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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2016

Identification of Azole Resistance Markers in Clinical Isolates of Candida tropicalis Using cDNA-AFLP Method.

Ali Kanani, Farideh Zaini, Parivash Kordbacheh, Mehraban Falahati, Sassan Rezaie, Roshanak Daie, Shirin Farahyar, Mahin Safara, Roohollah Fateh, Ebrahim Faghihloo and 2 more

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Ali KananiDepartment of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Farideh ZainiDepartment of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Parivash KordbachehDepartment of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mehraban FalahatiDepartment of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sassan RezaieDepartment of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Roshanak DaieDepartment of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shirin FarahyarDepartment of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahin SafaraDepartment of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Roohollah FatehDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
Ebrahim FaghihlooDepartment of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Azam FattahiDepartment of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mansour HeidariDepartment of Medical Genetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IRQom University of Medical Science and Health Services · IR

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backgroundGlobal reports have highlighted the increasing prevalence of Candida tropicalis infections as well as organism(') s drug resistance. This study aimed at identifying azole resistance markers in clinical isolates of C. tropicalis, which will be a great resource for developing new drugs.

methodsTwo susceptible and resistant isolates of C. tropicalis were recovered from an epidemiological investigation of candidiasis in immunocompromised patients. C. tropicalis ATCC 750 was used as reference strain. Antifungal susceptibility to fluconazole and itraconazole was determined using Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) method. Complementary DNA-amplified fragment length polymorphism (cDNA-AFLP) technology and real-time reverse-transcriptase (RT) PCR were used for identification of potential genes involved in azole resistance of C. tropicalis clinical isolates.

resultsFive genes encoding the following enzymes were identified as superoxide dismutase (SOD) implicated in antioxidant defense, ornithine aminotransferase (OAT), acetyl ornithine aminotransferase (ACOAT), adenosylmethionine-8-amino-7-oxononanoate aminotransferase (DAPA AT), and 4-aminobutyrate aminotransferase (ABAT)-belonging to pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) dependent enzymes and acting in an important physiological role in many fungal-cell cycles. Real-time RT-PCR confirmed mRNA level of the aforementioned genes.

conclusionOur findings showed that factors such as PLP-dependent enzymes and SOD might be implicated in drug resistance in C. tropicalis clinical isolate. Therefore, further studies are required to explore the accurate biological functions of the mentioned genes that would be helpful for effective drug development.

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Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism AnalysisAzolesCandida tropicalisDNA, ComplementaryDrug Resistance, FungalElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenetic MarkersHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsAzolesDNA, ComplementaryGenetic Markersazole resistancecandidiasisdifferential displayreal-time RT-PCR

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