TY  - CHAP
AU  - Šenerović, Lidija
AU  - Morić, Ivana
AU  - Milivojević, Dušan
AU  - Opsenica, Dejan
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://imagine.imgge.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1639
AB  - The rapid emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens presents a global healthcare challenge. Bacteria control their virulence, motility, and biofilm formation, all of them being required for establishing pathogenicity, through a cell density-dependent communication system known as quorum sensing (QS). QS comprises production of extracellular signaling molecules, their detection, and population-wide response involving regulation of the virulence genes expression. Inhibition of QS affects virulence and reduces harmful effects to the host and as such presents a promising strategy to fight antibiotic-resistant infections. Multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa belogns to the group of most critical pathogens for which the introduction of new therapeutics is imperative. In the search for novel therapeutics nature continues to be inexhaustible source of bioactive scaffolds, which provide the bases for structure-based rational drug design enabling further exploitation of diverse natural structures. This review describes bacterial QS systems, highlights strategies for their manipulation, overviews nature-inspired antivirulence molecules primarily against P. aeruginosa, and discusses their perspectives.
PB  - Academic Press
T2  - Biodiversity and Biomedicine
T2  - Biodiversity and Biomedicine
T1  - Nature-inspired synthetic analogues of quorum sensing signaling molecules as novel therapeutics against Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections
EP  - 523
SP  - 497
DO  - 10.1016/B978-0-12-819541-3.00025-6
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Šenerović L, Morić I, Milivojević D, Opsenica D. Nature-inspired synthetic analogues of quorum sensing signaling molecules as novel therapeutics against Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. in Biodiversity and Biomedicine. 2020;:497-523.
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Šenerović, Lidija, Morić, Ivana, Milivojević, Dušan, Opsenica, Dejan, "Nature-inspired synthetic analogues of quorum sensing signaling molecules as novel therapeutics against Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections" in Biodiversity and Biomedicine (2020):497-523,
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819541-3.00025-6 . .

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AU  - Šenerović, Lidija
AU  - Opsenica, Dejan
AU  - Morić, Ivana
AU  - Aleksić, Ivana
AU  - Spasić, M.
AU  - Vasiljević, Branka
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://imagine.imgge.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1348
AB  - Infective diseases have become health threat of a global proportion due to appearance and spread of microorganisms resistant to majority of therapeutics currently used for their treatment. Therefore, there is a constant need for development of new antimicrobial agents, as well as novel therapeutic strategies. Quinolines and quinolones, isolated from plants, animals, and microorganisms, have demonstrated numerous biological activities such as antimicrobial, insecticidal, anti-inflammatory, antiplatelet, and antitumor. For more than two centuries quinoline/quinolone moiety has been used as a scaffold for drug development and even today it represents an inexhaustible inspiration for design and development of novel semi-synthetic or synthetic agents exhibiting broad spectrum of bioactivities. The structural diversity of synthetized compounds provides high and selective activity attained through different mechanisms of action, as well as low toxicity on human cells. This review describes quinoline and quinolone derivatives with antibacterial, antifungal, anti-virulent, antiviral, and anti-parasitic activities with the focus on the last 10 years literature.
PB  - Springer
T2  - Biophysics of Infection
T1  - Quinolines and quinolones as antibacterial, antifungal, anti-virulence, antiviral and anti-parasitic agents
EP  - 69
SP  - 37
VL  - 1282
DO  - 10.1007/5584_2019_428
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Šenerović L, Opsenica D, Morić I, Aleksić I, Spasić M, Vasiljević B. Quinolines and quinolones as antibacterial, antifungal, anti-virulence, antiviral and anti-parasitic agents. in Biophysics of Infection. 2020;1282:37-69.
doi:10.1007/5584_2019_428 .

Šenerović, Lidija, Opsenica, Dejan, Morić, Ivana, Aleksić, Ivana, Spasić, M., Vasiljević, Branka, "Quinolines and quinolones as antibacterial, antifungal, anti-virulence, antiviral and anti-parasitic agents" in Biophysics of Infection, 1282 (2020):37-69,
https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2019_428 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Aleksić, Ivana
AU  - Jeremić, Jelena
AU  - Milivojević, Dušan
AU  - Ilić-Tomić, Tatjana
AU  - Segan, Sandra
AU  - Zlatović, Mario
AU  - Opsenica, Dejan M.
AU  - Šenerović, Lidija
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://imagine.imgge.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1225
AB  - Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a leading cause of nosocomial infections that are becoming increasingly difficult to treat due to the occurrence of antibiotic resistant strains. Since P. aeruginosa virulence is controlled through quorum sensing, small molecule treatments inhibiting quorum sensing signaling pathways provide a promising therapeutic option. Consequently, we synthesized a series of N-octaneamino-4-aminoquinoline derivatives to optimize this chemotype's antivirulence activity against P. aeruginosa via inhibition of pyocyanin production. The most potent derivative, which possesses a benzofuran substituent, provided effective inhibition of pyocyanin production (IC50 = 12 mu M), biofilm formation (BFIC50 = 50 mu M), and motility. Experimentally, the compound's activity is achieved through competitive inhibition of PqsR, and structure-activity data were rationalized using molecular docking studies.
PB  - Amer Chemical Soc, Washington
T2  - Acs Chemical Biology
T1  - N-Benzyl Derivatives of Long-Chained 4-Amino-7-chloro-quionolines as Inhibitors of Pyocyanin Production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
EP  - 2809
IS  - 12
SP  - 2800
VL  - 14
DO  - 10.1021/acschembio.9b00682
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year = "2019",
abstract = "Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a leading cause of nosocomial infections that are becoming increasingly difficult to treat due to the occurrence of antibiotic resistant strains. Since P. aeruginosa virulence is controlled through quorum sensing, small molecule treatments inhibiting quorum sensing signaling pathways provide a promising therapeutic option. Consequently, we synthesized a series of N-octaneamino-4-aminoquinoline derivatives to optimize this chemotype's antivirulence activity against P. aeruginosa via inhibition of pyocyanin production. The most potent derivative, which possesses a benzofuran substituent, provided effective inhibition of pyocyanin production (IC50 = 12 mu M), biofilm formation (BFIC50 = 50 mu M), and motility. Experimentally, the compound's activity is achieved through competitive inhibition of PqsR, and structure-activity data were rationalized using molecular docking studies.",
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Amer Chemical Soc, Washington., 14(12), 2800-2809.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.9b00682

Aleksić I, Jeremić J, Milivojević D, Ilić-Tomić T, Segan S, Zlatović M, Opsenica DM, Šenerović L. N-Benzyl Derivatives of Long-Chained 4-Amino-7-chloro-quionolines as Inhibitors of Pyocyanin Production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. in Acs Chemical Biology. 2019;14(12):2800-2809.
doi:10.1021/acschembio.9b00682 .

Aleksić, Ivana, Jeremić, Jelena, Milivojević, Dušan, Ilić-Tomić, Tatjana, Segan, Sandra, Zlatović, Mario, Opsenica, Dejan M., Šenerović, Lidija, "N-Benzyl Derivatives of Long-Chained 4-Amino-7-chloro-quionolines as Inhibitors of Pyocyanin Production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa" in Acs Chemical Biology, 14, no. 12 (2019):2800-2809,
https://doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.9b00682 . .

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AU  - Aleksić, Ivana
AU  - Ristivojević, Petar
AU  - Pavić, Aleksandar
AU  - Radojević, Ivana
AU  - Comić, Ljiljana R.
AU  - Vasiljević, Branka
AU  - Opsenica, Dejan
AU  - Milojkovic-Opsenica, Dusanka
AU  - Šenerović, Lidija
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://imagine.imgge.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1768
PB  - Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Clare
T2  - Journal of Ethnopharmacology
T1  - Supplementary data for the article: Aleksić, I., Ristivojević, P., Pavić, A., Radojević, I., Comić, L. R., Vasiljević, B., Opsenica, D., Milojkovic-Opsenica, D., & Šenerović, L. (2018). Anti-quorum sensing activity, toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos and phytochemical characterization of Trapa natans leaf extracts. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 222, 148–158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2018.05.005
VL  - 222
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_imagine_1768
ER  - 

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Aleksić, I., Ristivojević, P., Pavić, A., Radojević, I., Comić, L. R., Vasiljević, B., Opsenica, D., Milojkovic-Opsenica, D.,& Šenerović, L.. (2018). Supplementary data for the article: Aleksić, I., Ristivojević, P., Pavić, A., Radojević, I., Comić, L. R., Vasiljević, B., Opsenica, D., Milojkovic-Opsenica, D., & Šenerović, L. (2018). Anti-quorum sensing activity, toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos and phytochemical characterization of Trapa natans leaf extracts. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 222, 148–158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2018.05.005. in Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Clare., 222.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_imagine_1768

Aleksić I, Ristivojević P, Pavić A, Radojević I, Comić LR, Vasiljević B, Opsenica D, Milojkovic-Opsenica D, Šenerović L. Supplementary data for the article: Aleksić, I., Ristivojević, P., Pavić, A., Radojević, I., Comić, L. R., Vasiljević, B., Opsenica, D., Milojkovic-Opsenica, D., & Šenerović, L. (2018). Anti-quorum sensing activity, toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos and phytochemical characterization of Trapa natans leaf extracts. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 222, 148–158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2018.05.005. in Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2018;222.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_imagine_1768 .

Aleksić, Ivana, Ristivojević, Petar, Pavić, Aleksandar, Radojević, Ivana, Comić, Ljiljana R., Vasiljević, Branka, Opsenica, Dejan, Milojkovic-Opsenica, Dusanka, Šenerović, Lidija, "Supplementary data for the article: Aleksić, I., Ristivojević, P., Pavić, A., Radojević, I., Comić, L. R., Vasiljević, B., Opsenica, D., Milojkovic-Opsenica, D., & Šenerović, L. (2018). Anti-quorum sensing activity, toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos and phytochemical characterization of Trapa natans leaf extracts. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 222, 148–158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2018.05.005" in Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 222 (2018),
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_imagine_1768 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Aleksić, Ivana
AU  - Ristivojević, Petar
AU  - Pavić, Aleksandar
AU  - Radojević, Ivana
AU  - Comić, Ljiljana R.
AU  - Vasiljević, Branka
AU  - Opsenica, Dejan
AU  - Milojkovic-Opsenica, Dusanka
AU  - Šenerović, Lidija
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://imagine.imgge.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1762
AB  - Ethnopharmacological relevance: Trapa natans L. (water chestnut or water caltrop) is a widespread aquatic plant, which has been cultivated for food and traditional medicine since ancient times. Pharmacological studies showed that water chestnut exhibits the wide range of biological activities, such as antimicrobial, antioxidative, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, as well as antiulcer. Aim of the study: Evaluation of anti-virulence potential and toxicity of T. natans methanol (TnM), acetone (TnA) and ethyl acetate (TnEA) leaf extracts. Materials and methods: The anti-quorum sensing activity of Tn extracts was addressed by measuring their effects on biofilm formation, swarming motility and pyocyanin and elastase production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Specific P. aeruginosa biosensors were used to identify which of the signaling pathways were affected. The lethal and developmental toxicity of extracts were addressed in vivo using the zebrafish (Danio rerio) model system. The phenolic composition of T. natans leafs extracts was analyzed by a linear ion trap-OrbiTrap hybrid mass spectrometer (LTQ OrbiTrapMS) and UHPLC system configured with a diode array detector (DAD) hyphenated with the triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. Results: Subinhibitory concentrations of Tn leaf extracts (0.2 MIC) inhibited pyocyanin and elastase production up to 50% and 60%, respectively, and reduced swarming zones, comparing to non-treated P. aeruginosa. TnA inhibited biofilm formation by 15%, TnM showed a stimulatory effect on biofilm formation up to 20%, while TnEA showed no effect. The bioactive concentrations of TnM and TnA were not toxic in the zebrafish model system. Twenty-two phenolic compounds were tentatively identified in TnM, where thirteen of them were identified in T. natans for the first time. Tn extracts, as well as their major components, ellagic and ferulic acids, demonstrated the ability to interfere with P. aeruginosa Las and PQS signaling pathways. Conclusions: This study demonstrates anti-virulence potential of Tn leaf extracts against medically important pathogen P. aeruginosa and confirms the ethnopharmacological application of this plant against microbial infections.
PB  - Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Clare
T2  - Journal of Ethnopharmacology
T1  - Anti-quorum sensing activity, toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos and phytochemical characterization of Trapa natans leaf extracts
EP  - 158
SP  - 148
VL  - 222
DO  - 10.1016/j.jep.2018.05.005
ER  - 

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abstract = "Ethnopharmacological relevance: Trapa natans L. (water chestnut or water caltrop) is a widespread aquatic plant, which has been cultivated for food and traditional medicine since ancient times. Pharmacological studies showed that water chestnut exhibits the wide range of biological activities, such as antimicrobial, antioxidative, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, as well as antiulcer. Aim of the study: Evaluation of anti-virulence potential and toxicity of T. natans methanol (TnM), acetone (TnA) and ethyl acetate (TnEA) leaf extracts. Materials and methods: The anti-quorum sensing activity of Tn extracts was addressed by measuring their effects on biofilm formation, swarming motility and pyocyanin and elastase production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Specific P. aeruginosa biosensors were used to identify which of the signaling pathways were affected. The lethal and developmental toxicity of extracts were addressed in vivo using the zebrafish (Danio rerio) model system. The phenolic composition of T. natans leafs extracts was analyzed by a linear ion trap-OrbiTrap hybrid mass spectrometer (LTQ OrbiTrapMS) and UHPLC system configured with a diode array detector (DAD) hyphenated with the triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. Results: Subinhibitory concentrations of Tn leaf extracts (0.2 MIC) inhibited pyocyanin and elastase production up to 50% and 60%, respectively, and reduced swarming zones, comparing to non-treated P. aeruginosa. TnA inhibited biofilm formation by 15%, TnM showed a stimulatory effect on biofilm formation up to 20%, while TnEA showed no effect. The bioactive concentrations of TnM and TnA were not toxic in the zebrafish model system. Twenty-two phenolic compounds were tentatively identified in TnM, where thirteen of them were identified in T. natans for the first time. Tn extracts, as well as their major components, ellagic and ferulic acids, demonstrated the ability to interfere with P. aeruginosa Las and PQS signaling pathways. Conclusions: This study demonstrates anti-virulence potential of Tn leaf extracts against medically important pathogen P. aeruginosa and confirms the ethnopharmacological application of this plant against microbial infections.",
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Aleksić, I., Ristivojević, P., Pavić, A., Radojević, I., Comić, L. R., Vasiljević, B., Opsenica, D., Milojkovic-Opsenica, D.,& Šenerović, L.. (2018). Anti-quorum sensing activity, toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos and phytochemical characterization of Trapa natans leaf extracts. in Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Clare., 222, 148-158.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2018.05.005

Aleksić I, Ristivojević P, Pavić A, Radojević I, Comić LR, Vasiljević B, Opsenica D, Milojkovic-Opsenica D, Šenerović L. Anti-quorum sensing activity, toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos and phytochemical characterization of Trapa natans leaf extracts. in Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2018;222:148-158.
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2018.05.005 .

Aleksić, Ivana, Ristivojević, Petar, Pavić, Aleksandar, Radojević, Ivana, Comić, Ljiljana R., Vasiljević, Branka, Opsenica, Dejan, Milojkovic-Opsenica, Dusanka, Šenerović, Lidija, "Anti-quorum sensing activity, toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos and phytochemical characterization of Trapa natans leaf extracts" in Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 222 (2018):148-158,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2018.05.005 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Aleksić, Ivana
AU  - Ristivojević, Petar
AU  - Pavić, Aleksandar
AU  - Radojević, Ivana
AU  - Comić, Ljiljana R.
AU  - Vasiljević, Branka
AU  - Opsenica, Dejan
AU  - Milojkovic-Opsenica, Dusanka
AU  - Šenerović, Lidija
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://imagine.imgge.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1111
AB  - Ethnopharmacological relevance: Trapa natans L. (water chestnut or water caltrop) is a widespread aquatic plant, which has been cultivated for food and traditional medicine since ancient times. Pharmacological studies showed that water chestnut exhibits the wide range of biological activities, such as antimicrobial, antioxidative, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, as well as antiulcer. Aim of the study: Evaluation of anti-virulence potential and toxicity of T. natans methanol (TnM), acetone (TnA) and ethyl acetate (TnEA) leaf extracts. Materials and methods: The anti-quorum sensing activity of Tn extracts was addressed by measuring their effects on biofilm formation, swarming motility and pyocyanin and elastase production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Specific P. aeruginosa biosensors were used to identify which of the signaling pathways were affected. The lethal and developmental toxicity of extracts were addressed in vivo using the zebrafish (Danio rerio) model system. The phenolic composition of T. natans leafs extracts was analyzed by a linear ion trap-OrbiTrap hybrid mass spectrometer (LTQ OrbiTrapMS) and UHPLC system configured with a diode array detector (DAD) hyphenated with the triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. Results: Subinhibitory concentrations of Tn leaf extracts (0.2 MIC) inhibited pyocyanin and elastase production up to 50% and 60%, respectively, and reduced swarming zones, comparing to non-treated P. aeruginosa. TnA inhibited biofilm formation by 15%, TnM showed a stimulatory effect on biofilm formation up to 20%, while TnEA showed no effect. The bioactive concentrations of TnM and TnA were not toxic in the zebrafish model system. Twenty-two phenolic compounds were tentatively identified in TnM, where thirteen of them were identified in T. natans for the first time. Tn extracts, as well as their major components, ellagic and ferulic acids, demonstrated the ability to interfere with P. aeruginosa Las and PQS signaling pathways. Conclusions: This study demonstrates anti-virulence potential of Tn leaf extracts against medically important pathogen P. aeruginosa and confirms the ethnopharmacological application of this plant against microbial infections.
PB  - Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Clare
T2  - Journal of Ethnopharmacology
T1  - Anti-quorum sensing activity, toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos and phytochemical characterization of Trapa natans leaf extracts
EP  - 158
SP  - 148
VL  - 222
DO  - 10.1016/j.jep.2018.05.005
ER  - 

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Aleksić, I., Ristivojević, P., Pavić, A., Radojević, I., Comić, L. R., Vasiljević, B., Opsenica, D., Milojkovic-Opsenica, D.,& Šenerović, L.. (2018). Anti-quorum sensing activity, toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos and phytochemical characterization of Trapa natans leaf extracts. in Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Clare., 222, 148-158.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2018.05.005

Aleksić I, Ristivojević P, Pavić A, Radojević I, Comić LR, Vasiljević B, Opsenica D, Milojkovic-Opsenica D, Šenerović L. Anti-quorum sensing activity, toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos and phytochemical characterization of Trapa natans leaf extracts. in Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2018;222:148-158.
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2018.05.005 .

Aleksić, Ivana, Ristivojević, Petar, Pavić, Aleksandar, Radojević, Ivana, Comić, Ljiljana R., Vasiljević, Branka, Opsenica, Dejan, Milojkovic-Opsenica, Dusanka, Šenerović, Lidija, "Anti-quorum sensing activity, toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos and phytochemical characterization of Trapa natans leaf extracts" in Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 222 (2018):148-158,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2018.05.005 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Aleksić, Ivana
AU  - Segan, Sandra
AU  - Andrić, Filip
AU  - Zlatović, Mario
AU  - Morić, Ivana
AU  - Opsenica, Dejan M.
AU  - Šenerović, Lidija
PY  - 2017
UR  - https://imagine.imgge.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1092
AB  - Antibiotic resistance has become a serious global threat to public health; therefore, improved strategies and structurally novel antimicrobials are urgently needed to combat infectious diseases. Here we report a new type of highly potent 4-aminoquinoline derivatives as quorum sensing inhibitors in Serratia marcescens and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, exhibiting weak bactericidal activities (minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)  gt  400 mu M). Through detailed structure-activity study, we have identified 7-Cl and 7-CF3 substituted N-dodecylamino-4-aminoquinolines (5 and 10) as biofilm formation inhibitors with 50% biofilm inhibition at 69 mu M and 63 mu M in S. marcescens and P. aeruginosa, respectively. These two compounds, 5 and 10, are the first quinoline derivatives with anti-biofilm formation activity reported in S. marcescens. Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) analysis identified structural descriptors such as Wiener indices, hyper-distance-path index (HDPI), mean topological charge (MTC), topological charge index (TCI), and log D(o/w)exp as the most influential in biofilm inhibition in this bacterial species. Derivative 10 is one of the most potent quinoline type inhibitors of pyocyanin production described so far (IC50 = 2.5 mu M). While we have demonstrated that 5 and 10 act as Pseudomonas quinolone system (PQS) antagonists, the mechanism of inhibition of S. marcescens biofilm formation with these compounds remains open since signaling similar to P. aeruginosa PQS system has not yet been described in Serratia and activity of these compounds on acylhomoserine lactone (AHL) signaling has not been detected. Our data show that 7-Cl and 7-CF3 substituted N-dodecylamino-4-aminoquinolines present the promising scaffolds for developing antivirulence and anti-biofilm formation agents against multidrug-resistant bacterial species.
PB  - Amer Chemical Soc, Washington
T2  - Acs Chemical Biology
T1  - Long-Chain 4-Aminoquinolines as Quorum Sensing Inhibitors in Serratia marcescens and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
EP  - 1434
IS  - 5
SP  - 1425
VL  - 12
DO  - 10.1021/acschembio.6b01149
ER  - 

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Aleksić, I., Segan, S., Andrić, F., Zlatović, M., Morić, I., Opsenica, D. M.,& Šenerović, L.. (2017). Long-Chain 4-Aminoquinolines as Quorum Sensing Inhibitors in Serratia marcescens and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. in Acs Chemical Biology
Amer Chemical Soc, Washington., 12(5), 1425-1434.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.6b01149

Aleksić I, Segan S, Andrić F, Zlatović M, Morić I, Opsenica DM, Šenerović L. Long-Chain 4-Aminoquinolines as Quorum Sensing Inhibitors in Serratia marcescens and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. in Acs Chemical Biology. 2017;12(5):1425-1434.
doi:10.1021/acschembio.6b01149 .

Aleksić, Ivana, Segan, Sandra, Andrić, Filip, Zlatović, Mario, Morić, Ivana, Opsenica, Dejan M., Šenerović, Lidija, "Long-Chain 4-Aminoquinolines as Quorum Sensing Inhibitors in Serratia marcescens and Pseudomonas aeruginosa" in Acs Chemical Biology, 12, no. 5 (2017):1425-1434,
https://doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.6b01149 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Opsenica, Dejan M.
AU  - Milovanović, Jelena
AU  - Matić, Ivana Z.
AU  - Stajner, Tijana
AU  - Knezevic-Usaj, Slavica
AU  - Đurković-Đaković, Olgica
AU  - Solaja, Bogdan A.
PY  - 2015
UR  - https://imagine.imgge.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/833
AB  - New cyclohexylidene 1,2,4,5-tetraoxanes with polar guanidine and urea based groups were synthesized and evaluated for their antimalarial activity against chloroquine resistant and susceptible Plasmodium falciparum strains. The derivatives showed moderate, nM range antimalarial activities and low cytotoxicity. The N-phenylurea derivative 24 exhibited the best resistance indices (RIW2 = 0.44, RITM91C235 = 0.80) and was not toxic against human normal peripheral blood mononuclear cells (IC50  gt  200 mu M). Seven derivatives were tested in vitro against four human cancer cell lines and they demonstrated high selectivity toward leukaemia K562 cells. One compound, derivative 21 with a primary amino group, was the first tetraoxane tested in vivo against Toxoplasma gondii as another apicomplexan parasite. Subcutaneous administration at a dose of 10 mg kg(-1) day(-1) for 8 days allowed the survival of 20 % of infected mice, thus demonstrating the high potential of tetraoxanes for the treatment of apicomplexan parasites.
PB  - Srpsko hemijsko društvo, Beograd
T2  - Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society
T1  - Tetraoxanes as inhibitors of apicomplexan parasites Plasmodium falciparum and Toxoplasma gondii growth and anti-cancer molecules
EP  - +
IS  - 11
SP  - 1339
VL  - 80
DO  - 10.2298/JSC150430063O
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abstract = "New cyclohexylidene 1,2,4,5-tetraoxanes with polar guanidine and urea based groups were synthesized and evaluated for their antimalarial activity against chloroquine resistant and susceptible Plasmodium falciparum strains. The derivatives showed moderate, nM range antimalarial activities and low cytotoxicity. The N-phenylurea derivative 24 exhibited the best resistance indices (RIW2 = 0.44, RITM91C235 = 0.80) and was not toxic against human normal peripheral blood mononuclear cells (IC50  gt  200 mu M). Seven derivatives were tested in vitro against four human cancer cell lines and they demonstrated high selectivity toward leukaemia K562 cells. One compound, derivative 21 with a primary amino group, was the first tetraoxane tested in vivo against Toxoplasma gondii as another apicomplexan parasite. Subcutaneous administration at a dose of 10 mg kg(-1) day(-1) for 8 days allowed the survival of 20 % of infected mice, thus demonstrating the high potential of tetraoxanes for the treatment of apicomplexan parasites.",
publisher = "Srpsko hemijsko društvo, Beograd",
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Opsenica, D. M., Milovanović, J., Matić, I. Z., Stajner, T., Knezevic-Usaj, S., Đurković-Đaković, O.,& Solaja, B. A.. (2015). Tetraoxanes as inhibitors of apicomplexan parasites Plasmodium falciparum and Toxoplasma gondii growth and anti-cancer molecules. in Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society
Srpsko hemijsko društvo, Beograd., 80(11), 1339-+.
https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC150430063O

Opsenica DM, Milovanović J, Matić IZ, Stajner T, Knezevic-Usaj S, Đurković-Đaković O, Solaja BA. Tetraoxanes as inhibitors of apicomplexan parasites Plasmodium falciparum and Toxoplasma gondii growth and anti-cancer molecules. in Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society. 2015;80(11):1339-+.
doi:10.2298/JSC150430063O .

Opsenica, Dejan M., Milovanović, Jelena, Matić, Ivana Z., Stajner, Tijana, Knezevic-Usaj, Slavica, Đurković-Đaković, Olgica, Solaja, Bogdan A., "Tetraoxanes as inhibitors of apicomplexan parasites Plasmodium falciparum and Toxoplasma gondii growth and anti-cancer molecules" in Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 80, no. 11 (2015):1339-+,
https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC150430063O . .