Effect of pepstatin A on the virulence factors of Candida albicans strains isolated from vaginal environment of patients in three different clinical conditions

Mycopathologia

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 75-82

  Consolaro, M E L ^a   Gasparetto, A ^a   Svidzinski, T I E ^a   Peralta, R M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adherence; Aspartate proteinase; Candida albicans; Pepstatin A; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PEPSTATIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL ADHESION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOSA; PATHOGENICITY; RECURRENT DISEASE; VAGINA; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VIRULENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CELL ADHESION; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYPHAE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PEPSTATINS; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; RECURRENCE; VAGINA; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI;

EID: 33746930830     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-006-0026-9     Document Type: Article

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