Diphenhydramine and levofloxacin combination therapy against antimicrobial resistance in respiratory tract infections

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 409-420
Author(s):  
Sadaf Areej ◽  
Adeel Sattar ◽  
Aqeel Javeed ◽  
Sohail Raza
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Concentration Index ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Inhibitory Concentration ◽  
Antibacterial Effect ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
H1 Receptor ◽  
In Vitro Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Tract Infections

Background: Antibiotics are in use since decades to treat various infections caused by Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Diphenhydramine, an H1 receptor blocker possesses a weak antibiotic action but when combined with other antibiotics may potentiate their antibacterial activity. Materials & methods: This study investigated in vitro antibacterial activity of diphenhydramine when used alone and in combination with levofloxacin against methicillin-resistant S. aureus and P. aeruginosa. Results: The combined antibacterial effect of the drugs against bacteria showed a fractional inhibitory concentration index of ≤0.5, in other words, synergism. No cytotoxicity was observed as percentage cell viability was >50%. Conclusion: The combination of diphenhydramine and levofloxacin exerted antibacterial activity, and was not found to be cytotoxic when given in combination against P. aeruginosa and S. aureus.

scholarly journals In vitro antibacterial activity of essential oils from Lamiaceae species

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 141-144
Author(s):  
Vinod Kumar ◽  
◽  
C. S. Mathela ◽  
Amit Panwar ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Essential Oils ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Antibacterial Effect ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
In Vitro Antibacterial Activity

Essential oils from Calamintha umbrosa and Nepeta species viz. N. leucophylla; N. hindostana; N. ciliaris and N. clarkei (family Lamiaceae), was tested against six bacterial strains. To evaluate the correlation between the antimicrobial activity and the essential oils, PCA and HCA analysis was done. PCA and HCA analysis of the antibacterial activity revealed that essential oils of Nepeta species had a strong and broad spectrum antibacterial effect against bacterial strains of P. aeruginosa and S. scandidus. The N. leucophylla oil showed higher activity against Gram-negative bacteria P. aeruginosa (10.5 mm, MIC 10 µL/mL) and K. pneumonia (9.1 mm, MIC 45 µL/mL) among all Nepeta oils which may be due to presence of active antimicrobial iridoids compounds.

scholarly journals Lauryl-poly-L-lysine: A New Antimicrobial Agent?

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laetitia Vidal ◽  
Véronique Thuault ◽  
Arturo Mangas ◽  
Rafael Coveñas ◽  
Anne Thienpont ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Antimicrobial Agent ◽  
Inhibitory Concentration ◽  
Antibacterial Effect ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
Multiple Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Good Ability

The development of multiple antibiotic resistance is a global problem. It is necessary to find new tools whose mechanisms of action differ from those of currently used antibiotics. It is known that fatty acids and cationic polypeptides are able to fight bacteria. Here, we describe the synthesis of fatty acids linked to a polypeptide with antibacterial activity. The linkage of fatty acids to a polypeptide is reported to increase the antibacterial effect of the linked fatty acid in comparison with free fatty acids (FA) or free poly-L-lysine (PLL) or a mixture of both (FA free + PLL free). A number of C6–C18 fatty acids were linked to PLL to obtain new synthetic products. These compounds were assessed in vitro to evaluate their antibacterial activity. Some fatty acid-PLLs showed a good ability to fight bacteria. Their bactericidal activity was evaluated, and, lauryl linked to PLL was found to be the most active product against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. This new active component showed a good degree of specificity and reproducibility and its minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was comparatively good. The antibacterial activity of the lauryl-PLL compound suggests that it is a new and promising antimicrobial agent.

scholarly journals Antibacterial evaluation of some benzimidazole derivatives and their zinc(II) complexes

2007 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. 459-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.O. Podunavac-Kuzmanovic ◽  
D.M. Cvetkovic
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Inhibitory Concentration ◽  
Benzimidazole Derivatives ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
In Vitro Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Antibacterial Evaluation

Zinc(II) chloride was reacted with some 1-benzylbenzimidazole derivatives (L) to give complexes of the formula ZnL2Cl2. All the ligands and their zinc(II) complexes were evaluated for their in vitro antibacterial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus and Sarcina lutea. Themajority of the investigated compounds displayed in vitro antimicrobial activity against very persistent microorganisms. It was found that all the tested compounds were more active against gram-positive than gram-negative bacteria. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined for all ligands and their complexes. The effect of the structure of the ligands and complexes on the antimicrobial activity is discussed. The complexes were found to be more toxic than the ligands.

In Vitro Antibacterial activity of ethanolic extract of Myrsine africana against laboratory Strains of Pathogenic Organisms

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (04) ◽  
pp. 4512
Author(s):  
Jackie K. Obey ◽  
Anthoney Swamy T* ◽  
Lasiti Timothy ◽  
Makani Rachel
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration ◽  
Inhibitory Concentration ◽  
Ethanolic Extract ◽  
Ethanol Extract ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Zones Of Inhibition ◽  
In Vitro Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Myrsine Africana

The determination of the antibacterial activity (zone of inhibition) and minimum inhibitory concentration of medicinal plants a crucial step in drug development. In this study, the antibacterial activity and minimum inhibitory concentration of the ethanol extract of Myrsine africana were determined for Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Streptococcus pneumoniae. The zones of inhibition (mm±S.E) of 500mg/ml of M. africana ethanol extract were 22.00± 0.00 for E. coli,20.33 ±0.33 for B. cereus,25.00± 0.00 for S. epidermidis and 18. 17±0.17 for S. pneumoniae. The minimum inhibitory concentration(MIC) is the minimum dose required to inhibit growth a microorganism. Upon further double dilution of the 500mg/ml of M. africana extract, MIC was obtained for each organism. The MIC for E. coli, B. cereus, S. epidermidis and S. pneumoniae were 7.81mg/ml, 7.81mg/ml, 15.63mg/ml and 15.63mg/ml respectively. Crude extracts are considered active when they inhibit microorganisms with zones of inhibition of 8mm and above. Therefore, this study has shown that the ethanol extract of M. africana can control the growth of the four organisms tested.

In Vitro antibacterial activity of lactic acid bacteria isolated from goat’s raw milk of Mostaganem (West Algeria) against Gram negative bacteria responsible for urinary tract infections

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
Zergoug Amina ◽  
Cheriguene Abderrahim ◽  
Chougrani Fadela
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Lactic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Raw Milk ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Tract Infections ◽  
West Algeria

Urinary tract infections (UTI) are a serious bacterial pathological challenges all over the world, leading to respiratory infections, that’s why new strategies don’t cease to develop. Lactic acid bacteria having shown beneficial effects for years in various areas, may prove to be excellent candidates in medical field. The current research focused on the selection of lactic acid bacteria having the potential of an antibacterial activity against Gram negative bacteria responsible for UTI, for an eventual use as a therapeutic agent. A total of 40 isolates were isolated from goat’s raw milk of Mostaganem (West Algeria). In vitro tests were conducted in order to determine the efficiency of the isolates to produce antibacterial agents in interaction with uropathogens. Among 40 isolates, only 10 isolates identified as Lactobacilli and Lactococci were performant. The Screening showed that the inhibitor agent was proteinaceous substance. Therfore, it is noted that a treatment with presence of LAB is very encouraging as a result of the production of bacteriocin-like substance. On the other hand, LAB can be considered as a good alter-native to the large extent to the antibiotics in the treatment of UTI.

scholarly journals Chemical Composition and in Vitro Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oil of Minthostachys Mollis (Kunth) Griseb Vaught from the Venezuelan Andes

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 1934578X0900400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flor D. Mora ◽  
María Araque ◽  
Luis B. Rojas ◽  
Rosslyn Ramírez ◽  
Bladimiro Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Chemical Constituents ◽  
Salmonella Typhi ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Significant Inhibitory Effect ◽  
In Vitro Antibacterial Activity

Chemical constituents of the essential oil from the leaves of Minthostachys mollis (Kunth) Griseb Vaught var. mollis collected in January 2008 at Tuñame, Trujillo State, Venezuela, were separated and identified by GCMS analysis. The essential oil was obtained by hydrodistillation and thirteen components (98.5% of the sample) were identified by comparison with the Wiley GCMS library data base. The two major components were pulegone (55.2%) and trans-menthone (31.5%). The essential oil showed a significant inhibitory effect against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, especially Bacillus subtilis and Salmonella typhi (4 μg/mL).

scholarly journals Microwave Mediated Synthesis of Novel 1,3,5-Triazine Derivative and their Biological Evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
pp. 181-185
Author(s):  
Krishn Kumar Barmase ◽  
Deepak Basedia ◽  
Balkrishna Dubey
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Antibacterial Effect ◽  
Bacterial Species ◽  
Biological Evaluation ◽  
Chloride Ions ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Triazine Derivative ◽  
Triazine Derivatives ◽  
In Vitro Antibacterial Activity

1,3,5-Triazine derivative are synthesized by replacement of chloride ions of Cyanuric chloride and 1,3,5-Triazine derivative are showing promising biologically activity such as Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antimalarial, Antivirus, Anticancer that’s why interest of researches on synthesis of 1,3,5-Triazine derivatives always in focused. The present study reported the synthesis of 2,4,6-Trisubstituted 1,3,5-Triazine derivatives by Microwave mediated Method which gave the desired result in less time with higher yield. The structure of 1,3,5-Triazine derivatives have been elucidated by Spectral of IR, NMR and MASS. The derivative of 1,3,5-Triazine are evaluated for their In vitro Antibacterial activity against Gram Positive and Gram Negative Bacterial species and shown good Antibacterial effect.

scholarly journals Synthesis and in vitro Antibacterial Activity of Quaternization 10-Methoxycanthin-6-one Derivatives

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Na Li ◽  
Jiang-Kun Dai ◽  
Dan Liu ◽  
Jin-Yi Wang ◽  
Jun-Ru Wang
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Natural Products ◽  
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Antibacterial Agents ◽  
Inhibitory Concentration ◽  
Dilution Method ◽  
In Vitro Antibacterial Activity

Natural products are an important source of antibacterial agents. Canthin-6-one alkaloids have displayed potential antibacterial activity based on our previous work. In order to improve the activity, twenty-two new 3-N-benzylated 10-methoxy canthin-6-ones were designed and synthesized through quaternization reaction. The in vitro antibacterial activity against three bacteria was evaluated by double dilution method. Four compounds (6f, 6i, 6p and 6t) displayed 2-fold superiority (minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) = 3.91 µg/mL) against agricultural pathogenic bacteria R. solanacearum and P. syringae than agrochemical propineb. Moreover, the structure–activity relationships (SARs) were also carefully summarized in order to guide the development of antibacterial canthin-6-one agents.

scholarly journals Antibacterial Activity of Grepafloxacin

1998 ◽  
Vol 9 (suppl e) ◽  
pp. 4E-9E
Author(s):  
B Wiedemann ◽  
P Heisig
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Inhibitory Concentration ◽  
Gram Positive ◽  
Gram Positive Bacteria ◽  
Pharmacodynamic Profile ◽  
Resistant Mutants ◽  
Tract Infections ◽  
Relative Differences

Grepafloxin has an extremely broad spectrum of activity. Its activity against Gram-positive bacteria exceeds that of currently available quinolones. Grepafloxacin-resistant mutants seem to occur less frequently than ciprofloxacin - or ofloxacin-resistant mutants, and the increase in minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) against the former mutants is less than that of the latter. This applies only to the relative differences (in dilution steps); the absolute values are similar. Grepafloxacin kills Gram-positive bacteria at concentrations little above the MIC. Its pharmacodynamic profile against pneumococci is promising, favouring use of this drug for respiratory tract infections.

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