Antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens pose substantial biosafety and health hazards,leading to millions of deaths each year.The evolution of bacterial virulence factors is mainly propelled by horizontal gene transf...Antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens pose substantial biosafety and health hazards,leading to millions of deaths each year.The evolution of bacterial virulence factors is mainly propelled by horizontal gene transfer(HGT).In addition to traditional antibiotics,antimicrobial strategies targeting biofilm-related virulence factors and quorum sensing(QS)-related virulence factors can effectively restrain drug-resistant bacteria.Future antivirulence strategies,encompassing natural drugs,antibiotic resistance inhibitors,monoclonal antibodies(mAbs),and vaccines,are in the development pipeline.Consequently,by disrupting virulence factors,these drugs can eliminate the ability of bacterial pathogens to cause disease.In conclusion,this Perspective comprehensively summarizes current anti-bacterial virulence factor strategies and prospects for future cutting-edge approaches,which may address the issues of antibacterial resistance and curtail the spread of pathogens in the future.展开更多
基金supported by the Science Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen(JCYJ20210324115607021)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32300068,32270196,91951204,32200155,32200053,and 32300060).
文摘Antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens pose substantial biosafety and health hazards,leading to millions of deaths each year.The evolution of bacterial virulence factors is mainly propelled by horizontal gene transfer(HGT).In addition to traditional antibiotics,antimicrobial strategies targeting biofilm-related virulence factors and quorum sensing(QS)-related virulence factors can effectively restrain drug-resistant bacteria.Future antivirulence strategies,encompassing natural drugs,antibiotic resistance inhibitors,monoclonal antibodies(mAbs),and vaccines,are in the development pipeline.Consequently,by disrupting virulence factors,these drugs can eliminate the ability of bacterial pathogens to cause disease.In conclusion,this Perspective comprehensively summarizes current anti-bacterial virulence factor strategies and prospects for future cutting-edge approaches,which may address the issues of antibacterial resistance and curtail the spread of pathogens in the future.
