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Targeting Bacterial Antioxidant Systems for Antibiotics Development
- Source :
- Current medicinal chemistry. 27(12)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria has become an urgent issue in modern medicine which requires novel strategies to develop antibiotics. Recent studies have supported the hypothesis that antibiotic-induced bacterial cell death is mediated by Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS). The hypothesis also highlighted the importance of antioxidant systems, the defense mechanism which contributes to antibiotic resistance. Thioredoxin and glutathione systems are the two major thiol-dependent systems which not only provide antioxidant capacity but also participate in various biological events in bacteria, such as DNA synthesis and protein folding. The biological importance makes them promising targets for novel antibiotics development. Based on the idea, ebselen and auranofin, two bacterial thioredoxin reductase inhibitors, have been found to inhibit the growth of bacteria lacking the GSH efficiently. A recent study combining ebselen and silver exhibited a strong synergistic effect against Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria which possess both thioredoxin and glutathione systems. These drug-repurposing studies are promising for quick clinical usage due to their well-known profile.
- Subjects :
- Modern medicine
Antioxidant
Auranofin
Thioredoxin-Disulfide Reductase
medicine.medical_treatment
Thioredoxin reductase
Biochemistry
Bacterial cell structure
Antioxidants
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
Drug Discovery
medicine
030304 developmental biology
Pharmacology
0303 health sciences
biology
Bacteria
030306 microbiology
Ebselen
Organic Chemistry
biology.organism_classification
Glutathione
Anti-Bacterial Agents
chemistry
Molecular Medicine
Thioredoxin
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1875533X
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Current medicinal chemistry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7c23349d433fa90df4d4fd5cb60f0855