title: Antibacterial activity of alpha-mangostin against vancomycin resistant Enterococci (VRE) and synergism with antibiotics.
abstract: alpha-Mangostin, isolated from the stem bark of Garcinia mangostana L., was found to be active against vancomycin resistant Enterococci (VRE) and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), with MIC values of 6.25 and 6.25 to 12.5 microg/ml, respectively. Our studies showed synergism between alpha-mangostin and gentamicin (GM) against VRE, and alpha-mangostin and vancomycin hydrochloride (VCM) against MRSA. Further studies showed partial synergism between alpha-mangostin and commercially available antibiotics such as ampicillin and minocycline. These findings suggested that alpha-mangostin alone or in combination with GM against VRE and in combination with VCM against MRSA might be useful in controlling VRE and MRSA infections.
authors.affiliation: Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Osaka, Japan. sakagami@iph.pref.osaka.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakagami
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iinuma
authors.forename: K G N P
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Piyasena
authors.forename: H R W
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Dharmaratne
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004357:Drug Synergism; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D029762:Garcinia mangostana; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008517:Phytotherapy; D024301:Plant Bark; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts