Novel antimicrobial therapies
OwnerArthur Kornberginventor
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Abstract
Methods and compositions are provided for treating a host suffering from a disease associated with the presence of a pathogenic microorganism. In the subject methods, a pharmaceutical formulation comprising an agent that at least reduces the amount of polyphosphate in said microorganism is administered to said host. The subject methods and compositions find use in the treatment of a variety of disease conditions.
Claims21
A method for at least reducing the amount of polyphosphate in a microorganism, said method comprising:
- contacting said microorganism with an agent that modulates the activity in said microorganism of an enzyme selected from the group consisting of a polyphosphate kinase and an exopolyphosphatase, wherein said agent does not genetically modify said microorganism.
A method for reducing the expression of virulent factors in a microorganism, said method comprising:
- contacting said microorganism with an agent that at least reduces the amount of. polyphosphate in said microorganism as compared to a control, wherein said agent does not genetically modify said microorganism.
A method for reducing the virulence of a pathogenic microorganism, said method comprising:
- contacting said microorganism with an agent that at least reduces the amount of polyphosphate in said microorganism as compared to a control, wherein said agent does not genetically modify said microorganism.
A method of treating a host suffering from a disease associated with the presence of a pathogenic microorganism, said method comprising:
- administering to said host an agent that at least reduces the amount of polyphosphate in said pathogenic microorganism as compared to a control wherein said agent does not genetically modify said microorganism.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising an agent that at least reduces the amount of polyphosphate in microorganism as compared to a control, wherein said agent does not genetically modify said microorganism.
A ppk mutant of a pathogen selected from the group consisting of:
- H.pylori, P.aeruginosa, S.dublin, S.typhimurim, S.flexneri, and V.cholerae.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.