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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2024

Proven anti-virulence therapies in combating methicillin- and vancomycin-resistant

Walid Bakeer, Marwa Gaafar, Ahmed O El-Gendy, Mohamed A El Badry, Mona G Khalil, Abdallah Tageldein Mansour, Nada K Alharbi, Heba M R M Selim, Mahmoud M Bendary

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Article in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Walid BakeerDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
Marwa GaafarDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
Ahmed O El-GendyDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
Mohamed A El BadryDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Al- Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mona G KhalilDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Modern University for Technology and Information, Cairo, Egypt.
Abdallah Tageldein MansourDepartment of Fish and Animal Production and Aquaculture, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
Nada K AlharbiDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Heba M R M SelimDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, AlMaarefa University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mahmoud M BendaryDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Despite years of efforts to develop new antibiotics for eradicating multidrug-resistant (MDR) and multi-virulent Methicillin-Resistant Methodology: We employed phenotypic, molecular docking, and genetic studies to screen for anti-virulence activities among selected promising compounds: Coumarin, Simvastatin, and Ibuprofen. Results: We found that nearly all detected MRSA and VRSA strains exhibited MDR and multi-virulent profiles. The molecular docking results aligned with the phenotypic and genetic assessments of virulence production. Biofilm and hemolysin productions were inhibited, and all virulence genes were downregulated upon treatment with sub-minimum inhibitory concentration (sub-MIC) of these promising compounds. Ibuprofen was the most active compound, exhibiting the highest inhibition and downregulation of virulence gene products. Moreover, Conclusion: We hope that our findings can be implemented in clinical practice to assist physicians in making the most suitable treatment decisions.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBiofilmsMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular Docking SimulationStaphylococcal InfectionsVancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusVirulence FactorsAnimalsCoumarinsDisease Models, AnimalDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialHemolysin ProteinsHumansIbuprofenMiceAnti-Bacterial AgentsCoumarinsHemolysin ProteinsIbuprofenVirulence Factorsanti-virulencecoumarinhistopathologicalibuprofenmolecular dockingsimvastatin

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PMID39253327
PMCPMC11381379

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