Critical Assessment of the Prospects of Quorum-Quenching Therapy for Staphylococcus aureus Infection
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Quorum Sensing in Staphylococcus aureus: The Agr System
3. Impact of Agr Control on S. aureus Infection and Colonization
4. Main Targets in the Agr System: AgrA and AgrC
5. Criteria Defining a Therapeutically Promising Quorum Quenching Substance
6. Assessment of Studies Investigating In Vivo Efficacy of Agr Inhibitory Drugs
6.1. General Remarks
6.2. AgrC as Target
6.3. AgrA as Target
6.4. Drugs with Other or Unknown Targets in the Agr System
7. Probiotic/Bacterial Interaction and Antibody-Based Approaches
8. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Study Title (Year Published) | Substance | Agr Inhibition Shown 1 | Infection Type | Appropriate Drug Application 1 | Growth Effects Ruled out 1 | Agr Specificity Tested 1 | Toxicity Evaluation 1 |
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Severn et al. (2022) [68] | S. hominis AIP-2 | Yes | Dermonecrosis Epicutaneous skin infection | Yes | No | No | No |
Brown et al. (2020) [69] | S. simulans AIP-1 | Yes | Dermonecrosis | No | No | No | No |
Baldry et al. (2018) [65] | Solonamide B | Yes | Atopic dermatitis | (Yes) | Yes | No | Yes |
Paharik et al. (2017) [63] | S. caprae AIP | Yes | Dermonecrosis | No | No | No | No |
Murray et al. (2014) [64] | 3-tetradecanoyltetronic acid | Yes | Arthritis | ? 2 | No | No | No |
Wright et al. (2005) [32] | S. aureus AIP-2 | Yes | Dermonecrosis | No | No | No | No |
Mayville et al. (1999) [54] | S. aureus AIP-2 | Yes | Dermonecrosis | No | No | No | No |
Study (Year Published) | Substance | Agr Inhibition Shown 1 | Infection Type | Appropriate Drug Application 1 | Growth Effects Ruled out 1 | Agr Specificity Tested 1 | Toxicity Evaluation 1 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pant et al. (2022) [70] | Savirin | Yes | Prosthetic joint infection | Yes | No | No | No |
Ren et al. (2022) [77] | Hispidulin | Yes | Pneumonia | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Mahdally et al. (2021) [71] | Staquorsin | Yes | Skin abscess | No (?) 2 | Yes | No | Yes |
Palaniappan et al. (2021) [73] | Bumetanide | Yes | Dermonecrosis | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Parlet et al. (2019) [58] | Apicidin | Yes | Dermonecrosis | No | No | Yes (selected targets) | No |
Greenberg et al. (2018) [75] | Biaryl hydroxyketones F12, F19 | No | Sepsis | Yes | No | No | No |
Kuo et al. (2015) [76] | Biaryl hydroxyketones F12, F19 | No | Wound healing Insect larva | Yes | No | No | No |
Da et al. (2016) [78] | Antisense locked nucleic acids | Yes | Dermonecrosis | No | Yes | No | No |
Daly et al. (2015) [72] | ω-Hydroxyemodin | Yes | Dermonecrosis | No | No | No | Yes |
Sully et al. (2014) [57] | Savirin | Yes | Air pouch Dermonecrosis | Yes 3 | Yes 3 | Yes | No |
Study Title (Year Published) | Substance | Agr Inhibition Shown 1 | Infection Type | Appropriate Drug Application 1 | Growth Effects Ruled out 1 | Agr Specificity Tested 1 | Toxicity Evaluation 1 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yuan et al. (2022) [82] | Luteolin (3′,4′,5,7-tetrahydroxyflavone) | No | Pneumonia | Yes | No | No | No |
Khayat et al. (2022) [83] | Sitagliptin | Yes | Sepsis | No | No | Yes (results suggesting non-specificity) | No |
Hu et al. (2022) [84] | Luteolin-loaded nanoparticles | No | Joint humeral implant infection | N/A | No | No | Yes |
Zheng et al. (2022) [85] | Benzylaniline derivative | No | Sepsis | Yes | No | Yes (results suggesting non-specificity) | No |
Mishra et al. (2021) [86] | N-4-Methoxyphenyl- 3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-propanamide | No | Galleria survival | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Salam et al. (2021) [80] | Castaneroxy A (a hydroperoxy cycloartane triterpenoid) | Yes | Dermonecrosis | No | No | No | Yes |
Tang et al. (2020) [81] | 3-oxo-olean-12-en-28-oic acid, 3-oxotirucalla-7,24Z-dien-26-oic acid, 3α-hydroxytirucalla-7,24 Z-dien-27-oic acid | Yes | Dermonecrosis | No | No | No | Yes |
Todd et al. (2017) [59] | Ambuic acid | Yes | Dermonecrosis | No | No | Yes (selected targets) | Yes |
Yang et al. (2016) [87] | NO-releasing dexamethasone derivative | No | Sepsis | Yes | No | No | No |
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Otto, M. Critical Assessment of the Prospects of Quorum-Quenching Therapy for Staphylococcus aureus Infection. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 4025. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijms24044025
Otto M. Critical Assessment of the Prospects of Quorum-Quenching Therapy for Staphylococcus aureus Infection. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(4):4025. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijms24044025
Chicago/Turabian StyleOtto, Michael. 2023. "Critical Assessment of the Prospects of Quorum-Quenching Therapy for Staphylococcus aureus Infection" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no. 4: 4025. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijms24044025