Synergistic effect of 14-alpha-lipoyl andrographolide and various antibiotics on the formation of biofilms and production of exopolysaccharide and pyocyanin by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Jun;55(6):3015-7. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00575-10. Epub 2011 Mar 21.

Abstract

Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces a biofilm that provides the bacteria with an effective barrier against antibiotics. Here, we investigated the synergy of various antibiotics with 14-alpha-lipoyl andrographolide (AL-1), focusing upon synthesis of the biofilm. AL-1 also inhibited the production of the exopolysaccharide and pyocyanin components. We propose that AL-1 may potentially serve as a cotherapy to combat P. aeruginosa.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Biofilms / drug effects*
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Polysaccharides, Bacterial / biosynthesis*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / metabolism
  • Pyocyanine / biosynthesis*
  • Quorum Sensing

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Diterpenes
  • Polysaccharides, Bacterial
  • andrographolide
  • Pyocyanine