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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Potential Use of Selected Natural Compounds with Anti-Biofilm Activity.

Dagmara Fydrych, Jagoda Jeziurska, Jana Wełna, Joanna Kwiecińska-Piróg

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  11. Natural product based approaches to overcomeFrontiers in antibiotics · 2026
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  13. Current Insights into Antibiotic Resistance in UropathogenicAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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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

4 authors.

Dagmara FydrychDepartment of Microbiology, Collegium Medicum of L. Rydygier in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 9 M. Skłodowskiej-Curie Street, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0009-0006-2443-5350
Jagoda JeziurskaDepartment of Microbiology, Collegium Medicum of L. Rydygier in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 9 M. Skłodowskiej-Curie Street, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Jana WełnaDepartment of Microbiology, Collegium Medicum of L. Rydygier in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 9 M. Skłodowskiej-Curie Street, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6275-6792
Joanna Kwiecińska-PirógDepartment of Microbiology, Collegium Medicum of L. Rydygier in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 9 M. Skłodowskiej-Curie Street, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1476-3263

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antibiotic resistance in microorganisms is an escalating global concern, exacerbated by their formation of biofilms, which provide protection through an extracellular matrix and communication via quorum sensing, enhancing their resistance to treatment. This situation has driven the search for alternative approaches, particularly those using natural compounds. This study explores the potential of phytochemicals, such as quercetin, apigenin, arbutin, gallic acid, proanthocyanidins, and rutin, known for their antibacterial properties and ability to inhibit biofilm formation and disrupt mature biofilms. The methods used in this study included a comprehensive review of current literature assessing the bioavailability, distribution, and effective concentrations of these compounds in treating biofilm-associated infections. The results indicate that these phytochemicals exhibit significant antibacterial effects, reduce biofilm's structural integrity, and inhibit bacterial communication pathways. Moreover, their potential use in combination with existing antibiotics may enhance therapeutic outcomes. The findings support the conclusion that phytochemicals offer promising additions to anti-biofilm strategies and are capable of complementing or replacing conventional treatments, with appropriate therapeutic levels and delivery mechanisms being key to their effectiveness. This insight underscores the need for further research into their clinical applications for treating infections complicated by biofilms.

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsBiofilmsBiological ProductsPhytochemicalsHumansQuorum SensingAnti-Bacterial AgentsBiological ProductsPhytochemicalsapigeninarbutinbiofilmgallic acidphytochemicalsproanthocyanidinquercetinrutinvitamin C

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PMID39859320
PMCPMC11765509

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