Antifungal activity, kinetics and molecular mechanism of action of garlic oil against Candida albicans.
Antifungal activity, kinetics and molecular mechanism of action of garlic oil against Candida albicans.
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大蒜油对白色念珠菌的抗真菌活性、动力学和分子机制
DOI:
10.1038/srep22805
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发表时间:
2016-03-07
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Zhang LX
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作者:
Li WR;Shi QS;Dai HQ;Liang Q;Xie XB;Huang XM;Zhao GZ;Zhang LX
The antifungal activity, kinetics and molecular mechanism of action of garlic oil againstCandida albicanswere investigated in this study using multiple methods. Using the poisoned food technique, we determined that the minimum inhibitory concentration of garlic oil was 0.35 μg/mL. Observation by transmission electron microscopy indicated that garlic oil could penetrate the cellular membrane ofC. albicansas well as the membranes of organelles such as the mitochondria, resulting in organelle destruction and ultimately cell death. RNA sequencing analysis showed that garlic oil induced differential expression of critical genes including those involved in oxidation-reduction processes, pathogenesis and cellular response to drugs and starvation. Moreover, the differentially expressed genes were mainly clustered in 19 KEGG pathways, representing vital cellular processes such as oxidative phosphorylation, the spliceosome, the cell cycle and protein processing in the endoplasmic reticulum. In addition, four upregulated proteins selected after two-dimensional fluorescence difference in gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE) analysis were identified with high probability by mass spectrometry as putative cytoplasmic adenylate kinase, pyruvate decarboxylase, hexokinase and heat shock proteins. This is suggestive of aC. albicansstress responses to garlic oil treatment. On the other hand, a large number of proteins were downregulated, leading to significant disruption of the normal metabolism and physical functions ofC. albicans.