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ArticleBiomedicines2023

The Anti-Virulence Activities of the Antihypertensive Drug Propranolol in Light of Its Anti-Quorum Sensing Effects against

Hadil Faris Alotaibi, Haifa Alotaibi, Khaled M Darwish, El-Sayed Khafagy, Amr S Abu Lila, Mohamed A M Ali, Wael A H Hegazy, Samar Zuhair Alshawwa

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Article in Biomedicines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Hadil Faris AlotaibiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2821-9373
Haifa AlotaibiDepartment of Family Medicine, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh 12624, Saudi Arabia.
Khaled M DarwishDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-0597-482X
El-Sayed KhafagyDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-3741-0893
Amr S Abu LilaDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Hail, Hail 81442, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7385-868X
Mohamed A M AliDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-8217-0262
Wael A H HegazyDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-5683-4803
Samar Zuhair AlshawwaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9232-7956
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University · SASuez Canal University · EGZagazig University · EGAin Shams University · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of bacterial resistance is an increasing global concern that requires discovering new antibacterial agents and strategies. Bacterial quorum sensing (QS) systems play important roles in controlling bacterial virulence, and their targeting could lead to diminishing bacterial pathogenesis. In this context, targeting QS systems without significant influence on bacterial growth is assumed as a promising strategy to overcome resistance development. This study aimed at evaluating the anti-QS and anti-virulence activities of the β-adrenoreceptor antagonist propranolol at sub-minimal inhibitory concentrations (sub-MIC) against two Gram-negative bacterial models

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bacterial virulencedrug repurposingpropranololPseudomonas aeruginosaquorum sensingSerratia marcescens

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PMID38137382
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