Synthetic histidine-rich peptides inhibit Candida species and other fungi in vitro: Role of endocytosis and treatment implications

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2797-2805

  Zhu, Jingsong ^a   Luther, Paul W ^a   Leng, Qixin ^a   Mixson, A James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' DIISOTHIOCYANATOSTILBENE 2,2' DISULFONIC ACID; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BAFILOMYCIN A1; HISTATIN; HISTATIN 5; HISTIDINE; LYSINE; NUCLEIC ACID;

ACIDIFICATION; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG TRANSPORT; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOSOME; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYSOSOME; NONHUMAN; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; AORTA; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; DENDRIMERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HISTIDINE; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MACROLIDES; PEPTIDES; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 33746917547     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00411-06     Document Type: Article

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