Drug combinations: a strategy to extend the life of antibiotics in the 21st century

M Tyers, GD Wright - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2019 - nature.com
Antimicrobial resistance threatens a resurgence of life-threatening bacterial infections and
the potential demise of many aspects of modern medicine. Despite intensive drug discovery …

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 …

Extensive impact of non-antibiotic drugs on human gut bacteria

L Maier, M Pruteanu, M Kuhn, G Zeller, A Telzerow… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
A few commonly used non-antibiotic drugs have recently been associated with changes in
gut microbiome composition, but the extent of this phenomenon is unknown. Here, we …

Antibacterial drug discovery in the resistance era

ED Brown, GD Wright - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
The looming antibiotic-resistance crisis has penetrated the consciousness of clinicians,
researchers, policymakers, politicians and the public at large. The evolution and widespread …

Drug repurposing for antimicrobial discovery

MA Farha, ED Brown - Nature microbiology, 2019 - nature.com
Antimicrobial resistance continues to be a public threat on a global scale. The ongoing need
to develop new antimicrobial drugs that are effective against multi-drug-resistant pathogens …

Systematic analysis of drug combinations against Gram-positive bacteria

E Cacace, V Kim, V Varik, M Knopp, M Tietgen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Drug combinations can expand options for antibacterial therapies but have not been
systematically tested in Gram-positive species. We profiled~ 8,000 combinations of 65 …

[HTML][HTML] Drug repurposing for next-generation combination therapies against multidrug-resistant bacteria

Y Liu, Z Tong, J Shi, R Li, M Upton, Z Wang - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Antimicrobial resistance has been a global health challenge that threatens our ability to
control and treat life-threatening bacterial infections. Despite ongoing efforts to identify new …

Antibiotic adjuvants: a versatile approach to combat antibiotic resistance

G Dhanda, Y Acharya, J Haldar - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
The problem of antibiotic resistance is on the rise, with multidrug-resistant strains emerging
even to the last resort antibiotics. The drug discovery process is often stalled by stringent cut …

Drug repurposing for the treatment of bacterial and fungal infections

A Miró-Canturri, R Ayerbe-Algaba… - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens pose a well-recognized global health threat that
demands effective solutions; the situation is deemed a global priority by the World Health …

Antibiotic resistant bacteria: current situation and treatment options to accelerate the development of a new antimicrobial arsenal

A Tarín-Pelló, B Suay-García… - Expert Review of Anti …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest public health threats worldwide.
Currently, antibiotic-resistant bacteria kill 700,000 people every year. These data represent …