Targeting quorum sensing for treatment of chronic bacterial biofilm infections

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Cell-to-cell communication presents an enticing target for therapeutic strategies directed towards Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. Quorum sensing not only regulates a battery of secreted virulence factors, but is required for the establishment of surface-attached, antimicrobial resistant communities called biofilms that have been implicated in chronic infection. A range of potential targets include, signal synthesis, reception, and stability. The widespread prevalence of cell-to-cell signaling mechanisms in bacteria as well as biofilm-mediated infections suggests that developed therapeutic strategies may have wide ranging applications.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftLaboratory Medicine
Vol/bind33
Udgave nummer4
Sider (fra-til)295-306
Antal sider12
ISSN0007-5027
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2002

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