Chemical composition, antibiofilm activity, and antibacterial potential in vitro and in a zebrafish model of Myrciaria pilosa Sobral & Couto essential oil.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Myrciaria pilosa is a medicinal species traditionally used to treat inflammation, pain and infectious diseases. Essential oils extracted from medicinal plants have recently gained prominence as adjuvants in combating microbial resistance due to their antimicrobial properties and synergistic potential when combined with conventional antibiotics.

Aim Of The Study: Investigated the chemical composition, antibacterial activity, antibiofilm effects, and antibiotic-enhancing properties of Myrciaria pilosa essential oil.

Lupeol as a Potential Inhibitor of NorA Efflux Pumps in Staphylococcus aureus: In Silico and In Vitro Evidence.

Antimicrobial resistance remains one of the major challenges to global public health, compromising the effectiveness of treatments and contributing to increased morbidity and mortality associated with bacterial infections. Among the mechanisms involved, efflux pumps-such as NorA, expressed in resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus-are particularly noteworthy. These transport proteins actively expel antibiotics from the cell, reducing their intracellular concentration.

Chemical Composition and In Vitro Antibiofilm Action of Varronia curassavica Jacq. (Boraginaceae) Essential Oil: A Promising Natural Agent Against Bacterial Infections.

Antimicrobial resistance is an increasing threat to public health, with alarming estimates of mortality rates. In this context, the clinical properties of Varronia curassavica Jacq. are highlighted due to its biological and pharmacological activities.

Modifying-antibiotic action of Hecogenin Acetate as an alternative to combat bacterial infections.

Bacterial infections are pathologies with specific morbidity and mortality that disrupt a high level of care in health systems. These diseases are treated using antibacterial drugs. Antibiotics are drugs that act by inhibiting bacterial growth or promoting the death of microorganisms.

Effect of betulinic acid on MepA efflux pump inhibition in Staphylococcus aureus: Antibacterial and molecular study.

Infections caused by pathogenic bacteria have been responsible for a significant number of deaths in recent decades. Invasive infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus are highly prevalent and have high morbidity and mortality rates. Faced with the increase in multidrug-resistant bacteria, a promising strategy is the development of adjuvant molecules that enhance the effects of antibiotics, such as efflux pump inhibitors.

Evaluation of inhibition and eradication of bacterial biofilm by solasodin.

Biofilms are complex microbial structures that have a significant impact on human health, industry and the environment. These complex structures represent one of the main mechanisms of microbial resistance, and their development constitutes a serious health problem. Therefore, the aim of this study was to verify the potential for inhibition and eradication of bacterial biofilm by salosodine, which is a steroidal alkaloid sapogenin found in plants of the Solanum genus.

In vitro Evaluation of Fungal Susceptibility and Inhibition of Virulence by Diosgenin.

Fungal infections are a public health problem that mainly affects immunosuppressed people, Candida spp. have been responsible for most sources of contamination and invasive fungal infections described around the world. The need arises to find new therapeutic approaches to combat growing infections.

In vitro evaluation of the susceptibility of bacterial biofilms to hecogenin acetate.

Biofilms are a bacterial resistance strategy through which microorganisms organize themselves in the form of a colony fixed to a surface that is protected by a polymer matrix. Infectious diseases that result in biofilm formation have been considered a relevant public health problem due to the potential to increase patient morbidity and mortality, in addition to increasing the burden on health services. Such pathologies are treated with the use of antimicrobial drugs, the indiscriminate use of which has contributed to the process of bacterial resistance, demanding the need to invest in new alternatives to combat them.

Antibacterial activity and anxiolytic-like effect of Mart. leaves in adult zebrafish ().

Mart. is an endemic plant of the Caatinga that presents a great socioeconomic importance for the Northeast and Semiarid Region of Brazil. In view of this, this study aimed to evaluate the antibacterial activity and anxiolytic-like effects of Mart leaves in adult zebrafish ().

LC-MS Analysis and Antifungal Activity of Sm.

Fungi of the genus are responsible for invasive candidiasis, which affects people all over the world and has high mortality rates. This is due to their virulence factors, which give them great resistance and pathogenicity. In addition, the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains makes it difficult to treat these infections.

UPLC-MS-ESI-QTOF Analysis and Antifungal Activity of Aqueous Extracts of .

This study aimed to identify the chemical composition of the aqueous leaf and root extracts (EALST and EARST) and to evaluate their effect, comparatively, against opportunistic pathogenic fungi. Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled to a Quadrupole/Time of Flight System (UPLC-MS-ESI-QTOF) was employed for chemical analysis. and standard strains and clinical isolates were used (CA INCQS 40006, CT INCQS 40042, CA URM 5974, and CT URM 4262).

Evaluation of the antibacterial activity of hecogenin acetate and its inhibitory potential of NorA and MepA efflux pumps from Staphylococcus aureus.

Antimicrobial drugs are of great importance in the control of bacterial infections. Its indiscriminate use contributes to the consolidation of bacterial resistance. Its applicability is due to its secondary metabolites, such as saponins, which are compounds with relevant antibacterial action.

Potentiation of Antibiotic Action and Efflux Pump Inhibitory Effect on Strains by Solasodine.

A worrisome fact is the increase in microbial resistance, which has as its main cause the indiscriminate use of antibiotics. Scientific studies have investigated bioactive compounds such as steroidal sapogenins, in the perspective of new beneficial alternatives for the control of bacterial resistance. Therefore, the objective of this work was to verify the antibacterial activity as well as the modifying action of antibiotics associated with solasodine and its ability to inhibit the efflux pump mechanism in strains of .

Evaluation of the antibacterial and inhibitory activity of NorA and MepA efflux pumps from Staphylococcus aureus by diosgenin.

The increase in bacterial resistance to available antibiotics has driven several researchers to search for new agents with therapeutic properties. Diosgenin is a naturally occurring steroidal saponin that has demonstrated several pharmacological properties. In the present study, we report the antimicrobial activity of diosgenin against the standard and multidrug-resistant bacteria of Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus, in addition to the efflux pump inhibitory activity against Staphylococcus aureus strains carrying NorA and MepA pumps.

Anti- Properties of L.: Enhancement of Fungal Growth, Biofilm Production and Antifungal Resistance.

(1) Background: is a genus of yeasts with notable pathogenicity and significant ability to develop antimicrobial resistance. L., a medicinal plant that is traditionally used due to its antimicrobial properties, has demonstrated significant antifungal activity.

Chemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Kunth.

Kunth (Euphorbiaceae), whose occurrence has already been registered in the most varied Brazilian biomes, is commonly found in the Chapada do Araripe, Ceará. The species is traditionally used to treat fungal, parasitic, and degenerative diseases. This study investigated the chemical composition and pharmacological potential (antioxidant, antifungal, antiparasitic, and cytotoxic) of an aqueous extract obtained from the roots of .

Evaluation of Elaiophylin extracted from Streptomyces hygroscopicus as a potential inhibitor of the NorA efflux protein in Staphylococcus aureus: An in vitro and in silico approach.

Compounds capable of inhibiting the efflux pump mechanism are a promising alternative against bacterial resistance because, when combined with antibiotics, they can increase the effectiveness of these drugs by inhibiting active efflux. Elaiophylin, derived from Streptomyces hygroscopicus, is a natural antibiotic that exhibits a variety of biological activities, including antibacterial activity. However, its potential as an inhibitor of the bacterial efflux mechanism has not been investigated.