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ArticleCurrent microbiology2023

Repurposing CD5789 as an Antimicrobial Agent Against MRSA and Its High Resistant Phonotypes.

Zhengli Hou, Biming Zhang, Zuoxun Xiao, Cheng Peng, Zhengshu Que, Ying Xu, Zhiqiang Wu

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Article in Current microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  2. Drug Repurposing: An Emerging Strategy inJournal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2025
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhengli HouDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Fourth Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, 410006, Hunan, China.
Biming ZhangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Fourth Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, 410006, Hunan, China.
Zuoxun XiaoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Fourth Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, 410006, Hunan, China.
Cheng PengDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Fourth Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, 410006, Hunan, China.
Zhengshu QueDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Fourth Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, 410006, Hunan, China.
Ying XuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Fourth Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, 410006, Hunan, China.
Zhiqiang WuDepartment of Dermatology, The Fourth Hospital of Changsha, No.70, Lushan Road, Yuelu District, Changsha, 410006, Hunan, China. jianyankebsxc@163.com.
Fourth Hospital of Changsha · CNHunan Normal University · CN

Funding

Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China 2023JJ30060the Changsha Science and Technology Bureau Scientifc Research Projec Kq2004155
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses a great threat to human health, and the formation of biofilm and persister cells make the situation even worse. Drug repurposing is an effective way to solve this problem by shortening the drug development times and reducing the research costs. In this study, CD5789 (trifarotene), a fourth-generation retinoid to be approved by the FDA in 2019 for the topical acne vulgaris regimens, was exhibited antimicrobial activity against MRSA type strains and its clinical isolates with the minimal concentration (MIC) of 2-4 μg/mL and 4-16 μg/mL, respectively, in a dose-dependent manner. By crystal violet staining, we found that CD5789 could inhibit the biofilm formation by MRSA and could further eradicate the pre-formed biofilm at the concentration of 8 μg/mL. By checkerboard dilution assay, sub-MIC of CD5789 showed synergistic antimicrobial effects with sub-MIC of gentamycin against MRSA type strains as well as clinical isolates. In addition, CD5789 also exhibited effective bactericidal activity against MRSA persister cells at the concentration of 8 ~ 16 μg/mL. Extremely low cytotoxicity of CD5789 was observed by CCK-8 assay indicated the well tolerability to human body. In all, CD5789 has the potential to be an alternative for the treatment of refractory MRSA-related infections.

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Anti-Infective AgentsMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusAnti-Bacterial AgentsDrug RepositioningHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsRetinoidsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsRetinoidstrifarotene

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