Antibacterial effects of Brazilian and Bulgarian propolis and synergistic effects with antibiotics acting on the bacterial DNA and folic acid

Natural Product Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 344-349

  Orsi, R O ^a   Fernandes, A ^a   Bankova, V ^b   Sforcin, J M ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

antimicrobial activity; propolis; synergistic effects

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FOLIC ACID; NORFLOXACIN; PROPOLIS;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOSTASIS; BRAZIL; BULGARIA; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAZIL; BULGARIA; CIPROFLOXACIN; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG SYNERGISM; FOLIC ACID; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NORFLOXACIN; PROPOLIS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

APIS MELLIFERA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA TYPHI;

EID: 84856899773     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786411003754355     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Bachiega, T.F., Orsatti, C.L., Pagliarone, A.C., Missima, F., Sousa, J.P.B., Bastos, J.K., et al. (2009). Th1/Th2 cytokine production by clove-treated mice. Natural Product Research, 23, 1552-1558.
2. Campana, R., Patrone, V., Franzini, I.T., Diamantini, G., Vittoria, E., & Baffone, W. (2009). Antimicrobial activity of two propolis samples against human Campylobacter jejuni. Journal of Medicinal Food, 12, 1050-1056.
3. Cardoso, R.L., Maboni, F., Machado, G., Alves, S.H., & de Vargas, A.C. (2010). Antimicrobial activity of propolis extract against Staphylococcus coagulase positive and Malassezia pachydermatis of canine otitis. Veterinary Microbiology, 142, 432-434.
4. Duailibe, S.A., Gonç alves, A.G., & Ahid, F.H. (2007). Effect of a propolis extract on Streptococcus mutans counts in vivo. Journal of Applied Oral Science, 15, 420-423.
5. Fernandes Jr, A., Balestrin, E.C., Betoni, J.E., Orsi, R.O., Cunha, M.L., & Montelli, A.C. (2005). Propolis: anti-Staphylococcus aureus activity and synergism with antimicrobial drugs. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 100, 563-566. (Pubitemid 41424084)
6. National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS). (1997). Methods for dilution antimicrobial susceptibility tests for bacteria that grow aerobically. Approved Standard M7-A. Villanova, PA: NCCLS.
7. Nostro, A., Cellini, L., Di Bartolomeo, S., Cannatelli, M.A., Di Campli, E., Procopio, F., et al. (2006). Effects of combining extracts (from propolis or Zingiber officinale) with clarithromycin on Helicobacter pylori. Phytotherapy Research, 20, 187-190.
8. Onlen, Y., Duran, N., Atik, E., Savas, L., Altug, E., Yakan, S., et al. (2007). Antibacterial activity of propolis against MRSA and synergism with topical mupirocin. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 13, 713-718. (Pubitemid 47585343)
9. Orsi, R.O., Fernandes Jr, A., Bankova, V., & Sforcin, J.M. (in press). The effects of Brazilian and Bulgarian propolis against Salmonella Typhi and synergism with antibiotics acting on the ribosome. Natural Product Research.
10. Orsi, R.O., Sforcin, J.M., Funari, S.R.C., Fernandes Jr, A., & Bankova, V. (2006). Synergistic effect of propolis and antibiotics on the Salmonella typhi. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 37, 108-112. (Pubitemid 43793984)
11. Poppe, C., Aryoud, M., Ollis, G., Chirino-Trejo, M., Smart, N., Quessy, S., et al. (2001). Trends in antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella isolated from animals, foods of animal origin, and the environment of animal production in Canada, 1994-1997. Microbial Drug Resistance: Mechanisms, Epidemiology and Disease, 7, 197-212. (Pubitemid 32578742)
12. Ramanauskiene, K., Inkeniene, A.M., Savickas, A., Masteikova, R., & Brusokas, V. (2009). Analysis of the antimicrobial activity of propolis and lysozyme in semisolid emulsion systems. Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica, 66, 681-688.
13. Rodrigues, T.G., Fernandes Jr, A., Sousa, J.P.B., Bastos, J.K., & Sforcin, J.M. (2009). In vitro and in vivo effects of clove on pro-inflammatory cytokines production by macrophages. Natural Product Research, 23, 319-326.
14. Seidel, V., Peyfoon, E., Watson, D.G., & Fearnley, J. (2008). Comparative study of the antibacterial activity of propolis from different geographical and climatic zones. Phytotherapy Research, 22, 1256-1263.
15. Sforcin, J.M. (2007). Propolis and the immune system: a review. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 113, 1-14. (Pubitemid 47077856)
16. Sforcin, J.M., Amaral, J.T., Fernandes Jr, A., Sousa, J.P.B., & Bastos, J.K. (2009). Lemongrass effects on IL-1b and IL-6 production by macrophages. Natural Product Research, 23, 1151-1159.
17. Sforcin, J.M., Fernandes Jr, A., Lopes, C.A.M., Bankova, V., & Funari, S.R.C. (2000). Seasonal effect on Brazilian propolis antibacterial activity. Journal of Ethonopharmacology, 73, 243-249.
18. Tischler, A.D., & McKinney, J.D. (2010). Contrasting persistence strategies in Salmonella and Mycobacterium. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 13, 93-99.