期刊
PLANTA MEDICA
卷 82, 期 13, 页码 1180-1185出版社
GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-106169
关键词
Euphorbiaceae; macrocyclic diterpenes; multidrug resistance; drug-efflux pumps; CaCdr1p and CaMdr1p transporters; inhibitors; Candida albicans
资金
- Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal [PTDC/QEQ-MED/0905/2012]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [PTDC/QEQ-MED/0905/2012] Funding Source: FCT
Thirteen macrocyclic diterpenes (1-13) of the jatrophane and lathyrane types, either isolated from Euphorbia species or obtained by chemical derivatization, were evaluated for their ability to inhibit the drug efflux activity of Candida albicans CaCdr1p and CaMdr1p multidrug transporters overexpressed in a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain. Their inhibitory potential was assessed through a functional assay of Nile Red accumulation monitored by flow cytometry. A chemosensitization assay, using the checkerboard method, was also performed with the active compounds in order to evaluate their type of interaction with fluconazole. In the transport assay, most compounds were found to inhibit both transporters, most likely as non-substrates, as shown by relative resistance indices close to unity. In contrast, the jatrophanes euphopubescenol (10) and euphomelliferene A (11) were selective for CaMdr1p and CaCdr1p, respectively. Moreover, when used in combination with fluconazole, compounds 12 and 13 displayed strong synergistic interactions (FICI=0.071) against the yeast strain overexpressing CaMdr1p, decreasing the MIC80 of the antifungal agent 13-fold. Both compounds were also able to reduce the effective concentration of this antifungal agent by 4- to 8-fold against an azole-resistant clinical isolate of C. albicans (F5).
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