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Rangel-Vargas E, Gomez-Aldapa CA, Falfan-Cortes RN, Guzman-Ortiz FA, Castro-Rosas J. A natural approach to combating antibiotic-resistant pathogens in livestock: Hibiscus sabdariffa-derived hibiscus acid as a promising solution. VET MED-CZECH 2024; 69:207-216. [PMID: 39021880 PMCID: PMC11251701 DOI: 10.17221/105/2023-vetmed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
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We examined the antibacterial efficacy of streptomycin, hibiscus acid, and their combination against multidrug-resistant Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and Salmonella Typhimurium in mice. We determined the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) for streptomycin, hibiscus acid, and their combination against STEC and Salmonella. Fifteen sets of six mice in each set were utilised: six groups were orally exposed to 4 log10 colony forming units (CFUs) of S. Typhimurium and another six to STEC, and three acted as the controls. Six hours post-inoculation, specific groups of mice received either oral solutions containing hibiscus acid at 5 and 7 mg/ml; streptomycin at 50 and 450 μg/ml; hibiscus acid/streptomycin (5 mg/ml hibiscus acid and 50 μg/ml streptomycin); or isotonic saline. The study determined the MIC and MBC of 7 mg/ml of hibiscus acid; 300 and 450 μg/ml of streptomycin; and two concentrations of hibiscus/streptomycin (3 mg/ml / 20 μg/ml and 5 mg/ml / 50 μg/ml). Interestingly, the mice that were infected and subsequently treated with hibiscus acid at 7 mg/ml alone or in conjunction with streptomycin did not have either STEC or Salmonella in their faecal samples, and none of the mice died. In contrast, the untreated mice and those exclusively treated with streptomycin had the pathogens present in their stool, leading to the mortality of all the subjects.
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- Esmeralda Rangel-Vargas
- Academic Area of Chemistry, Institute of Basic Sciences and Engineering, City of Knowledge, Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Mineral de la Reforma, Mexico
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- Academic Area of Chemistry, Institute of Basic Sciences and Engineering, City of Knowledge, Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Mineral de la Reforma, Mexico
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- Academic Area of Chemistry, Institute of Basic Sciences and Engineering, City of Knowledge, Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Mineral de la Reforma, Mexico
- Professor of the National Council of Science, Humanities and Technology, Crédito Constructor, Benito Juárez, Mexico City, CDMX
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- Academic Area of Chemistry, Institute of Basic Sciences and Engineering, City of Knowledge, Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Mineral de la Reforma, Mexico
- Professor of the National Council of Science, Humanities and Technology, Crédito Constructor, Benito Juárez, Mexico City, CDMX
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- Academic Area of Chemistry, Institute of Basic Sciences and Engineering, City of Knowledge, Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Mineral de la Reforma, Mexico
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Samreen, Ahmad I, Siddiqui SA, Naseer A, Nazir A. Efflux Pump Inhibition-Based Screening and Anti-Infective Evaluation of Punica granatum Against Bacterial Pathogens. Curr Microbiol 2023; 81:51. [PMID: 38151670 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-023-03572-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Drug efflux pumps contribute to bacterial multidrug resistance (MDR), reducing antibiotic effectiveness and causing treatment failures. Besides their role in MDR, efflux pumps also assist in the transportation of quorum sensing (QS) signal molecules and increased the tolerance of biofilms. Recently, the search for efflux pump inhibitors from natural sources, including anti-infective plants, has gained attention as a potential therapy against drug-resistant bacteria. In this study, 19 traditional Indian medicinal plants were screened for their efflux pump inhibitory activity against Escherichia coli TGI. The promising extract, i.e., Punica granatum was subsequently fractioned in the solvents of increasing polarity. Among them, at sub-MIC active EPI fraction was PGEF (P. granatum ethyl acetate fraction), further investigated for anti-infective potential against Chromobacterium violaceum 12,472, Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, and Serratia marcescens MTCC 97. PGEF was also evaluated for in vivo efficacy in Caenorhabditis elegans model. Major phytocompounds were analyzed by mass spectroscopic techniques. At respective Sub-MIC, PGEF reduced violacein production by 71.14% in C. violaceum 12,472. Moreover, PGEF inhibited pyocyanin (64.72%), pyoverdine (48.17%), protease (51.35%), and swarming motility (44.82%) of P. aeruginosa PAO1. Furthermore, PGEF reduced the production of prodigiosin and exoprotease by 64.73% and 61.80%, respectively. Similarly, at sub-MIC, PGEF inhibited (≥ 50%) biofilm development in all test pathogens. The key phytocompounds detected in active fraction include 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, trans-p-coumaric acid 4- glucoside, (-)-Epicatechin 3'-O-glucuronide, and ellagic acid. Interestingly, PGEF also demonstrated anti-infective efficacy against the PAO1-infected C. elegans test model and highlighting its therapeutic potential as an anti-infective agent to combat drug-resistant problems.
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- Samreen
- Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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- Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
- Division of Toxicology & Experimental Medicine, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
- Division of Toxicology & Experimental Medicine, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, India
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Sedillo-Torres IY, Hernández-Rangel ÁO, Gómez-y-Gómez Y, Cortés-Avalos D, García-Pérez BE, Villalobos-Rocha JC, Hernández-Rodríguez CH, Zepeda-Vallejo LG, Estrada-de los Santos P, Vargas-Díaz ME, Ibarra JA. Hibiscus Acid from Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Inhibits Flagellar Motility and Cell Invasion in Salmonella enterica. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27030655. [PMID: 35163919 PMCID: PMC8839027 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27030655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Extracts of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. (commonly called Rosselle or "Jamaica flower" in Mexico) have been shown to have antibiotic and antivirulence properties in several bacteria. Here, an organic extract of H. sabdariffa L. is shown to inhibit motility in Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Typhimurium. The compound responsible for this effect was purified and found to be the hibiscus acid. When tested, this compound also inhibited motility and reduced the secretion of both flagellin and type III secretion effectors. Purified hibiscus acid was not toxic in tissue-cultured eukaryotic cells, and it was able to reduce the invasion of Salmonella Typhimurium in epithelial cells. Initial steps to understand its mode of action showed it might affect membrane proton balance.
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- Ixchell Y. Sedillo-Torres
- Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prol. de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N Col. Santo Tomás Alc. Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México 11340, Mexico; (I.Y.S.-T.); (D.C.-A.); (B.E.G.-P.); (J.C.V.-R.); (C.H.H.-R.); (P.E.-d.l.S.)
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prol. de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N Col. Santo Tomás Alc. Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México 11340, Mexico; (Á.O.H.-R.); (L.G.Z.-V.); (M.E.V.-D.)
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- Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Biotecnología, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Acueducto s/n Barrio La Laguna, Ticomán, Alc. Gustavo A. Madero, Ciudad de México 07340, Mexico;
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prol. de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N Col. Santo Tomás Alc. Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México 11340, Mexico; (I.Y.S.-T.); (D.C.-A.); (B.E.G.-P.); (J.C.V.-R.); (C.H.H.-R.); (P.E.-d.l.S.)
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prol. de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N Col. Santo Tomás Alc. Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México 11340, Mexico; (I.Y.S.-T.); (D.C.-A.); (B.E.G.-P.); (J.C.V.-R.); (C.H.H.-R.); (P.E.-d.l.S.)
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prol. de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N Col. Santo Tomás Alc. Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México 11340, Mexico; (I.Y.S.-T.); (D.C.-A.); (B.E.G.-P.); (J.C.V.-R.); (C.H.H.-R.); (P.E.-d.l.S.)
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prol. de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N Col. Santo Tomás Alc. Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México 11340, Mexico; (I.Y.S.-T.); (D.C.-A.); (B.E.G.-P.); (J.C.V.-R.); (C.H.H.-R.); (P.E.-d.l.S.)
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prol. de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N Col. Santo Tomás Alc. Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México 11340, Mexico; (Á.O.H.-R.); (L.G.Z.-V.); (M.E.V.-D.)
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prol. de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N Col. Santo Tomás Alc. Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México 11340, Mexico; (I.Y.S.-T.); (D.C.-A.); (B.E.G.-P.); (J.C.V.-R.); (C.H.H.-R.); (P.E.-d.l.S.)
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prol. de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N Col. Santo Tomás Alc. Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México 11340, Mexico; (Á.O.H.-R.); (L.G.Z.-V.); (M.E.V.-D.)
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prol. de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N Col. Santo Tomás Alc. Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México 11340, Mexico; (I.Y.S.-T.); (D.C.-A.); (B.E.G.-P.); (J.C.V.-R.); (C.H.H.-R.); (P.E.-d.l.S.)
- Correspondence: or ; Tel.: +52-55-5729-6000 (ext. 62482)
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Díaz-Núñez JL, Pérez-López M, Espinosa N, Campos-Hernández N, García-Contreras R, Díaz-Guerrero M, Cortes-López H, Vázquez-Sánchez M, Quezada H, Martínez-Vázquez M, Soto-Hernández RM, Burgos-Hernández M, González-Pedrajo B, Castillo-Juárez I. Anti-Virulence Properties of Plant Species: Correlation between In Vitro Activity and Efficacy in a Murine Model of Bacterial Infection. Microorganisms 2021; 9:2424. [PMID: 34946027 PMCID: PMC8706108 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9122424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2021] [Revised: 11/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Several plant extracts exhibit anti-virulence properties due to the interruption of bacterial quorum sensing (QS). However, studies on their effects at the preclinical level are scarce. Here, we used a murine model of abscess/necrosis induced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa to evaluate the anti-pathogenic efficacy of 24 plant extracts at a sub-inhibitory concentration. We analyzed their ability to inhibit QS-regulated virulence factors such as swarming, pyocyanin production, and secretion of the ExoU toxin via the type III secretion system (T3SS). Five of the seven extracts with the best anti-pathogenic activity reduced ExoU secretion, and the extracts of Diphysa americana and Hibiscus sabdariffa were identified as the most active. Therefore, the abscess/necrosis model allows identification of plant extracts that have the capacity to reduce pathogenicity of P. aeruginosa. Furthermore, we evaluated the activity of the plant extracts on Chromobacterium violaceum. T3SS (ΔescU) and QS (ΔcviI) mutant strains were assessed in both the abscess/necrosis and sepsis models. Only the ΔescU strain had lower pathogenicity in the animal models, although no activity of plant extracts was observed. These results demonstrate differences between the anti-virulence activity recorded in vitro and pathogenicity in vivo and between the roles of QS and T3S systems as virulence determinants.
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- José Luis Díaz-Núñez
- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Posgrado de Botánica, Colegio de Postgraduados, Texcoco 56230, Mexico; (J.L.D.-N.); (M.P.-L.); (N.C.-H.); (H.C.-L.); (M.V.-S.); (R.M.S.-H.); (M.B.-H.)
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Posgrado de Botánica, Colegio de Postgraduados, Texcoco 56230, Mexico; (J.L.D.-N.); (M.P.-L.); (N.C.-H.); (H.C.-L.); (M.V.-S.); (R.M.S.-H.); (M.B.-H.)
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico; (N.E.); (M.D.-G.)
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Posgrado de Botánica, Colegio de Postgraduados, Texcoco 56230, Mexico; (J.L.D.-N.); (M.P.-L.); (N.C.-H.); (H.C.-L.); (M.V.-S.); (R.M.S.-H.); (M.B.-H.)
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico;
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico; (N.E.); (M.D.-G.)
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Posgrado de Botánica, Colegio de Postgraduados, Texcoco 56230, Mexico; (J.L.D.-N.); (M.P.-L.); (N.C.-H.); (H.C.-L.); (M.V.-S.); (R.M.S.-H.); (M.B.-H.)
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Posgrado de Botánica, Colegio de Postgraduados, Texcoco 56230, Mexico; (J.L.D.-N.); (M.P.-L.); (N.C.-H.); (H.C.-L.); (M.V.-S.); (R.M.S.-H.); (M.B.-H.)
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- Laboratorio de Investigación en Inmunología y Proteómica, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Ciudad de México 06720, Mexico;
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- Departamento de Productos Naturales, Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autόnoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico;
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Posgrado de Botánica, Colegio de Postgraduados, Texcoco 56230, Mexico; (J.L.D.-N.); (M.P.-L.); (N.C.-H.); (H.C.-L.); (M.V.-S.); (R.M.S.-H.); (M.B.-H.)
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Posgrado de Botánica, Colegio de Postgraduados, Texcoco 56230, Mexico; (J.L.D.-N.); (M.P.-L.); (N.C.-H.); (H.C.-L.); (M.V.-S.); (R.M.S.-H.); (M.B.-H.)
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico; (N.E.); (M.D.-G.)
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Posgrado de Botánica, Colegio de Postgraduados, Texcoco 56230, Mexico; (J.L.D.-N.); (M.P.-L.); (N.C.-H.); (H.C.-L.); (M.V.-S.); (R.M.S.-H.); (M.B.-H.)
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Díaz-Nuñez JL, García-Contreras R, Castillo-Juárez I. The New Antibacterial Properties of the Plants: Quo vadis Studies of Anti-virulence Phytochemicals? Front Microbiol 2021; 12:667126. [PMID: 34025622 PMCID: PMC8137972 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.667126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The recent increase in bacterial resistance to antibiotics has motivated the resurgence of the study of natural antimicrobial products. For centuries, plants have been recognized for their bactericidal properties. However, in the last two decades, it has been reported that several plant derived metabolites at growth subinhibitory concentrations also tend to have anti-virulence properties, since they reduce the expression of factors that cause damage and the establishment of pathogenic bacteria. In this area of study, plants have been positioned as one of the main natural sources of anti-virulence molecules, but only a small portion of the plant species that exist have been investigated. Also, anti-virulence studies have been primarily focused on analyzing the ability of extracts and compounds to inhibit quorum sensing and biofilms formation in vitro. This mini-review discusses the current panorama, the trends in the study of anti-virulence phytochemicals, as well as their potential for the development of antibacterial therapies.
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- José Luis Díaz-Nuñez
- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Posgrado de Botánica, Colegio de Postgraduados, Texcoco, Mexico
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Posgrado de Botánica, Colegio de Postgraduados, Texcoco, Mexico
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