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Gasotransmitters in Modern Medicine: Promises and Challenges in the Use of Porous Crystalline Carriers

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This perspective provides an overview of the growing interest in utilizing various gasotransmitters—small gaseous signaling molecules namely nitric oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO), and hydrogen sulfide (H2S)—for several therapeutic applications, with emphasis on the potential use of porous materials as carriers to provide safe and controlled local ...
Rosana V. Pinto, Moisés L. Pinto, Christian Serre   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of amoxicillin-clavulanate followed by autologous fecal microbiota transplantation on fecal microbiome structure and metabolic potential [PDF]

, 2018
The spread of multidrug resistance among pathogenic organisms threatens the efficacy of antimicrobial treatment options. The human gut serves as a reservoir for many drug-resistant organisms and their resistance genes, and perturbation of the gut ...
Bulow, Christopher, Burnham, Carey-Ann D, CDC Prevention Epicenter Program,, Dantas, Gautam, Dubberke, Erik R, Hink, Tiffany, Jones, Susan, Kwon, Jennie H, Langdon, Amy, Patel, Sanket, Reske, Kimberly A, Seiler, Sondra, Sun, Xiaoqing, Wallace, Meghan   +13 more
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Mesoporous Fe3O4 Nanoparticles Loaded with IR‐820 for Antibacterial Activity via Magnetic Hyperthermia Combined with Photodynamic Therapy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study addresses bacterial biofilm resistance by developing mesoporous Fe3O4 nanoparticles loaded with photosensitizer IR‐820, enabling combined antimicrobial photodynamic therapyand magnetic hyperthermia therapy. The system achieves magnetic targeting, heat‐triggered drug release under alternating magnetic fields, and near‐infrared‐induced ROS ...
Yuange Li, Song Xue, Hong Sung Min, Chen Chen, Liheng Lu, Zhiheng Chen, Haojie Shan, Fuli Yin, Xiaowei Yu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Draft Genome Sequences of Antibiotic-Resistant Commensal Escherichia coli [PDF]

, 2014
Antimicrobial resistance is a significant public health issue. We report here the draft genome sequences of three drug-resistant strains of commensal Escherichia coli isolated from a single healthy college student.
Garrett, Meghan, Parker, Jennifer, Stephens, Craig M.   +2 more
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Nanocarrier‐Based Targeting of Pattern Recognition Receptors as an Innovative Strategy for Enhancing Sepsis Therapy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent progress in nanocarriers targeting pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), including Toll‐like and NOD‐like receptors, for enhancing the treatment of bacterial sepsis and related complications. These nanomedicines deliver antibiotics and anti‐inflammatory agents while modulating immune responses.
Eman A. Ismail, Vincent O. Nyandoro, Calvin A. Omolo, Thirumala Govender   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular Epidemiology of mcr-Encoded Colistin Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae From Food-Producing Animals in Italy Revealed Through the EU Harmonized Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Colistin resistance by mobilisable mcr genes has been described in bacteria of food-animal origin worldwide, which has raised public health concerns about its potential foodborne transmission to human pathogenic bacteria.
Patricia Alba, Pimlapas Leekitcharoenphon, Alessia Franco, Fabiola Feltrin, Angela Ianzano, Andrea Caprioli, Fiorentino Stravino, Rene S. Hendriksen, Valeria Bortolaia, Antonio Battisti   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge and Attitude of Students on Antimicrobial Resistance at Debre Markos University, Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2016
Irrational use of medicines is a key reason for the increase and spread of antimicrobial resistance and it is a global concern. It is a fast mounting universal crisis. The main of this study of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of
Bizuayehu, H. M. (Habtamu), Zelellw, D. A. (Desalegne)   +1 more
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Proteomics as the final step in the functional metagenomics study of antimicrobial resistance [PDF]

, 2015
peer-reviewedThe majority of clinically applied antimicrobial agents are derived from natural products generated by soil microorganisms and therefore resistance is likely to be ubiquitous in such environments.
Cotter, Paul D., Fouhy, Fiona, Hill, Colin, STANTON, CATHERINE, Walsh, Fiona   +4 more
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Concurrent Biocompatibility and Antimicrobial Functionality of Soft Diamond‐Like Carbon Coating for Healthcare Applications

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Designing an engineering material that simultaneously promotes the growth of beneficial biological cells while eliminating harmful bacteria is often challenging. However, this study presents a unique carbon coating by manufacturing design capable of achieving both functions, demonstrating strong potential for various applications, including medical ...
Abdul Wasy Zia, Alberto Tuñón‐Molina, Ioannis Anestopoulos, Miguel Martí, Iraklis‐Stavros Panagiotidis, Anam Ijaz, Ángel Serrano‐Aroca, Mihalis I. Panayiotidis, Martin Birkett   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Severe co-infection caused by difficult-to-diagnose hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae K1-ST82 in a patient with COVID-19: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Co-infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae presents a significant concern in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), increasing the risk of severe disease progression. Hypervirulent (hv) and hypermucoviscous (hm) K. pneumoniae (
Masamichi Itoga, Wataru Hayashi, Shizuo Kayama, Liansheng Yu, Yo Sugawara, Masahiko Kimura, Hiroyuki Hanada, Sadatomo Tasaka, Motoyuki Sugai   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source