{"title":"Antibacterial Potential of Tetrahydrocarbazoles (THCZ): A Review","authors":"Nitin Kumar, Shalini Sharma, Saurabh Agrawal, Vishesh Verma","doi":"10.2174/0115734072275884240125100455","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/0115734072275884240125100455","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Antibiotic resistance has become a major public threat across the globe associated with\u0000human health. Some bacterial and fungal infections produce bacterial resistance, such as methicillin-\u0000resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE)\u0000and multidrug-resistant (MDR) species Acinetobacter baumannii etc. Tetrahydrocarbazoles\u0000(THCz) are a sub-class of indole alkaloids profoundly present in natural products and biologically\u0000active compounds and have displayed potential biological activities in literature. THCz exhibit\u0000potential antibacterial activities through major bacterial pathways like cell wall synthesis inhibition\u0000and DNA gyrase enzyme inhibition with DNA sliding clamp inhibitors and MreB inhibitors.\u0000These THCZ also showed significant in vitro antibacterial activities against bacterial-resistant species,\u0000such as MRSA, VRE and Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR) in literature. MTDL (Multi Target\u0000Direct ligand) approach has been significantly used for the design of THC motif-based antibacterial\u0000agents. In this review article, we collected literature on THCz as a potential antibacterial\u0000agent from 2014 to date. The review study of THC core-based derivatives found excellent in vitro\u0000antibacterial profiles and revealed that they can play a significant role in drug discovery and the\u0000development of new antibiotics against various infectious diseases.\u0000","PeriodicalId":10772,"journal":{"name":"Current Bioactive Compounds","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139799483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antibacterial Potential of Tetrahydrocarbazoles (THCZ): A Review","authors":"Nitin Kumar, Shalini Sharma, Saurabh Agrawal, Vishesh Verma","doi":"10.2174/0115734072275884240125100455","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/0115734072275884240125100455","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Antibiotic resistance has become a major public threat across the globe associated with\u0000human health. Some bacterial and fungal infections produce bacterial resistance, such as methicillin-\u0000resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE)\u0000and multidrug-resistant (MDR) species Acinetobacter baumannii etc. Tetrahydrocarbazoles\u0000(THCz) are a sub-class of indole alkaloids profoundly present in natural products and biologically\u0000active compounds and have displayed potential biological activities in literature. THCz exhibit\u0000potential antibacterial activities through major bacterial pathways like cell wall synthesis inhibition\u0000and DNA gyrase enzyme inhibition with DNA sliding clamp inhibitors and MreB inhibitors.\u0000These THCZ also showed significant in vitro antibacterial activities against bacterial-resistant species,\u0000such as MRSA, VRE and Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR) in literature. MTDL (Multi Target\u0000Direct ligand) approach has been significantly used for the design of THC motif-based antibacterial\u0000agents. In this review article, we collected literature on THCz as a potential antibacterial\u0000agent from 2014 to date. The review study of THC core-based derivatives found excellent in vitro\u0000antibacterial profiles and revealed that they can play a significant role in drug discovery and the\u0000development of new antibiotics against various infectious diseases.\u0000","PeriodicalId":10772,"journal":{"name":"Current Bioactive Compounds","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139859339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Anti Urolithiatic and Diuretic Potentiality of Hemidesmus indicus R. Br.","authors":"Saumya Das, Avijit Mazumder, Smriti Ojha, Deepika Pathak, Himanshu Singh, Pratibha Pandey, Rashmi Saxena Pal","doi":"10.2174/0115734072286989240124112311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/0115734072286989240124112311","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000The present study investigated the development of kidney stone formation in animal models involving renal tubular stone formation by ethylene glycol and COX-2 selective inhibitor-induced urolithiasis along with the diuretic potentiality by Lipschitz teston Wistar rats.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Hemidesmus indicus (H. indicus) R. Br. played a prominent role in various ancient\u0000traditional systems of medications and possessed various pharmacological applications. Since the\u0000last few decades, urolithiasis has been a major constraint in both livestock and human health.\u0000Celecoxib administration increased urinary enzyme excretion but did not affect oxalate or citrate\u0000excretion in a urolithiasis model.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000This research provides a comprehensive account of the ethnobotanical use of H. indicus as an antiurolithiatic and diuretic agent in animal models.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The plant material was dried, pulverized into a dry powder, extracted with ethanol, and\u0000analyzed for the presence of various secondary metabolites. The anti-urolithic effect of ethanolic\u0000extract of H. indicus roots in albino rats was investigated using ethylene glycol (0.75%) and COX\u0000-2 selective inhibitor models\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The experimental data showed the significant effect of H. Indicus root extract (HIEE) as\u0000anti-urolithiasis by the prevention of kidney stone formation, also by decreasing crystal nucleation, growth inhibition, decreased aggregation, and crystal retention within the renal tubules. The\u0000effect of HIEE supplementation prevents the impairment of renal stone formation, which was also\u0000confirmed by the histological findings. HIEE also acts as a potent diuretic, which supports the\u0000study.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The results indicated that HIEE was effective against experimentally induced urolithiasis, and it also acts as a potent diuretic in treated animals. So, it needs to perform future research on medicinal plants, including in vivo mechanistic and human studies for urolithiasis.\u0000","PeriodicalId":10772,"journal":{"name":"Current Bioactive Compounds","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139869671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Anti Urolithiatic and Diuretic Potentiality of Hemidesmus indicus R. Br.","authors":"Saumya Das, Avijit Mazumder, Smriti Ojha, Deepika Pathak, Himanshu Singh, Pratibha Pandey, Rashmi Saxena Pal","doi":"10.2174/0115734072286989240124112311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/0115734072286989240124112311","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000The present study investigated the development of kidney stone formation in animal models involving renal tubular stone formation by ethylene glycol and COX-2 selective inhibitor-induced urolithiasis along with the diuretic potentiality by Lipschitz teston Wistar rats.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Hemidesmus indicus (H. indicus) R. Br. played a prominent role in various ancient\u0000traditional systems of medications and possessed various pharmacological applications. Since the\u0000last few decades, urolithiasis has been a major constraint in both livestock and human health.\u0000Celecoxib administration increased urinary enzyme excretion but did not affect oxalate or citrate\u0000excretion in a urolithiasis model.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000This research provides a comprehensive account of the ethnobotanical use of H. indicus as an antiurolithiatic and diuretic agent in animal models.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The plant material was dried, pulverized into a dry powder, extracted with ethanol, and\u0000analyzed for the presence of various secondary metabolites. The anti-urolithic effect of ethanolic\u0000extract of H. indicus roots in albino rats was investigated using ethylene glycol (0.75%) and COX\u0000-2 selective inhibitor models\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The experimental data showed the significant effect of H. Indicus root extract (HIEE) as\u0000anti-urolithiasis by the prevention of kidney stone formation, also by decreasing crystal nucleation, growth inhibition, decreased aggregation, and crystal retention within the renal tubules. The\u0000effect of HIEE supplementation prevents the impairment of renal stone formation, which was also\u0000confirmed by the histological findings. HIEE also acts as a potent diuretic, which supports the\u0000study.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The results indicated that HIEE was effective against experimentally induced urolithiasis, and it also acts as a potent diuretic in treated animals. So, it needs to perform future research on medicinal plants, including in vivo mechanistic and human studies for urolithiasis.\u0000","PeriodicalId":10772,"journal":{"name":"Current Bioactive Compounds","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139809806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In-vitro Interactions between Fluconazole and Diphenyl Diselenide against Various Candida Species","authors":"Sweety Dahiya, Anil Kumar Chhillar","doi":"10.2174/0115734072282896240115111712","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/0115734072282896240115111712","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000In the immunocompromised population, Candida species are the most\u0000aetiologic agents causing severe nosocomial fungal infections. Candida species, irrespective of\u0000being commensals in the human microbiome, are the fourth most prevalent source of potentially\u0000fatal yeast infections. Monotherapy is frequently employed to treat invasive fungal infections, but\u0000sometimes, patients do not favor the monotherapy treatment regime. It may be because of the reduced\u0000susceptibility of the pathogen toward traditional antimycotic drugs. Antimycotic drug\u0000combination therapy could be a better choice in such specific circumstances. In our study, we\u0000evaluated the interactions of fluconazole with diphenyl diselenide.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The antimycotic susceptibilities of Candida species for fluconazole and diphenyl\u0000diselenide were determined by broth microdilution assay, and the in-vitro interactions of fluconazole\u0000with diphenyl diselenide were studied by using disc diffusion assay and chequerboard assay.\u0000The nature of the interactions was assessed by calculating the fractional inhibitory concentration\u0000index (FICI). The interactions were also analyzed by the response surface approach.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) for fluconazole and diphenyl diselenide\u0000as determined by the broth microdilution assay against Candida species were 4 μg/ml-512 μg/ml\u0000and 1 μg/ml-32 μg/ml, respectively. The FICI values varied from 0.375 to 2.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Our finding demonstrated that there is no antagonism interaction between fluconazole\u0000and diphenyl diselenide in Candida species. Thus, this innovative combination should be\u0000explored in the future.\u0000","PeriodicalId":10772,"journal":{"name":"Current Bioactive Compounds","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140475573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sudesh Kumari, Prity Gulia, Pooja Choudhary, N. Sharma, Sweety Dahiya, Aruna Punia, A. K. Chhillar
{"title":"Endophytes: Untapped Source of Antifungal Agents","authors":"Sudesh Kumari, Prity Gulia, Pooja Choudhary, N. Sharma, Sweety Dahiya, Aruna Punia, A. K. Chhillar","doi":"10.2174/0115734072276049231207110314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/0115734072276049231207110314","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Screening for novel bioactive compounds has become more critical since drugresistant\u0000fungal infections have emerged and ethno-medicinal plants have been embarked as antifungal\u0000agents. The emphasis on medicinal plants has recently switched to the study of endophytes\u0000and their interactions with the host plant and screening of their antifungal activity. Endophytes\u0000are an endosymbiotic group of microorganisms that thrive within plant tissues without causing\u0000any symptoms or marking their presence. Endophytes have been looked into as potential resources\u0000for producing distinctive bioactive substances. The quest for bioactive natural compounds\u0000of endophytes isolated from higher plants is receiving a lot of interest from researchers worldwide,\u0000as seen by the recent surge in studies and publications on antifungal potential. This review\u0000aims to comprehend the role and applications of endophytes as a promising source of antifungal\u0000agents and enlighten on their most common mode of action.\u0000","PeriodicalId":10772,"journal":{"name":"Current Bioactive Compounds","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140485842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Taylor H. Díaz-Herrera, María Leonor Caldas Martínez, E. Coy-Barrera
{"title":"Phyllanthus-derived Naturally-occurring Products: An Overview of Their\u0000Effects against Viruses in Cell Models","authors":"Taylor H. Díaz-Herrera, María Leonor Caldas Martínez, E. Coy-Barrera","doi":"10.2174/0115734072275982231230073813","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/0115734072275982231230073813","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Infectious diseases are considered a global public health problem, with\u0000viruses being the predominant infectious agents afflicting the human population. The most used\u0000control alternatives are the search and development of vaccines and drugs. Nevertheless, their\u0000efficacy has limitations related to the immune response stimulation, resistance mechanisms, costeffort ratio, development, and production. An alternative to these drawbacks is the search for\u0000compounds isolated from plants with antiviral and/or virucidal properties. The genus Phyllanthus\u0000is a plant group producing compounds that gathers an antiviral and virucidal spectrum on different biological models. However, there is no complete review of their properties against viruses in\u0000cell models.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000To compile and analyse the more relevant information on the antiviral and virucidal\u0000activity in cell models, phytochemical composition, and generalities of the genus Phyllanthus.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The information was assembled from a general search for articles in various databanks,\u0000and the information was organized, tabulated, and discussed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The taxonomic classification of the genus Phyllanthus showed discrepancies between\u0000different authors and publications. The antiviral and virucidal effects of Phyllanthus naturallyoccurring compounds on cell models showed a broad spectrum and a high chemical diversity\u0000mainly related to phenols and polyphenols.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Antiviral and virucidal properties of Phyllanthus-derived compounds showed promising results as controlling agents against viral infections in different cell models, particularly in\u0000the viral replication and translation processes. Further studies are required to elucidate the specific mechanisms involved in these natural alternatives to expand their efficient and effective applications.\u0000","PeriodicalId":10772,"journal":{"name":"Current Bioactive Compounds","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140494236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}