The present invention relates to agents and compositions for the modification of the growth of bacterial cells. Thus, the compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of a disease in a subject. In particular, the present invention relates to the field of repurposing pharmaceutical compounds for treatment strategies of infectious diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, inflammatory diseases, proliferative diseases, metabolic disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and immunological diseases. Some of the compounds of the present invention demonstrate high specificity in inhibiting the growth of single bacterial species. Such compounds enable narrow-spectrum antibacterial therapies, constituting a major effort of current and future drug development strategies in order to reduce side effects of antibacterial treatment plans. Particularly interesting compounds of this invention are effective against pathobiological species such as Clostridium difficile, Clostridium perfingens, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and an enterotoxigenic strain of Bacteroides fragilis. Other compounds of the present invention reveal a strong inhibitory effect on a broad spectrum of bacterial species. Such compounds are useful for broad-spectrum antibiotic therapies of infections with unknown causative infecting bacterial species. Both types of compounds, especially the ones with narrow-spectrum antibacterial activity, can further be used for modulating the microbiome composition and targeting species associated with dysbiosis and disease.
本发明涉及用于改变细菌细胞生长的制剂和组合物。因此,本发明的化合物可用于预防和/或治疗受试者的疾病。特别是,本发明涉及将药物化合物重新用于传染性疾病、胃肠道疾病、炎症性疾病、增殖性疾病、代谢性疾病、心血管疾病和免疫性疾病的治疗策略领域。本发明的一些化合物在抑制单一细菌种类生长方面表现出高度特异性。这类化合物能够实现窄谱抗菌疗法,是当前和未来药物开发战略的主要努力方向,以减少抗菌治疗计划的副作用。特别有趣的是,本发明的化合物对艰难梭菌、产气荚膜梭菌、核酸镰刀菌和脆弱拟杆菌的肠毒性菌株等病原菌有效。本发明的其他化合物对广谱细菌菌种具有很强的抑制作用。这类化合物可用于未知致病菌感染的广谱抗生素治疗。这两类化合物,尤其是具有窄谱抗菌活性的化合物,可进一步用于调节微
生物组的组成,并针对与菌群失调和疾病相关的菌种。