Antifungal drugs: New insights in research & development

AM Nicola, P Albuquerque, HC Paes… - Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
The need for better antifungal therapy is commonly accepted in view of the high mortality
rates associated with systemic infections, the low number of available antifungal classes …

Antifungal therapeutics for dimorphic fungal pathogens

KD Goughenour, CA Rappleye - Virulence, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Dimorphic fungi cause several endemic mycoses which range from subclinical respiratory
infections to life-threatening systemic disease. Pathogenic-phase cells of Histoplasma …

Sertraline as a promising antifungal agent: inhibition of growth and biofilm of Candida auris with special focus on the mechanism of action in vitro

M Gowri, B Jayashree, J Jeyakanthan… - Journal of applied …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Aim The aim of this present study was to investigate the antifungal mechanism of sertraline
against Candida auris (C. auris) and its effect on biofilm formation. Methods and Results …

Miltefosine has a postantifungal effect and induces apoptosis in Cryptococcus yeasts

CC Spadari, T Vila, S Rozental… - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cryptococcus spp. are common opportunistic fungal pathogens, particularly in HIV patients.
The approved drug miltefosine (MFS) has potential as an alternative antifungal against …

Terpinen-4-ol, tyrosol, and β-lapachone as potential antifungals against dimorphic fungi

RSN Brilhante, ÉP Caetano, RAC Lima… - brazilian journal of …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
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 …

Quantitative microplate-based growth assay for determination of antifungal susceptibility of Histoplasma capsulatum yeasts

KD Goughenour, JM Balada-Llasat… - Journal of clinical …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Standardized methodologies for determining the antifungal susceptibility of fungal
pathogens is central to the clinical management of invasive fungal disease. Yeast-form fungi …

Evaluation of the Anti-Histoplasma capsulatum Activity of Indole and Nitrofuran Derivatives and Their Pharmacological Safety in Three-Dimensional Cell Cultures

CO Vaso, NM Bila, F Pandolfi, D De Vita, M Bortolami… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Histoplasma capsulatum is a fungus that causes histoplasmosis. The increased evolution of
microbial resistance and the adverse effects of current antifungals help new drugs to …

Azole resistance in Candida albicans from animals: Highlights on efflux pump activity and gene overexpression

MFG Rocha, SP Bandeira, LP de Alencar, LM Melo… - Mycoses, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigated potential mechanisms of azole resistance among Candida albicans
from animals, including efflux pump activity, ergosterol content and gene expression. For this …

Cross‐resistance to fluconazole induced by exposure to the agricultural azole tetraconazole: an environmental resistance school?

MFG Rocha, LP Alencar, MAN Paiva, LM Melo… - Mycoses, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This study aimed to investigate the influence of tetraconazole and malathion, both used in
agricultural activities, on resistance to fluconazole, itraconazole and voriconazole in …

In vitro antifungal activity of miltefosine and levamisole: their impact on ergosterol biosynthesis and cell permeability of dimorphic fungi

RSN Brilhante, EP Caetano, RAC Lima… - Journal of Applied …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Aims This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro activity of miltefosine and levamisole against
strains of Coccidioides posadasii in the filamentous phase and strains of Histoplasma …