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Abstract Title:

Treatment with andrographolide sulfonate provides additional benefits to imipenem in a mouse model of Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia.

Abstract Source:

Biomed Pharmacother. 2019 Sep ;117:109065. Epub 2019 Jun 17. PMID: 31220744

Abstract Author(s):

Guorong Zhang, Chunhong Jiang, Ning Xie, Yang Xu, Li Liu, Nan Liu

Article Affiliation:

Guorong Zhang

Abstract:

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a primary cause of community-acquired and nosocomial respiratory infections, and K. pneumoniae resistance to the current treatment approach with carbapenem is worsening. Andrographolide is a natural diterpenoid from Andrographis paniculata that was shown to exert anti-inflammatory activity. We herein show that pretreatment with a water-soluble andrographolide sulfonate significantly attenuate lung injury and infiltration of inflammatory cells. Interestingly, mice receiving combined treatment with andrographolide sulfonate displayed perfect survival rate than the mice treatment with imipenem alone, and monocyte chemotactic protein 5 (MCP-5) level was decreased further. These findings suggest that andrographolide sulfonate could as a potential synergist for antibiotic treatment of bacteria-induced inflammation.

Study Type : Animal Study

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