Inhibition of melanin synthesis pathway by tricyclazole increases susceptibility of Fonsecaea pedrosoi against mouse macrophages

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 377-384

  Cunha, Marcel M L ^a   Franzen, Anderson J ^a   Alviano, Daniela S ^a   Zanardi, Erica ^a   Alviano, Celuta S ^a   De Souza, Wanderley ^a   Rozental, Sonia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dihydroxynaphthalene melanin; Field emission scanning electron microscopy; Fungi; Host parasite interaction

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION EXCHANGE; MACROPHAGES; MELANIN; METAL IONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CATIONIZED; DIHYDROXYNAPHTHALENE-MELANIN; DIHYDROXYNAPHTHALENES; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MELANIN SYNTHESIS; PATHOGENIC FUNGI; SYNTHESIS PATHWAYS; TRICYCLAZOLE;

FUNGI;

NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHALENEDIOL; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; TRICYCLAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MELANIN; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL SURFACE; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; FONSECAEA PEDROSOI; FUNGUS HYPHAE; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MELANOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; DEUTEROMYCETES; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

FONSECAEA PEDROSOI; FUNGI;

ANIMALS; MACROPHAGES; MELANINS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; THIAZOLES;

EID: 33645249773     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20260     Document Type: Article

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