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Activity and interactions of antibiotic and phytochemical combinations against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro

Premkumar Jayaraman1,2, Meena K Sakharkar1,3 , Chu Sing Lim1,2, Thean Hock Tang4, Kishore R. Sakharkar1,4

1. Biomedical Engineering Research Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore;
2. Advanced Design and Modeling Lab, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore;
3. School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan;
4. Infectious Disease Cluster, Advanced Medical & Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.

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Jayaraman P, Sakharkar MK, Lim CS, Tang TH, Sakharkar KR. Activity and interactions of antibiotic and phytochemical combinations against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro. Int J Biol Sci 2010; 6(6):556-568. doi:10.7150/ijbs.6.556. https://www.ijbs.com/v06p0556.htm
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Abstract

In this study the in vitro activities of seven antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, ceftazidime, tetracycline, trimethoprim, sulfamethoxazole, polymyxin B and piperacillin) and six phytochemicals (protocatechuic acid, gallic acid, ellagic acid, rutin, berberine and myricetin) against five P. aeruginosa isolates, alone and in combination are evaluated. All the phytochemicals under investigation demonstrate potential inhibitory activity against P. aeruginosa. The combinations of sulfamethoxazole plus protocatechuic acid, sulfamethoxazole plus ellagic acid, sulfamethoxazole plus gallic acid and tetracycline plus gallic acid show synergistic mode of interaction. However, the combinations of sulfamethoxazole plus myricetin shows synergism for three strains (PA01, DB5218 and DR3062). The synergistic combinations are further evaluated for their bactericidal activity against P. aeruginosa ATCC strain using time-kill method. Sub-inhibitory dose responses of antibiotics and phytochemicals individually and in combination are presented along with their interaction network to suggest on the mechanism of action and potential targets for the phytochemicals under investigation. The identified synergistic combinations can be of potent therapeutic value against P. aeruginosa infections. These findings have potential implications in delaying the development of resistance as the antibacterial effect is achieved with lower concentrations of both drugs (antibiotics and phytochemicals).

Keywords: Synergy, combination therapy, phytochemicals, drug resistance.


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Jayaraman, P., Sakharkar, M.K., Lim, C.S., Tang, T.H., Sakharkar, K.R. (2010). Activity and interactions of antibiotic and phytochemical combinations against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 6(6), 556-568. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.6.556.

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Jayaraman, P.; Sakharkar, M.K.; Lim, C.S.; Tang, T.H.; Sakharkar, K.R. Activity and interactions of antibiotic and phytochemical combinations against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2010, 6 (6), 556-568. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.6.556.

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Jayaraman P, Sakharkar MK, Lim CS, Tang TH, Sakharkar KR. Activity and interactions of antibiotic and phytochemical combinations against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro. Int J Biol Sci 2010; 6(6):556-568. doi:10.7150/ijbs.6.556. https://www.ijbs.com/v06p0556.htm

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Jayaraman P, Sakharkar MK, Lim CS, Tang TH, Sakharkar KR. 2010. Activity and interactions of antibiotic and phytochemical combinations against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro. Int J Biol Sci. 6(6):556-568.

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