Reactive oxygen species-inducing antifungal agents and their activity against fungal biofilms

N Delattin, BPA Cammue… - Future medicinal …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
N Delattin, BPA Cammue, K Thevissen
Future medicinal chemistry, 2014Taylor & Francis
Invasive fungal infections are associated with very high mortality rates ranging from 20–90%
for opportunistic fungal pathogens such as Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans
and Aspergillus fumigatus. Fungal resistance to antimycotic treatment can be genotypic (due
to resistant strains) as well as phenotypic (due to more resistant fungal lifestyles, such as
biofilms). With regard to the latter, biofilms are considered to be critical in the development of
invasive fungal infections. However, there are only very few antimycotics, such as …
Invasive fungal infections are associated with very high mortality rates ranging from 20–90% for opportunistic fungal pathogens such as Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans and Aspergillus fumigatus. Fungal resistance to antimycotic treatment can be genotypic (due to resistant strains) as well as phenotypic (due to more resistant fungal lifestyles, such as biofilms). With regard to the latter, biofilms are considered to be critical in the development of invasive fungal infections. However, there are only very few antimycotics, such as miconazole (azoles), echinocandins and liposomal formulations of amphotericin B (polyenes), which are also effective against fungal biofilms. Interestingly, these antimycotics all induce reactive oxygen species (ROS) in fungal (biofilm) cells. This review provides an overview of the different classes of antimycotics and novel antifungal compounds that induce ROS in fungal planktonic and biofilm cells. Moreover, different strategies to further enhance the antibiofilm activity of such ROS-inducing antimycotics will be discussed.
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