Interference of melanin in the susceptibility profile of Sporothrix species to amphotericin B

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• 作者：Dé ; bora Alves Nunes Mario^a ; ^b ; ^{debora_alves6@hotmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Roberto Christ Vianna Santos^c ; Laura Bedin Denardi^a ; Rodrigo de Almeida Vaucher^c ; Janio Morais Santurio^a ; Sydney Hartz Alves^a
• 关键词：Sporothrix ; Melanin ; Resistance ; Susceptibility ; Amphotericin B
• 刊名：Revista Iberoamericana de Micología
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：January-March 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：33
• 期：1
• 页码：21-25
• 全文大小：648 K

文摘

The presence of melanin in the fungal cell is a major virulence factor of the genus Sporothrix since it protects the fungal cells against the defense systems.

Aims

The present study aimed to investigate the interference of melanin in the susceptibility of Sporothrix brasiliensis and Sporothrix schenckii sensu stricto to amphotericin B and itraconazole, drugs recommended as therapy for disseminated and subcutaneous sporotrichosis, respectively.

Methods

Yeast cells were cultivated in minimal medium with or without l-DOPA in order to induce the production of melanin. Microdilution and killing assay methods were used to determine the antifungal activity against yeast cells with different amounts of melanin.

Results

The killing assay showed that melanization protected isolates within the S. schenckii complex from amphotericin B, particularly in the lower concentrations tested.

Conclusions

Studies combining amphotericin B and inhibitors of melanin are required in order to avoid this effect.