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Brilhante,Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira; Caetano,Erica Pacheco; Oliveira,Jonathas Sales de; Castelo-Branco,Débora de Souza Collares Maia; Souza,Elizabeth Ribeiro Yokobatake; Alencar,Lucas Pereira de; Cordeiro,Rossana de Aguiar; Bandeira,Tereza de Jesus Pinheiro Gomes; Sidrim,José Júlio Costa; Rocha,Marcos Fábio Gadelha. |
ABSTRACTThe antifungal activity of some statins against different fungal species has been reported. Thus, at the first moment, the in vitro antifungal activity of simvastatin, atorvastatin and pravastatin was tested againstCandida spp. and Cryptococcus spp. Then, in a second approach, considering that the best results were obtained for simvastatin, this drug was evaluated in combination with antifungal drugs against planktonic growth and tested against biofilms ofCandida spp. and Cryptococcus spp. Drug susceptibility testing was performed using the microdilution broth method, as described by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. The interaction between simvastatin and antifungals against planktonic cells was analyzed by calculating the... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Candida; Cryptococcus; Simvastatin; Antifungal activity; Biofilm. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702015000500459 |
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Brilhante,Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira; Caetano,Érica Pacheco; Riello,Giovanna Barbosa; Guedes,Glaucia Morgana de Melo; Castelo-Branco,Débora de Souza Collares Maia; Fechine,Maria Auxiliadora Bezerra; Oliveira,Jonathas Sales de; Camargo,Zoilo Pires de; Mesquita,Jacó Ricarte Lima de; Monteiro,André Jalles; Cordeiro,Rossana de Aguiar; Rocha,Marcos Fábio Gadelha; Sidrim,José Júlio Costa. |
Abstract Recent studies have shown that some drugs that are not routinely used to treat fungal infections have antifungal activity, such as protease inhibitor antiretroviral drugs. This study investigated the in vitro susceptibility of Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum to saquinavir and ritonavir, and its combination with the antifungal itraconazole. The susceptibility assay was performed according to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines. All strains were inhibited by the protease inhibitor antiretroviral drugs. Saquinavir showed minimum inhibitory concentrations ranging from 0.125 to 1 μg mL−1 for both phases, and ritonavir presented minimum inhibitory concentrations ranging from 0.0312 to 4 μg mL−1and from 0.0625 to 1 μg mL−1 for... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Histoplasma capsulatum; Saquinavir; Ritonavir; Itraconazole. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702016000200155 |
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Brilhante,Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira; Caetano,Érica Pacheco; Lima,Rita Amanda Chaves de; Marques,Francisca Jakelyne de Farias; Castelo-Branco,Débora de Souza Collares Maia; Melo,Charlline Vládia Silva de; Guedes,Glaucia Morgana de Melo; Oliveira,Jonathas Sales de; Camargo,Zoilo Pires de; Moreira,José Luciano Bezerra; Monteiro,André Jalles; Bandeira,Tereza de Jesus Pinheiro Gomes; Cordeiro,Rossana de Aguiar; Rocha,Marcos Fábio Gadelha; Sidrim,José Júlio Costa. |
Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro antifungal activity of terpinen-4-ol, tyrosol, and β-lapachone against strains of Coccidioides posadasii in filamentous phase (n = 22) and Histoplasma capsulatum in both filamentous (n = 40) and yeast phases (n = 13), using the broth dilution methods as described by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) of these compounds. The mechanisms of action of these compounds were also investigated by analyzing their effect on cell membrane permeability and ergosterol synthesis. The MIC and MFCf these compounds against C. posadasii, mycelial H. capsulatum, and yeast-like H. capsulatum, were in the following... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Dimorphic fungi; Terpinen-4-ol; Tyrosol; Β-Lapachone; Inhibitory effect. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822016000400917 |
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