| Literature DB >> 33414777 |
Ting Su1, Ye Qiu1, Xuesi Hua2, Bi Ye1, Haoming Luo1, Da Liu1, Peng Qu3, Zhidong Qiu1.
Abstract
Antibiotic resistance is becoming significantly prominent and urgent in clinical practice with the increasing and wide application of antibacterial drugs. However, developing and synthesizing new antimicrobial drugs is costly and time-consuming. Recently, researchers shifted their sights to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Here, we summarized the inhibitory mechanism of TCM herbs and their active ingredients on bacteria, discussed the regulatory mechanism of TCM on antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and revealed preclinical results of TCM herbs and their active components against antibiotic-resistant bacteria in mouse models. Those data suggest that TCM herbs and their effective constituents exhibit potential blockage ability on antibiotic-resistant bacteria, providing novel therapeutic ideas for reversing antibiotic resistance.Entities:
Keywords: active ingredients; antibiotic-resistant bacteria; multi-drug resistance; reversion mechanism; traditional Chinese medicine
Year: 2020 PMID: 33414777 PMCID: PMC7782309 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.610070
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Front Microbiol ISSN: 1664-302X Impact factor: 5.640