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JOURNAL OF FUNGI
卷 8, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jof8040371
关键词
fluconazole; itraconazole; ROS; mitochondrial activity; trehalase; trehalose; Candida parapsilosis
资金
- Cespa, Servicios Publicos de Murcia, S.A. (Murcia, Spain)
Central metabolic pathways may have a significant impact on the virulence of pathogenic fungi. The deficiency in trehalase activity affects the susceptibility to azolic compounds and induces oxidative stress in Candida parapsilosis. The study highlights the potential of targeting trehalose metabolism as a therapeutic strategy against fungal infections.
Central metabolic pathways may play a major role in the virulence of pathogenic fungi. Here, we have investigated the susceptibility of a Candida parapsilosis mutant deficient in trehalase activity (atc1 Delta/ntc1 Delta strain) to the azolic compounds fluconazole and itraconazole. A time-course exposure to itraconazole but not fluconazole induced a significant degree of cell killing in mutant cells compared to the parental strain. Flow cytometry determinations indicated that itraconazole was able to induce a marked production of endogenous ROS together with a simultaneous increase in membrane potential, these effects being irrelevant after fluconazole addition. Furthermore, only itraconazole induced a significant synthesis of endogenous trehalose. The recorded impaired capacity of mutant cells to produce structured biofilms was further increased in the presence of both azoles, with itraconazole being more effective than fluconazole. Our results in the opportunistic pathogen yeast C. parapsilosis reinforce the study of trehalose metabolism as an attractive therapeutic target and allow extending the hypothesis that the generation of internal oxidative stress may be a component of the antifungal action exerted by the compounds currently available in medical practice.
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