Lluïsa Vilaplana

Dr. Lluïsa Vilaplana


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Academic Career Length

30Years (1997-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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4 September 2024 in International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
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BRBárbara Rodríguez-Urretavizcaya
Bárbara Rodríguez-Urretavizcaya
LVLluïsa Vilaplana
Lluïsa Vilaplana
M Pilar MarcoM Pilar Marco
M Pilar Marco
Antibiotic resistance is one of the most important concerns in global health today. A growing number of infections are becoming harder to treat with conventional drugs and fewer new antibiotics are being developed. In this context, strategies based on blocking or attenuating virulence pathways that do not focus on eradication of bacteria are potential therapeutic approaches that should reduce the selective pressure exerted on the pathogen. This virulence depletion can be achieved by inhibiting the conserved quorum sensing (QS) system, a mechanism that enables bacteria to communicate with one another in a density-dependent manner. QS regulates gene expression, leading to the activation of important processes such as virulence and biofilm formation. This review highlights the approaches reported so far for disrupting different steps of the QS system of the multiresistant pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The authors describe different types of molecules (including enzymes, natural and synthetic small molecules, and antibodies) already identified as P. aeruginosa quorum quenchers (QQs) or QS inhibitors (QSIs), grouped according to the QS circuit that they block (Las, Rhl, Pqs and some examples from the controversial pathway Iqs). The discovery of new QQs and QSIs is expected to help reduce antibiotic doses, or at least to provide options that act as adjuvants to enhance the effect of antibiotic treatment. Moreover, this article outlines the advantages and possible drawbacks of each strategy and provides perspectives on the potential developments in this field in the future.

15 October 2003 in Regulatory Peptides
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RARuth Aguilar
Ruth Aguilar
JMJosé L Maestro
José L Maestro
LVLluïsa Vilaplana
Lluïsa Vilaplana
NPNúria Pascual
Núria Pascual
Maria-Dolors PiulachsMaria-Dolors Piulachs
Maria-Dolors Piulachs
XBXavier Belles
Xavier Belles

1 March 2008 in Developmental Biology
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DMDaniel Mané-Padrós
Daniel Mané-Padrós
JCJosefa Cruz
Josefa Cruz
LVLluïsa Vilaplana
Lluïsa Vilaplana
NPNuria Pascual
Nuria Pascual
XBXavier Belles
Xavier Belles
DMDavid Martín
David Martín

27 May 2020 in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
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LVLluïsa Vilaplana
Lluïsa Vilaplana
MMM.-Pilar Marco
M.-Pilar Marco

1 October 2010 in Developmental Biology
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DMDaniel Mané-Padrós
Daniel Mané-Padrós
JCJosefa Cruz
Josefa Cruz
LVLluïsa Vilaplana
Lluïsa Vilaplana
CNClaudia Nieva
Claudia Nieva
EUEnric Ureña
Enric Ureña
DMDavid Martín
David Martín

1 December 2007 in Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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LVLluïsa Vilaplana
Lluïsa Vilaplana
NPNuria Pascual
Nuria Pascual
NPNathalia Perera
Nathalia Perera
XBXavier Belles
Xavier Belles