Enhancement of the antibiofilm activity of amphotericin B by polyamine biosynthesis inhibitors
Enhancement of the antibiofilm activity of amphotericin B by polyamine biosynthesis inhibitors
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多胺生物合成抑制剂增强两性霉素 B 的抗生物膜活性
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2015.02.021
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发表时间:
2015-07-01
影响因子:
10.8
通讯作者:
Cao, YingYing
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作者:
Liao, ZeBin;ZhangGuan, XuanZi;Cao, YingYing
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of polyamine biosynthesis inhibitors on the activity of amphotericin B (AmB) against Candida albicans biofilms and to clarify the underlying mechanisms. The antibiofilm activity of AmB was significantly enhanced when used in combination with the polyamine biosynthesis inhibitors 1,4-diamino-2-butanone (DAB) and alpha-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO). Further study showed that DAB and DFMO also enhanced the antibiofilm activity of several other antifungal agents. Moreover, the combination of AmB and polyamine biosynthesis inhibitors resulted in an increase in intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species. In addition, caspase activity and transcription of the caspase-encoding gene CaMCA1 were greatly increased upon combined treatment with polyamine biosynthesis inhibitors and AmB. Consistently, the biofilm formed by a Delta camca1 mutant exhibited greater viability and lower caspase activity than that of the wild-type strain upon combined treatment. These data provide useful information for the development of new strategies to enhance the antibiofilm activities of antifungal agents. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. and the International Society of Chemotherapy. All rights reserved.