Applied Microbiology: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2471-9315
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2471-9315
+44 1300 500008
Simon Raymond
Melbourne University, Australia
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Appli Micro
The concern with respect to antimicrobial resistance and the associated health threat has gained increasing attention and there has been difficulty in gaining traction globally. Given the lack of success by the two pathways established to date which have focused on: (1) Replication of infective agent and, (2) Immune system enhancement. The author conceptualized and developed a new or third mode of action pathway represented by �Site attachment inhibition� (negation of cellular attachment by infective agents). The author anticipates site attachment inhibition therapeutics to include drug (medication) based therapies, stem cell based treatment (including prenatal and earlier) incorporating new generation immunization methods and waveform (e.g., electromagnetic radiation) based treatment. With respect to viruses, support for the likely success of the new mode of action pathway; the known CCR5-��32 mutation achieves resistance (immunity) against HIV through negation of cellular attachment; other areas of medicine use analogous receptor antagonism (e.g., beta blocker therapy); advanced IT uses analogous site attachment inhibition to remove viruses. With respect to bacteria, support for the likely success of the new mode of action pathway, advanced IT uses analogous site attachment inhibition to remove IT infections, glycoproteins are key receptors for attachment and analogous to glycoprotein IIb/IIIa medications which inhibit (negate) platelet aggregation and thrombus formation, it seems reasonable to pursue antagonism or blockade of other glycoprotein receptors in order to prevent bacterial attachment to human cells (also relevant to viral infections). The human immune system coats infective agents in an attempt to negate cellular attachment, therefore this mode of action represented by site attachment inhibition makes scientific sense. Attention must be directed toward correctly identifying the target receptors and appreciating the difference between association and causation. Looking at mutations noticed in the human population and connecting this to the innate resistance they possess to certain infections is not enough as this may simply represent association as opposed to causation. Even the known CCR5-��32 mutation has not been completely confirmed as direct/causative of the inhibition of attachment observed in research analyses. Furthermore, detailed delineation of new generation immunization methods need to be developed based on site attachment inhibition. In addition, the details regarding the unique new mode of action pathway (site attachment inhibition) with the only previous related research (or minority research) more focused on aspects such as masking foreign entity identification and related methods.
Simon Raymond is a Consultant and an Alumnus of Melbourne University, Australia. He has acted as a Reviewer for the Medical Journal of Australia and has received invitations internationally to review from prestigious medical journals including JAMA (Journal of American Medical Association) Network and also received award in recognition of his research by Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (PSC, 2006). He is also a Member of the Golden Key International Society.