Journal
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
Volume 62, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02576-17
Keywords
Candida albicans; DIBI; antifungal agents; azoles; iron; synergy
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- Government of Canada (Industrial Research Assistance Program)
- Government of Canada (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)
- Government of Canada (Productivity and Business Skills Initiative)
- BioTalent Canada
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Candida albicans is an important opportunistic pathogen causing various human infections that are often treated with azole antifungals. The U.S. CDC now regards developing candidal antifungal resistance as a threat, creating a need for new and more effective antifungal treatments. Iron is an essential nutrient for all living cells, and there is growing evidence that interference with iron homeostasis of C. albicans can improve its response to antifungals. This study was aimed at establishing whether withholding iron by currently used medical iron chelators and the novel chelator DIBI could restrict growth and also enhance the activity of azoles against clinical isolates of C. albicans. DIBI, but not deferoxamine or deferiprone, inhibited the growth of C. albicans at relatively low concentrations in vitro, and this inhibition was reversed by iron addition. DIBI in combination with various azoles demonstrated stronger growth inhibition than the azoles alone and greatly prolonged the inhibition of cell multiplication. In addition, the administration of DIBI along with fluconazole (FLC) to mice inoculated with an FLC-sensitive isolate in a model of experimental C. albicans vaginitis showed a markedly improved clearance of infection. These results suggest that iron chelation by DIBI has the potential to enhance azole efficacy for the treatment of candidiasis.
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