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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2024

Polymyxins: recent advances and challenges.

Shan Yang, Hairui Wang, Dan Zhao, Shurong Zhang, Chenggong Hu

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Sphingosine synergizes with polymyxin antibiotics againstMicrobiology (Reading, England) · 2026
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  10. Global genomic characteristics of mobile colistin resistance mcr genes in Enterobacterales from companion animals.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Shan YangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Hairui WangInstitute of Respiratory Health, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Dan ZhaoDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Shurong ZhangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Chenggong HuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antibiotic resistance is a pressing global health challenge, and polymyxins have emerged as the last line of defense against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative (MDR-GRN) bacterial infections. Despite the longstanding utility of colistin, the complexities surrounding polymyxins in terms of resistance mechanisms and pharmacological properties warrant critical attention. This review consolidates current literature, focusing on polymyxins antibacterial mechanisms, resistance pathways, and innovative strategies to mitigate resistance. We are also investigating the pharmacokinetics of polymyxins to elucidate factors that influence their

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antibacterial mechanismdrug resistance mechanismsnanotechnologypharmacokineticspolymyxins

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PMID38974043
PMCPMC11224486

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