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Article Dans Une Revue Antibiotics Année : 2022

Synthetic Flavonoid BrCl-Flav—An Alternative Solution to Combat ESKAPE Pathogens

Cristina-Veronica Moldovan
Mihaela Savu
Elodie Dussert
  • Fonction : Auteur
Haïrati Aboubacar
  • Fonction : Auteur
Laura Gabriela Sarbu
Simona Matiut
Lucian Mihail Birsa
Marius Stefan

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ESKAPE pathogens are considered as global threats to human health. The discovery of new molecules for which these pathogens have not yet developed resistance is a high medical priority. Synthetic flavonoids are good candidates for developing new antimicrobials. Therefore, we report here the potent in vitro antibacterial activity of BrCl-flav, a representative of a new class of synthetic tricyclic flavonoids. Minimum inhibitory/bactericidal concentration, time kill and biofilm formation assays were employed to evaluate the antibacterial potential of BrCl-flav. The mechanism of action was investigated using fluorescence and scanning electron microscopy. A checkerboard assay was used to study the effect of the tested compound in combination with antibiotics. Our results showed that BrCl-flav displayed important inhibitory activity against all tested clinical isolates, with MICs ranging between 0.24 and 125 µg/mL. A total kill effect was recorded after only 1 h of exposing Enterococcus faecium cells to BrCl-flav. Additionally, BrCl-flav displayed important biofilm disruption potential against Acinetobacter baumannii. Those effects were induced by membrane integrity damage. BrCl-flav expressed synergistic activity in combination with penicillin against a MRSA strain. Based on the potent antibacterial activity, low cytotoxicity and pro-inflammatory effect, BrCl-flav has good potential for developing new effective drugs against ESKAPE pathogens.

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hal-04551735 , version 1 (18-04-2024)

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Cristina-Veronica Moldovan, Mihaela Savu, Elodie Dussert, Haïrati Aboubacar, Laura Gabriela Sarbu, et al.. Synthetic Flavonoid BrCl-Flav—An Alternative Solution to Combat ESKAPE Pathogens. Antibiotics, 2022, 11 (10), pp.1389. ⟨10.3390/antibiotics11101389⟩. ⟨hal-04551735⟩
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