In vitro Activities of Six Antifungal Agents Against Aspergillus terreus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

2002 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 279-281
Author(s):  
Joel D. Klein ◽  
Lynn Steele Moore ◽  
Lisa Muehlbauer ◽  
William J. Holloway
1999 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 1264-1266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen L. Oakley ◽  
Caroline B. Moore ◽  
David W. Denning

ABSTRACT We compared the in vitro activity of liposomal nystatin (Nyotran) with those of other antifungal agents against 60Aspergillus isolates. Twelve isolates were itraconazole resistant. For all isolates, geometric mean (GM) MICs (micrograms per milliliter) were 2.30 for liposomal nystatin, 0.58 for itraconazole, 0.86 for amphotericin B (AB) deoxycholate, 9.51 for nystatin, 2.07 for liposomal AB, 2.57 for AB lipid complex, and 0.86 for AB colloidal dispersion. Aspergillus terreus (GM, 8.72 μg/ml; range, 8 to 16 μg/ml) was significantly less susceptible to all of the polyene drugs than all other species (P = 0.0001).


2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 3085-3088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia Gomez-Lopez ◽  
Guillermo Garcia-Effron ◽  
Emilia Mellado ◽  
Araceli Monzon ◽  
Juan L. Rodriguez-Tudela ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The aim of the present study was to identify retrospectively trends in the species distributions and the susceptibility patterns of Aspergillus species causing fungal infections in Spanish medical centers from 2000 to 2002. The susceptibilities of 338 isolates to amphotericin B, itraconazole, and voriconazole were tested. Aspergillus fumigatus was the most common species (54.7%), followed by Aspergillus terreus (14.8%) and Aspergillus flavus (13.9%). Non-A. fumigatus species were encountered in 45.3% of the samples studied. The majority of Aspergillus isolates were obtained from respiratory tract specimens, followed by ear and skin samples. The geometric mean (GM) MIC of amphotericin B was 0.56 μg/ml, and the amphotericin B MIC was >2 μg/ml for 16 isolates (4.7%). Nine of them were A. terreus. The GM MIC of itraconazole was 0.37, and the itraconazole MIC was >4 μg/ml for 12 (3.5%) isolates. The voriconazole MICs were also high for 8 of the 12 strains for which itraconazole MICs were high (voriconazole MIC range, 2 to 8 μg/ml).


2001 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cornelia Lass-Flörl ◽  
Markus Nagl ◽  
Cornelia Speth ◽  
Hanno Ulmer ◽  
Manfred P. Dierich ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The minimal fungicidal concentrations (MFCs) of voriconazole and itraconazole for five clinical isolates each of Aspergillus terreus, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus, and Aspergillus niger were determined by a broth macrodilution method. Conidial suspensions as inocula were compared to hyphae as inocula since the invasive form of aspergillosis is manifested by the appearance of hyphal structures. In addition, cell viability staining with the dye FUN-1 was performed to assess time-dependent damage of hyphae exposed to various concentrations of the antifungal agents. With conidial inocula the MFC ranges of voriconazole were 0.5 to 4 μg/ml and those of itraconazole were 0.25 to 2 μg/ml, whereas the MFCs (2 to >16 μg/ml) with hyphal inocula were substantially higher (P < 0.01) for both itraconazole and voriconazole. Only minor differences between the tested antifungals were observed since 16 of 20 and 17 of 20 of the isolates of Aspergillus spp. tested appeared to be killed by voriconazole and itraconazole, respectively. The results of FUN-1 viability staining correlated closely to colony counts, but various time- and dose-dependent levels of viability of hyphae were also observed. In conclusion, our study demonstrates the importance of the type of inoculum used to test antifungals and the applicability of FUN-1 staining as a rapid and sensitive method for assaying the viability of hyphae.


2008 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-175
Author(s):  
Nikoletta Tóth ◽  
Hamuda Hosam E. A. F. Bayoumi ◽  
Attila Palágyi ◽  
Mihály Kecskés

Az utóbbi években egyre több tanulmány született a mikroorganizmusok nehézfém akkumulációjáról. A mikroszervezetek nehézfémekkel szembeni tűrőképességére és nehézfém felvételére a bioremediációs hasznosíthatóságuk miatt egyre nagyobb figyelmet fordítanak. A mikroorganizmusok tulajdonságai nagyon jól hasznosíthatóak a talajszennyezés monitorozásánál. A toxikus nehézfémek komoly ökológiai problémát jelentenek környezetünkben, ezért kiemelkedő fontosságú a nehézfémekkel szennyezett talajok tisztítása. In vitro , két S. cerevisiae törzs (NSS5099 és NSS7002) nehézfémekkel szembeni toleranciáját vizsgáltuk. A két törzs szaporodási kinetikáját olyan táptalajon tanulmányoztuk, amelyhez 50 µM koncentrációban adtunk Cu 2+ -, Pb 2+ -, Cd 2+ - vagy Ni 2+ -ionokat. A vizsgált nehézfémek élesztőtörzsekre gyakorolt toxicitása csökkenő sorrendben: Cu 2+ > Pb 2+ > Cd 2+ > Ni 2+ . A 350 µM koncentrációjú Cu 2+ , Pb 2+ vagy Cd 2+ és 450 µM koncentrációjú Ni 2+ 48 órás inkubációt követően 50%-kal csökkentette az élősejtek számát. Amikor a nehézfémek táptalajba történő adagolása előtt 50 mM Ca(HCO 3 ) 2 , 75 mM MgSO 4 , vagy 150 mM K 2 SO 4 -ot adtunk a közeghez csökkent a nehézfémek sejtekre gyakorolt toxicitása, és több sejt maradt életben. A 350 és 450 µM koncentrációban lévő nehézfémek toxicitását a fémsók 40%-kal csökkentették. A kapott eredmények alapján az NSS7002 törzs sokkal alkalmasabbnak bizonyult a nehézfémekkel szennyezett talajok tisztítására, mint az NSS5099._


1991 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mamoru YOKOO ◽  
Tadashi ARIKA ◽  
Yoshiro SOH

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luana da S.M. Forezi ◽  
Luana Pereira Borba-Santos ◽  
Mariana F.C. Cardoso ◽  
Vitor F. Ferreira ◽  
Sonia Rozental ◽  
...  

Sporotrichosis is a serious public health problem in Brazil that affects human patients and domestic animals, mainly cats. Thus, the search for new antifungal agents is required also due to the emergence and to the lack of effective drugs available in the therapeutic arsenal. The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro antifungal profile of two synthetic series of coumarin derivatives against Sporothrix schenckii and Sporothrix brasiliensis. The three-components synthetic routes used for the preparation of coumarin derivatives have proved to be quite efficient and compounds 16 and 17 have been prepared in good yields. The inhibitory activity of nineteen synthetic coumarins derivatives 16a-i and 17a-j were evaluated against Sporothrix spp. yeasts and the most potent compounds were 16b and 17i. However, according to concentrations able to inhibit (minimum inhibitory concentrations) and kill (minimum fungicidal concentrations) the cells, 17i was more effective than 16b against Sporothrix spp. Thus, 17i exhibited good antifungal activity against S. brasiliensis and S. schenckii, suggesting that it is an important scaffold for the development of novel antifungal agents.


2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 478-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faizan Abul Qais ◽  
Mohd Sajjad Ahmad Khan ◽  
Iqbal Ahmad ◽  
Abdullah Safar Althubiani

Aims: The aim of this review is to survey the recent progress made in developing the nanoparticles as antifungal agents especially the nano-based formulations being exploited for the management of Candida infections. Discussion: In the last few decades, there has been many-fold increase in fungal infections including candidiasis due to the increased number of immunocompromised patients worldwide. The efficacy of available antifungal drugs is limited due to its associated toxicity and drug resistance in clinical strains. The recent advancements in nanobiotechnology have opened a new hope for the development of novel formulations with enhanced therapeutic efficacy, improved drug delivery and low toxicity. Conclusion: Metal nanoparticles have shown to possess promising in vitro antifungal activities and could be effectively used for enhanced and targeted delivery of conventionally used drugs. The synergistic interaction between nanoparticles and various antifungal agents have also been reported with enhanced antifungal activity.


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