scholarly journals The Mechanism of Bisdemethoxycurcumin Enhances Conventional Antibiotics against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (21) ◽  
pp. 7945
Author(s):  
Shu Wang ◽  
Min-Chul Kim ◽  
Ok-Hwa Kang ◽  
Dong-Yeul Kwon

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection has posed a serious threat to public health, therefore, the development of new antibacterial drugs is imperative. Bisdemethoxycurcumin (BDMC) is a curcumin analog that exists in nature and possesses extensive pharmacological actions. This review focuses on investigating the antibacterial activity of BDMC alone or in combination with three antibiotics against MRSA. We determined the minimal inhibitory concentration of BDMC, with a broth microdilution assay, and the value against all six strains was 7.8 μg/mL. The synergistic effect of BDMC combined with the antibiotics was determined using a checkerboard dilution test and a time–kill curve assay. The results showed that the antimicrobial effect of BDMC combined with antibiotics was superior to treatment with that of a single agent alone. We examined the antibacterial activity of BDMC in the presence of a membrane-permeabilizing agent and an ATPase-inhibiting agent, respectively. In addition, we analyzed the mecA transcription gene and the penicillin-binding protein 2a (PBP2a) level of MRSA treated with BDMC by quantitative RT-PCR or Western blot assay. The gene transcription and the protein level were significantly inhibited. This study demonstrated that BDMC has potent antibacterial activity, and proved that BDMC may be a potential natural modulator of antibiotics.

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 2752
Author(s):  
Shu Wang ◽  
Ok-Hwa Kang ◽  
Dong-Yeul Kwon

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major nosocomial pathogen worldwide and has acquired multiple resistance to a wide range of antibiotics. Hence, there is a pressing need to explore novel strategies to overcome the increase in antimicrobial resistance. The present study aims to investigate the efficacy and mechanism of plant-derived antimicrobials, trans-cinnamaldehyde (TCA) in decreasing MRSA’s resistance to eight conventional antibiotics. A checkerboard dilution test and time–kill curve assay are used to determine the synergistic effects of TCA combined with the antibiotics. The results indicated that TCA increased the antibacterial activity of the antibiotics by 2-16-fold. To study the mechanism of the synergism, we analyzed the mecA transcription gene and the penicillin-binding protein 2a level of MRSA treated with TCA by quantitative RT-PCR or Western blot assay. The gene transcription and the protein level were significantly inhibited. Additionally, it was verified that TCA can significantly inhibit the biofilm, which is highly resistant to antibiotics. The expression of the biofilm regulatory gene hld of MRSA after TCA treatment was also significantly downregulated. These findings suggest that TCA maybe is an exceptionally potent modulator of antibiotics.


2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 435-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jang-Gi Choi ◽  
Ok-Hwa Kang ◽  
Obiang-Obounou Brice ◽  
Young-Seob Lee ◽  
Hee-Sung Chae ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (20) ◽  
pp. 7108-7112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dae-Sung Lee ◽  
Seong-Yun Jeong ◽  
Young-Mog Kim ◽  
Myung-Suk Lee ◽  
Chang-Bum Ahn ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Triveni A G ◽  
Suresh Kumar Mendem ◽  
Channapa T Shivannavar ◽  
Subhaschandra M Gaddad

 Objective:The continuous rise in the prevalence of multi drug resistance pathogens globally is threatening the treatment and management of infectious diseases. Ethno medicine plays a key role in the exploration for novel bioactive compounds. The present study evaluates the antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of the crude extracts of Lawsonia inermis against clinical isolates of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).Materials and methods: Shade dried and finely powdered leaves of the plant were extracted by maceration method using six solvents methanol, acetone, ethyl acetate, chloroform, petroleum ether and n-hexane. Antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of the extracts against MDR MRSA by agar cup diffusion and tube method respectively.Results: Methanol extract showed the highest antibacterial activity of 18mm compared to other extracts. Similarly, petroleum ether extract showed highest biofilm inhibition of 84.7%. Other solvent extracts also exhibited significant biofilm inhibition [n-Hexane-83.6%, Ethyl acetate -79.5%, Chloroform-79.2%, Acetone -77% and Methanol-77%].Conclusion: The leaf extracts of L. inermis have shown promising biofilm inhibitory activity and good antibacterial activity, which can be explored for the development of new drugs for the MDR pathogens. Keywords: Antibioticacivity, Antibiofilm activity, L.inermis, MRSA


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