scholarly journals Anti-infective potential of a quorum modulatory polyherbal extract (Panchvalkal) against certain pathogenic bacteria

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pooja Patel ◽  
Chinmayi Joshi ◽  
Hanmanthrao Palep ◽  
Vijay Kothari
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Protective Effect ◽  
Catalase Activity ◽  
Antibiotic Susceptibility ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Test Formulation ◽  
Induce Resistance ◽  
Infective Potential

AbstractAnti-infective potential of a polyherbal ayurvedic formulation namely panchvalkal was assayed against three pathogenic bacteria. This formulation was found to exert quorum-modulatory effect on Chromobacterium violaceum, Serratia marcescens, and Staphylococcus aureus at 250-750 μg/mL. Besides altering production of the quorum sensing-regulated pigments in these bacteria, the test formulation also had in vitro effect on antibiotic susceptibility, catalase activity and hemolytic potential of the pathogens. In vivo assay confirmed the protective effect of this panchvalkal formulation on Caenorhabditis elegans, when challenged with the pathogenic bacteria. Repeated exposure of S. aureus to panchvalkal did not induce resistance in this bacterium. To the best of our awareness, this the first report on quorum-modulatory potential of panchvalkal formulation, validating the anti-infective potential and moderate prebiotic property of this polyherbal preparation.

scholarly journals Staphylococcus aureus Serves as an Iron Source for Pseudomonas aeruginosa during In Vivo Coculture

2005 ◽  
Vol 187 (2) ◽  
pp. 554-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren M. Mashburn ◽  
Amy M. Jett ◽  
Darrin R. Akins ◽  
Marvin Whiteley
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Iron Acquisition ◽  
Low Oxygen ◽  
Dialysis Membrane ◽  
Opportunistic Human Pathogen ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram-negative opportunistic human pathogen often infecting the lungs of individuals with the heritable disease cystic fibrosis and the peritoneum of individuals undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Often these infections are not caused by colonization with P. aeruginosa alone but instead by a consortium of pathogenic bacteria. Little is known about growth and persistence of P. aeruginosa in vivo, and less is known about the impact of coinfecting bacteria on P. aeruginosa pathogenesis and physiology. In this study, a rat dialysis membrane peritoneal model was used to evaluate the in vivo transcriptome of P. aeruginosa in monoculture and in coculture with Staphylococcus aureus. Monoculture results indicate that approximately 5% of all P. aeruginosa genes are differentially regulated during growth in vivo compared to in vitro controls. Included in this analysis are genes important for iron acquisition and growth in low-oxygen environments. The presence of S. aureus caused decreased transcription of P. aeruginosa iron-regulated genes during in vivo coculture, indicating that the presence of S. aureus increases usable iron for P. aeruginosa in this environment. We propose a model where P. aeruginosa lyses S. aureus and uses released iron for growth in low-iron environments.

Favorable effects in vitro and in vivo of two clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on nutritionally deficient Staphylococcus aureus strains

1973 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 973-981 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Gadbois ◽  
J. De Repentigny ◽  
L. G. Mathieu
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Peritoneal Cavity ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Bacterial Species ◽  
Mixed Cultures ◽  
Rabbit Skin ◽  
Metabolic Activities

We have studied aspects of interbacterial ecology with nutritionally dependent Staphylococcus aureus strains; they were grown in association with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in systems of mixed cultures and infections in vitro in a semisynthetic medium and in vivo in mouse peritoneal cavity and rabbit skin. In mixed cultures and in P. aeruginosa culture filtrates, thymine and tryptophan deficiencies in staphylococci were partly overcome. This is probably because P. aeruginosa supplied the essential metabolites required to ensure growth; however, other metabolic activities could also be involved. Other experiments showed that the sensitivity of thymineless staphylococci to nucleoside inhibitions was alleviated. In mixed infections with P. aeruginosa, the S. aureus thymineless strain has shown a greater ability to survive in the peritoneal cavity of mice than when injected alone, even when one species was injected after the other with different doses of bacteria. The examination of the liquid from the peritoneal cavity of infected mice by fluorescence microscopy after fluorochroming with acridine orange or auramine O has revealed that Pseudomonas endotoxin seems to damage leucocytes and consequently reduces the phagocytosis of Staphylococcus cells.Necrosis in rabbit skin was mainly due to S. aureus when both species were injected together intradermally; the thymineless strain was less harmful than the parent strain.It seems that survival and even growth of nutritionally dependent strains of a bacterial species can be favored by the metabolic activities of another species in mixed cultures and infections, in this instance S. aureus by P. aeruginosa. This phenomenon among others could be a determinant of bacterial pathogenicity for nutritionally dependent pathogenic bacteria; thus associated organisms could determine the effective pathogenicity of nutritionally dependent bacteria by contributing essential nutrilites at the site where infection is initiated.

The Anti-infective Potential of Hydroalcoholic Extract of Phyllanthus emblica Seeds Against Selected Human-pathogenic Bacteria

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 672-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pooja Patel ◽  
Chinmayi Joshi ◽  
Vijay Kothari
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Seed Extract ◽  
Haemolytic Activity ◽  
Phyllanthus Emblica ◽  
Pathogenic Potential ◽  
Hydroalcoholic Extract ◽  
Infective Potential

Introduction: In the context of the global threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among bacterial pathogens against conventional bactericidal antibiotics, investigation on complementary/ alternative approaches to manage bacterial infections is warranted. The present study aimed at investigating the anti-pathogenic potential of Phyllanthus emblica seed extract (PESE) against four different pathogenic bacteria. Methods: Hydroalcoholic extract of P. emblica seeds was tested for its possible in vitro quorummodulatory potential against Chromobacterium violaceum, Serratia marcescens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus through broth dilution assay. In vivo efficacy of PESE was assayed employing Caenorhabditis elegans as the model host for these four pathogens. Results: PESE was found to exert in vitro quorum-modulatory effect on C. violaceum, S. marcescens, P. aeruginosa, and S. aureus at ≥50 μg/mL. This extract could curb the haemolytic activity of all the four test bacteria by 23-65%, inhibit biofilm formation, and was also able to modulate their antibiotic susceptibility (AS) and catalase activity. Susceptibility of P. aeruginosa and S. aureus to lysis by human serum was enhanced under the influence of this extract by 23% and 49%, respectively. Repeated exposure of both these notorious pathogens to PESE did not induce resistance in them. In vivo assay confirmed the anti-virulence effect of this extract in the C. elegans host, wherein the nematode host challenged with the PESE-treated pathogenic bacteria scored better survival. PESE also displayed notable prebiotic potential by promoting the growth of three probiotic strains. Conclusion: To the best of our awareness, this is the first report on the quorum-modulatory potential of P. emblica seed extract, validating its anti-infective potential and prebiotic property.

scholarly journals AKTIVITAS ANTIBAKTERI EKSTRAK METANOL BATANG BIDARA LAUT (Strychnos ligustrina) TERHADAP BAKTERI PATOGEN

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edy Kurniawan ◽  
Dwi Soelistya Dyah Jekti ◽  
Lalu Zulkifli
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Inhibitory Concentration ◽  
Methanol Extract ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumonia ◽  
E Coli

Abstract : Strychnos ligustrina stem has been empirically used by the people of West Nusa Tenggara and Bali in the treatment of malaria, tooth ache and diarrhea, but there is no scientific data that supports it. This study aims to determine and prove the antibacterial activity of Strychnos ligustrina methanol extract to pathogenic bacteria in vitro and in vivo. This research is an experimental study conducted by measuring the inhibition zone (mm) growth of pathogenic bacteria, determining minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum killing concentration (MKC) in vitro, and determining the percentage of antibacterial activity of methanol extract of S. ligustrina stem in vivo. The experiment was conducted using 4 groups of concentrations of S. ligustrina stem methanol extract in an in vitro study of 25, 50, 75, and 100% with ciprofloxacin as a positive control and aquadest as a negative control. In vivo studies experiments were carried out using 6 treatment groups of test animals male mice Balb / c (Mus musculus). The in vitro test results showed that methanol extract of S. ligustrina stems was able to inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria with medium categories of clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and categories of weaks to Klebsiella pneumonia and Escherichia coli isolates. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) for S. aureus and K. pneumonia bacteria isolates was at a concentration of 25% while for E. coli isolates at a concentration of 30%. The methanol extract of the S. ligustrina stem has no killing power against the pathogenic bacteria tested. Antibacterial activity in vivo was able to inhibit the growth of S. aureus pathogenic bacteria by 6.60% (at 25% concentration), 8.62% (at 50% concentration), and 17.31% (at 100% concentration), against K. pneumonia was 11.85% (at 25% concentration), 51.21% (at 50% concentration), and 65.92% (at 100% concentration), against E. coliat 19.18% (at concentration 25%), 29.98% (at 50% concentration), and 40.88% (at 100% concentration). Methanol extract of S. ligustrina stem proved to have antibacterial activity in vitro and in vivo. Key words: Srychnos ligustrina, pathogenic bacteria, antibacterial, in vitro, in Vivo. Abstrak : Strychnos ligustrina secara empiris  telah digunakan oleh masyarakat Nusa Tenggara Barat dan Bali dalam pengobatan penyakit malaria, sakit gigi, dan diare, tetapi belum ada data ilmiah yang mendukung. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan dan membuktikan aktivitas antibakteri ekstrak metanol batang bidara laut terhadap bakteri patogen secara in vitrodan in vivo. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimental yang dilakukan dengan mengukur zona hambat (mm) pertumbuhan bakteri patogen, menentukan konsentrasi hambat minimum (KHM) dan konsentrasi bunuh minimum (KBM) secara in vitro, serta menentukan persentase aktivitas antibakteri ekstrak metanol batang bidara laut secara in vivo. Percobaan dilakukan menggunakan 4 kelompok konsentrasi ekstrak metanol batang bidara laut pada penelitian in vitro yaitu 25, 50, 75, dan 100% dengan ciprofloxacin sebagai kontrol positif serta aquadest sebagai kontrol negatif. Pada penelitian in vivo percobaan dilakukan menggunakan 6 kelompok perlakuan hewan uji mencit jantan galur Balb/c (Mus musculus). Hasil uji in vitro menunjukkan ekstrak metanol batang bidara laut mampu menghambat pertumbuhan bakteri patogen dengan kategori sedang terhadap Staphylococcus aureus isolat klinis dan kategori lemah terhadap Klebsiella pneumonia dan Escherichia coli isolat klinis. Nilai konsentrasi hambat minimum (KHM) untuk isolat bakteri S. aureus dan K. pneumoniae adalah pada konsentrasi 25% sedangkan untuk isolat E. coli pada konsentrasi 30%. Ekstrak metanol batang bidara laut tidak memiliki daya bunuh terhadap bakteri patogen yang diuji. Aktivitas antibakteri secara in vivo mampu menghambat pertumbuhan bakteri patogen S. aureus sebesar 6,60% (pada konsentrasi 25%), 8,62% (pada konsentrasi 50%), dan 17,31% (pada konsentrasi 100%), terhadap K. pneumonia sebesar 11,85% (pada konsentrasi 25%), 51,21% (pada konsentrasi 50%), dan 65,92% (pada konsentrasi 100%),   terhadap E. coli sebesar 19,18% (pada konsentrasi 25%), 29,98% (pada konsentrasi 50%), dan 40,88% (pada konsentrasi 100%). Ekstrak metanol batang bidara laut terbukti memiliki aktivitas antibakteri secara in vitro dan in vivo. Kata kunci: Srychnos ligustrina, bakteri patogen, antibakteri, in vitro, in vivo

scholarly journals An Organoselenium Compound Inhibits Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms on Hemodialysis CathetersIn Vivo

2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 972-978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phat L. Tran ◽  
Nathan Lowry ◽  
Thomas Campbell ◽  
Ted W. Reid ◽  
Daniel R. Webster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Bloodstream Infections ◽  
Organoselenium Compound ◽  
Central Venous ◽  
Antibiotic Resistant ◽  
Content Type

ABSTRACTColonization of central venous catheters (CVCs) by pathogenic bacteria leads to catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs). These colonizing bacteria form highly antibiotic-resistant biofilms.Staphylococcus aureusis one of the most frequently isolated pathogens in CRBSIs. Impregnating CVC surfaces with antimicrobial agents has various degrees of effectiveness in reducing the incidence of CRBSIs. We recently showed that organoselenium covalently attached to disks as an antibiofilm agent inhibited the development ofS. aureusbiofilms. In this study, we investigated the ability of an organoselenium coating on hemodialysis catheters (HDCs) to inhibitS. aureusbiofilmsin vitroandin vivo.S. aureusfailed to develop biofilms on HDCs coated with selenocyanatodiacetic acid (SCAA) in either static or flowthrough continuous-culture systems. The SCAA coating also inhibited the development ofS. aureusbiofilms on HDCsin vivofor 3 days. The SCAA coating was stable and nontoxic to cell culture or animals. This new method for coating the internal and external surfaces of HDCs with SCAA has the potential to prevent catheter-related infections due toS. aureus.

scholarly journals Aminoglycoside inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation is nutrient dependent

2014 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 861-869 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle J. Henry-Stanley ◽  
Donavon J. Hess ◽  
Carol L. Wells
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Growth Medium ◽  
Antibiotic Susceptibility ◽  
Biofilm Formation ◽  
Nutrient Concentration ◽  
Growth Media ◽  
Biofilm Growth

Biofilms represent microbial communities, encased in a self-produced matrix or extracellular polymeric substance. Microbial biofilms are likely responsible for a large proportion of clinically significant infections and the multicellular nature of biofilm existence has been repeatedly associated with antibiotic resistance. Classical in vitro antibiotic-susceptibility testing utilizes artificial growth media and planktonic microbes, but this method may not account for the variability inherent in environments subject to biofilm growth in vivo. Experiments were designed to test the hypothesis that nutrient concentration can modulate the antibiotic susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms. Developing S. aureus biofilms initiated on surgical sutures, and in selected experiments planktonic cultures, were incubated for 16 h in 66 % tryptic soy broth, 0.2 % glucose (1× TSBg), supplemented with bactericidal concentrations of gentamicin, streptomycin, ampicillin or vancomycin. In parallel experiments, antibiotics were added to growth medium diluted one-third (1/3× TSBg) or concentrated threefold (3× TSBg). Following incubation, viable bacteria were enumerated from planktonic cultures or suture sonicates, and biofilm biomass was assayed using spectrophotometry. Interestingly, bactericidal concentrations of gentamicin (5 µg gentamicin ml−1) and streptomycin (32 µg streptomycin ml−1) inhibited biofilm formation in samples incubated in 1/3× or 1× TSBg, but not in samples incubated in 3× TSBg. The nutrient dependence of aminoglycoside susceptibility is not only associated with biofilm formation, as planktonic cultures incubated in 3× TSBg in the presence of gentamicin also showed antibiotic resistance. These findings appeared specific for aminoglycosides because biofilm formation was inhibited in all three growth media supplemented with bactericidal concentrations of the cell wall-active antibiotics, ampicillin and vancomycin. Additional experiments showed that the ability of 3× TSBg to overcome the antibacterial effects of gentamicin was associated with decreased uptake of gentamicin by S. aureus. Uptake is known to be decreased at low pH, and the kinetic change in pH of growth medium from biofilms incubated in 5 µg gentamicin ml−1 in the presence of 3× TSBg was decreased when compared with pH determinations from biofilms formed in 1/3× or 1× TSBg. These studies underscore the importance of environmental factors, including nutrient concentration and pH, on the antibiotic susceptibility of S. aureus planktonic and biofilm bacteria.

scholarly journals Regulatory Mutations Impacting Antibiotic Susceptibility in an Established Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 1826-1829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle N. Atwood ◽  
Karen E. Beenken ◽  
Tamara L. Lantz ◽  
Daniel G. Meeker ◽  
William B. Lynn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Antibiotic Susceptibility ◽  
Biofilm Formation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Regulatory Mutations ◽  
Regulatory Loci ◽  
Functionally Diverse ◽  
The Impact

We previously determined the extent to which mutations of differentStaphylococcus aureusregulatory loci impact biofilm formation as assessed underin vitroconditions. Here we extend these studies to determine the extent to which those regulatory loci that had the greatest effect on biofilm formation also impact antibiotic susceptibility. The experiments were done underin vitroandin vivoconditions using two clinical isolates ofS. aureus(LAC and UAMS-1) and two functionally diverse antibiotics (daptomycin and ceftaroline). Mutation of the staphylococcal accessory regulator (sarA) orsigBwas found to significantly increase susceptibilities to both antibiotics and in both strains in a manner that could not be explained by changes in the MICs. The impact of a mutation insarAwas comparable to that of a mutation insigBand greater than the impact observed with any other mutant. These results suggest that therapeutic strategies targetingsarAand/orsigBhave the greatest potential to facilitate the ability to overcome the intrinsic antibiotic resistance that definesS. aureusbiofilm-associated infections.

Protective Effect of Boswellic Resin Against Memory Loss and Alzheimer’s Induced by Aluminum Tetrachloride and D-Galactose (Experimental study in Mice)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Zerrouki ◽  
N. Djebli ◽  
L. Gadouche ◽  
I. Erdogan Orhan ◽  
F. SezerSenol Deniz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Protective Effect ◽  
Cell Damage ◽  
Memory Loss ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Total Extract ◽  
Swiss Mice ◽  
Octyl Acetate

Nowadays, because of the industrialization, a lot of contaminant were available ; the consequences of this availability are apparition of diseases including neurodegeneration. Neurodegenerative diseases of the human brain comprise a variety of disorders that affect an increasing percentage of the population. This study is based on the effect of the Boswellic resin, which is from a medicinal plant and known for its antioxidant effects on nerve cell damage. The objective of this work was to evaluate the in vitro and in vivo effects of the Boswellic resin on anticholinesterase activity and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) induced by D-galactose and aluminum tetrachloride in Swiss mice. Chemical composition of the resin essential oil was identified by the CG-MS analysis. The antioxidant activity was also assessed by the DMPD and metal chelation methods. In order to understand the mechanism of memory improvement, the acetylcholinesterase, AChE, and butyrylcholinesterase, BChE, inhibitory assays were performed. In vivo part of the study was achieved on Swiss mice divided into four groups: control, AD model, treated AD, and treated control group. The identification of chemical composition by CG-MS reach the 89.67% of the total extract compounds presented some very important molecules (p-Cymene, n-Octyl acetate, α-Pinene…). The present study proves that Boswellic resin improves memory and learning in treated Alzheimer’s group, modulates the oxidative stress and be involved in the protective effect against amyloid deposition and neurodegeneration, and stimulates the immune system in mice’s brain.

Comparative Study on the Protective Effect of Chlorogenic Acid and 3-(3-Hydroxyphenyl) Propionic Acid against Cadmium-Induced Erythrocyte Cytotoxicity: In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (13) ◽  
pp. 3859-3870
Author(s):  
Dai Cheng ◽  
Qi Song ◽  
Yixin Ding ◽  
Qianqian Yu ◽  
Yutong Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Protective Effect ◽  
Chlorogenic Acid ◽  
Propionic Acid ◽  
In Vivo Evaluation
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