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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
卷 5, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/srep13637
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81473252, 81471997, 81402975]
- Innovation Plan of Science and Technology of Shaanxi Province [2013KTCQ03-04, 2014KTCL03-03]
As the persistent resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to available antibiotics is associated with high infection incidence, mortality rate and treatment cost, novel antibacterial agents with innovative therapeutic targets must be developed. 3,3'-(4-Nitrobenzylidene)-bis-(4-hydroxycoumarin) (NBH), a dicoumarin derivative, was reported to exert antibacterial activity. This study investigated the underlying mechanisms of in vivo and in vitro activities of NBH against S. aureus. NBH exerted bactericidal effects against the tested S. aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis strains in vitro, with low cytotoxicity and resistance and high plasma stability. NBH also exhibited therapeutic effects in vivo on septicaemic mice. Results of molecular docking and analysis on morphological change, DNA production and polymerase inhibition suggested that DNA polymerase could be the target of NBH. These findings indicated that dicoumarin derivatives, which interfere with DNA replication, could be developed as a potential agent against S. aureus, particularly methicillin-resistant strains.
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