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ArticleMicrobial biotechnology2018

(1-aryloxy-2-hydroxypropyl)-phenylpiperazine derivatives suppress Candida albicans virulence by interfering with morphological transition.

Shuo Zhao, Jun-Jun Huang, Xiuyun Sun, Xiaorong Huang, Shuna Fu, Liang Yang, Xue-Wei Liu, Fei He, Yinyue Deng

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Article in Microbial biotechnology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Shuo ZhaoState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Jun-Jun HuangPharmaceutical Research Center, School of Pharmacology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510182, China.
Xiuyun SunState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Xiaorong HuangGuangdong Innovative Research Team of Sociomicrobiology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Shuna FuState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Liang YangSingapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637551, Singapore.
Xue-Wei LiuDivision of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore, 637371, Singapore.
Fei HeIntegrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Yinyue DengState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1511-0870
South China Agricultural University · CNNanyang Technological University · SGGuangdong Pharmaceutical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinical treatment of Candida albicans infections has become more difficult due to the limited development of antifungal agents and the rapid emergence of drug resistance. In this study, we demonstrate the synthesis of a series of piperazine derivatives and the evaluation of their inhibitory activity against C. albicans virulence. Thirty-four (1-aryloxy-2-hydroxypropyl)-phenylpiperazine derivatives, including 25 new compounds, were synthesized and assessed for their efficacy against the physiology and pathogenesis of C. albicans. Several compounds strongly inhibited the morphological transition and virulence of C. albicans cells, although they did not influence the growth rate of the fungal pathogen. A leading novel compound, (1-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-4-(1-biphenylol-2-hydroxypropyl)-piperazine), significantly attenuated C. albicans virulence by interfering with the process of hyphal development, but it showed no cytotoxicity against human cells at a micromolar level. These findings suggest that (1-aryloxy-2-hydroxypropyl)-phenylpiperazine derivatives could potentially be developed as novel therapeutic agents for the clinical treatment of C. albicans infections by interfering with morphological transition and virulence.

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Antifungal AgentsCandida albicansCandidiasisHumansHyphaePiperazinesVirulenceAntifungal AgentsphenylpiperazinePiperazines

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PMID30221456
PMCPMC6196381
OpenAlexW2891890973

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