (ε-caprolactone) scaffolds for gingival fibroblast growth

A Baranowska-Korczyc, A Warowicka… - RSC …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
This study discusses the value of polymer electrospun materials in three-dimensional (3D)
scaffolds and antibacterial wound dressings for potential dental applications …