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ArticleScientific reports2015

A combination approach to treating fungal infections.

Sanjib K Shrestha, Marina Y Fosso, Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova

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Article in Scientific reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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37 citing papers in PubMed, 87 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sanjib K ShresthaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40536-0596, USA.
Marina Y FossoDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40536-0596, USA.
Sylvie Garneau-TsodikovaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40536-0596, USA.
University of Kentucky · US

Funding

Novel aminoglycoside adjuvants and stand-alone agents to combat tuberculosisR01AI090048 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI GARNEAU-TSODIKOVA, SYLVIE · 2011 to 2021
$4.4M
NIAID NIH HHS AI090048NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI090048
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Azoles are antifungal drugs used to treat fungal infections such as candidiasis in humans. Their extensive use has led to the emergence of drug resistance, complicating antifungal therapy for yeast infections in critically ill patients. Combination therapy has become popular in clinical practice as a potential strategy to fight resistant fungal isolates. Recently, amphiphilic tobramycin analogues, C12 and C14, were shown to display antifungal activities. Herein, the antifungal synergy of C12 and C14 with four azoles, fluconazole (FLC), itraconazole (ITC), posaconazole (POS), and voriconazole (VOR), was examined against seven Candida albicans strains. All tested strains were synergistically inhibited by C12 when combined with azoles, with the exception of C. albicans 64124 and MYA-2876 by FLC and VOR. Likewise, when combined with POS and ITC, C14 exhibited synergistic growth inhibition of all C. albicans strains, except C. albicans MYA-2876 by ITC. The combinations of FLC-C14 and VOR-C14 showed synergistic antifungal effect against three C. albicans and four C. albicans strains, respectively. Finally, synergism between C12/C14 and POS were confirmed by time-kill and disk diffusion assays. These results suggest the possibility of combining C12 or C14 with azoles to treat invasive fungal infections at lower administration doses or with a higher efficiency.

Indexed as

Antifungal AgentsCandida albicansCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDrug Resistance, FungalDrug SynergismDrug Therapy, CombinationEpithelial CellsFluconazoleHumansItraconazoleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsSpecies SpecificityTobramycinTriazolesVoriconazoleAntifungal AgentsFluconazoleItraconazoleposaconazoleTobramycinTriazolesVoriconazole

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PMID26594050
PMCPMC4655404
OpenAlexW2416071411

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