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ArticleAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy2017

Potentiation of Antibiotic Activity by a Novel Cationic Peptide: Potency and Spectrum of Activity of SPR741.

David Corbett, Andrew Wise, Tara Langley, Kirsty Skinner, Emily Trimby, Stephen Birchall, Alain Dorali, Stephanie Sandiford, Jennifer Williams, Peter Warn and 2 more

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Article in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 90 papers.

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90citing papers in PubMed
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

90 citing papers in PubMed, 149 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

David CorbettEvotec (UK) Ltd., Manchester, United Kingdom.
Andrew WiseEvotec (UK) Ltd., Manchester, United Kingdom.
Tara LangleyEvotec (UK) Ltd., Manchester, United Kingdom.
Kirsty SkinnerEvotec (UK) Ltd., Manchester, United Kingdom.
Emily TrimbyEvotec (UK) Ltd., Manchester, United Kingdom.
Stephen BirchallEvotec (UK) Ltd., Manchester, United Kingdom.
Alain DoraliEvotec (UK) Ltd., Manchester, United Kingdom.
Stephanie SandifordEvotec (UK) Ltd., Manchester, United Kingdom.
Jennifer WilliamsEvotec (UK) Ltd., Manchester, United Kingdom.
Peter WarnEvotec (UK) Ltd., Manchester, United Kingdom.
Martti VaaraNorthern Antibiotics, Espoo, Finland.
Troy ListerSpero Therapeutics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA troy@sperotherapeutics.com.
Evotec (United Kingdom) · GBSpero Therapeutics (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Novel approaches for the treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections are urgently required. One approach is to potentiate the efficacy of existing antibiotics whose spectrum of activity is limited by the permeability barrier presented by the Gram-negative outer membrane. Cationic peptides derived from polymyxin B have been used to permeabilize the outer membrane, granting antibiotics that would otherwise be excluded access to their targets. We assessed the

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Acinetobacter baumanniiAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesCell Membrane PermeabilityDrug SynergismEscherichia coliGram-Negative BacteriaGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsKlebsiella pneumoniaeMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPolymyxin BAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesPolymyxin BGram-negative bacteriamicrobiologypotentiation

Identifiers

PMID28533232
PMCPMC5527571
OpenAlexW2618140172

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