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Review
. 2014 Jan;42(1):1-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2013.11.001. Epub 2013 Dec 3.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm: potential therapeutic targets

Garima Sharma  1 , Saloni Rao  1 , Ankiti Bansal  1 , Shweta Dang  1 , Sanjay Gupta  1 , Reema Gabrani  2
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm: potential therapeutic targets

Garima Sharma et al. Biologicals. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram-negative pathogen that has become an important cause of infection, especially in patients with compromised host defense mechanisms. It is frequently related to nosocomial infections such as pneumonia, urinary tract infections (UTIs) and bacteremia. The biofilm formed by the bacteria allows it to adhere to any surface, living or non-living and thus Pseudomonal infections can involve any part of the body. Further, the adaptive and genetic changes of the micro-organisms within the biofilm make them resistant to all known antimicrobial agents making the Pseudomonal infections complicated and life threatening. Pel, Psl and Alg operons present in P. aeruginosa are responsible for the biosynthesis of extracellular polysaccharide which plays an important role in cell-cell and cell-surface interactions during biofilm formation. Understanding the bacterial virulence which depends on a large number of cell-associated and extracellular factors is essential to know the potential drug targets for future studies. Current novel methods like small molecule based inhibitors, phytochemicals, bacteriophage therapy, photodynamic therapy, antimicrobial peptides, monoclonal antibodies and nanoparticles to curtail the biofilm formed by P. aeruginosa are being discussed in this review.

Keywords: Biofilm; Exopolysaccharides (EPS); Nanoparticles; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Small molecule inhibitors; Therapeutics.

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