METHOD AND MEANS FOR PREVENTING AND INHIBITING TYPE III SECRETION IN INFECTIONS CAUSED BY GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA

摘要

A means for decreasing bacterial virulence in a mammal including man or in a plant by inhibition of the Type III secretion system at concentrations that do not prevent or substantially reduce bacterial growth comprises an N-substituted 7-quinolylmethyl amine, in particular one that is further substituted in 5- and 8-position on the quinoline ring. A corresponding therapeutic method and a pharmaceutical composition are also disclosed.