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ArticleAmino acids2023

K-aurein: A notable aurein 1.2-derived peptide that modulates Candida albicans filamentation and reduces biofilm biomass.

Maria Laína Silva, Maria Nágila Carneiro, Rafaela Mesquita Bastos Cavalcante, Jesús Alberto Pérez Guerrero, Raquel Oliveira Santos Fontenelle, Esteban Nicolás Lorenzón, Eduardo Maffud Cilli, Victor Alves Carneiro

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Article in Amino acids, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Maria Laína SilvaLaboratory of Biofilms and Antimicrobial Agents (LaBAM), Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceara-UFC, Sobral, 62048-280, Brazil.
Maria Nágila CarneiroLaboratory of Biofilms and Antimicrobial Agents (LaBAM), Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceara-UFC, Sobral, 62048-280, Brazil.
Rafaela Mesquita Bastos CavalcanteLaboratory of Biofilms and Antimicrobial Agents (LaBAM), Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceara-UFC, Sobral, 62048-280, Brazil.
Jesús Alberto Pérez GuerreroLaboratory of Biofilms and Antimicrobial Agents (LaBAM), Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceara-UFC, Sobral, 62048-280, Brazil.
Raquel Oliveira Santos FontenelleLaboratory of Microbiology (LABMIC), University Estate of Vale do Acaraú UVA, Sobral, 62040-370, Brazil.
Esteban Nicolás LorenzónHealth Sciences Academic Unit, Federal University of Jatai, Jatai, 75801-615, Brazil.
Eduardo Maffud CilliDepartment of Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry, Estadual University of São Paulo-UNESP, Araraquara, 14800-900, Brazil.
Victor Alves CarneiroLaboratory of Biofilms and Antimicrobial Agents (LaBAM), Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceara-UFC, Sobral, 62048-280, Brazil. victor.carneiro@uninta.edu.br.
Universidade Federal do Ceará · BRInstituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada · BRState University of Vale do Acaraú · BRUniversidade de São Paulo · BRUniversidade Federal de Jataí · BR

Funding

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo #2013/07600-3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Candida albicans is considered one of the most important opportunistic fungi due to the large arsenal of virulence factors that help throughout the progress of the infection. In this sense, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) appear as an alternative, with great antifungal action. Among these, aurein 1.2 has been widely explored, becoming the basis for the discovery of new AMPs, such as K-aurein (K-au). Thus, this study evaluated the anti-C. albicans potential of K-au against virulence factors, planktonic growth, and biofilm formation of clinical isolates. Firstly, K-au antifungal activity was determined by the microdilution method and time-kill curve. The inhibition of hydrolytic enzyme secretion (proteinase, phospholipase, and hemolysin) and germ tube formation was tested. Then, the antibiofilm potential of K-au was verified through biomass quantification and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). All tests were compared with the classical antifungal drug, amphotericin B (AmB). The outcomes showed fungicidal action of K-au at 62.50 µg mL

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Antifungal AgentsCandida albicansAmphotericin BBiofilmsBiomassMicrobial Sensitivity TestsVirulence FactorsAmphotericin BAntifungal AgentsVirulence FactorsAntimicrobial peptideAurein 1.2BiofilmCandidaVirulence

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PMID37442853
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