Effects of Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt ex Bor essential oil on the growth and morphogenesis of Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 145-153

  Pereira, Fillipe de Oliveira ^a   Wanderley, Paulo Alves ^b   Viana, Fernando Antônio Cavalcanti ^a   de Lima, Rita Baltazar ^a   de Sousa, Frederico Barbosa ^a   dos Santos, Sócrates Golzio Dos ^a   Lima, Edeltrudes de Oliveira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b Federal Institute of Education Science and Technology   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Dermatophytosis Cymbopogon winterianus essential oil antifungal activity; Trichophyton mentagrophytes mycology

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CYMBOPOGON WINTERIANUS ESSENTIAL OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; KETOCONAZOLE; SORBITOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYMBOPOGON; CYMBOPOGON WINTERIANUS; DRUG SCREENING; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIABILITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GROWTH INHIBITION; MINIMUM FUNGICIDE CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PIGMENTATION; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

EID: 79957544425     PISSN: 19848250     EISSN: 21759790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1984-82502011000100018     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. ADAM, K.; SIVROPOUOU, A.; KOKKINI, S.; LANARAS, T.; ARSENAKIS, M. Antifungal activities of Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum, Mentha spicata, Lavandula angustifólia and Slavia frticosa essential oils against human pathogenic fungi. J. Agric. Food Chem., v.46, n.5, p.1739-1745, 1998.
2. BAKKALI, F.; AVERBECK, S.; AVERBECK, D; IDAOMAR, M. Biological effects of essential oils-a review. Food Chem. Toxicol., v.46, n.2, p.446-475, 2008.
3. BURT, S. A.; REINDERS, R. D. Antibacterial activity of selected plant essential oil against Escherichia coli O157:H7. Lett. Appl. Microbiol., v.36, n.3, p.162-167, 2003.
4. CANTÓN, E.; PEMÁN, J. Curvas de letalidad en antifúngicos. Rev. Iberoam. Micol., v.16, n.2, p.82-85, 1999.
5. COX, S. D.; MANN, C. M.; MARKHAM, J. L.; BELL, H. C.; GUSTAFON, J. E.; WARMINGTON, J. R.; WYLLIE, S. G. The mode of antimicrobial action of essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree oil). J. Appl. Microbiol., v.88, n.1, p.170-175, 2000.
6. DEBILLERBECK, V. G.; DE ROQUES, C. G.; BESSIERE, J. M.; FONVIELLE, J. L.; DARGENT, R. Effect of Cymbopogon nardus (L) W. Watson essential oil on the growth and morphogenesis of Aspergillus niger. C. J. Microbiol., v.47, n.1, p.17-19, 2001.
7. DE-BLASI, V.; DEBROT, S.; MEMOUD, P. A.; GENDRE, L.; SCHOWING, J. Amoebicidal effect of essential oils in vitro. J. Toxicol. Clin. Exp., v.10, n.6, p.361-361, 1990.
8. DENNING, D. W.; HANSON, L. H.; PERLMAN, A. M.; STEVENS, D. A. In vitro susceptibility and synergy studies of Aspergillus species to conventional and new agents. Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis., v.15, n.1, p.21-34, 1992.
9. ESCALANTE, A.; GATTUSO, M.; PÉREZ, P.; ZACCHINO, S. Evidence for the mechanism of action of the antifungal phytolaccoside B isolated from Phytolacca tetramera Hauman. J. Nat. Prod., v.71, n.10, p.1720-1725, 2008.
10. FAVRE, B.; HOFBAUER, B.; HILDERING, K.; RYDER, N. S. Comparison of in vitro activities of 17 antifungal drugs against a panel of 20 dermatophytes by using a microdilution essay. J. Clin. Microbiol., v.41, n.10, p.4817-4819, 2003.
11. FROST, D. J.; BRANDT, K. D.; CUGIER, D.; GOLDMAN, R. A whole-cell Candida albicans assay for the detection of inhibitors towards fungal cell wall synthesis and assembly. J. Antibiot., v.48, n.4, p.306-309, 1995.
12. GUNJI, S.; ARIMA, K.; BEPPU, T. Screening of antifungal antibiotics according to activities inducing morphological abnormalities. Agric. Biol. Chem., v.47, n.9, p.2061-2069, 1983.
13. HADACEK, F.; GREGER, H. Testing of antifungal natural products: methodologies, comparability of results and assay choise. Phytochem. Anal., v.11, n.3, p.137-147, 2000.
14. LIU, T.; ZHANG, Q.; WANG, L.; YU, L.; LENG, W; YANG, J.; CHEN, L.; PENG, J.; MA, L; DONG, J.; XU, X.; XUE, Y.; ZHU, Y.; ZHANG, W.; YANG, L.; LI, W.; SUN, L.; WAN, Z.; DING, G.; YU, F.; TU, K.; QIAN, Z.; LI, R.; SHEN, Y.; LI, Y.; JIN, Q. The use of global transcriptional analysis to reveal the biological and cellular events involved in distinct development phases of Trichophyton rubrum conidial germination. BMC Genomics, v.8, n.100, 2007.
15. LUNDE, C. S.; KUBO, I. Effect of polygodial on the mitochondrial ATPase of Saccharomyces cereviseae. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother., v.44, n.7, p.1943-1953, 2000.
16. MOLEYAR, M.; NARASIMHAM, P. Antifungal activity of some essential oil components. Food Microbiol., v.3, n.4, p.331-336, 2004.
17. MOREIRA, A. C. P.; LIMA, E. O.; WANDERLEY, P. A.; CARMO, E. S.; SOUZA, E. S. Chemical composition and antifungal activity of Hyptis suaveolens (L.) poit leaves essential oil against Aspergillus species. Braz. J. Microbiol., v.41, n.1, p.28-33, 2010.
18. ODDS, F. C.; BROWN, A. J. P.; GOW, N. A. R. Antifungal agents: mechanisms of acion. Trends Microbiol., v.11, n.6, p.272-279, 2003.
19. OYEKA, C. A. Trichophyton mentagrophytes: a keratinophilic fungus. In: KUSHWAHA, R. K. S.; GUARRO, J. (Eds.). Biology of dermatophytes and other keratinolitic fungi. Bilbao: Asociación Espanñola de Micrología, 2000. cap. 8, p.60-65, 2000.
20. PANDEY, A. K.; RAI, M. Antimycotic potential in some naturally occurring essential oils. In: RAI, M.; MARES, D., (Eds.). Plant-derived antimycotics: current trends and future prospects. London: Food Products Press, 2003. cap.13, p.344-345.
21. RANA, B. K.; SINGH, U. P.; TANEJA, V. Antifungal activity and kinetics of inhibition by essential oil isolated from leaves of Aegles marmelos. J. Ethnopharmacol., v.57, n.1, p.29-34, 1997.
22. RASOOLI, I.; ABYANEH, M. R. Inhibitory effects of thyme oils on growth and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus parasiticus. Food Control, v.15, n.6, p.479-483, 2004.
23. RIOS, J. L.; RECIO, M C. Medicinal plants and antimicrobial activity. J. Ethnopharmacol., v.100, n.1/2, p.80-84, 2005.
24. SANTOS, D. A.; BARROS, M. E. S.; HAMDAN, J. S. Establishing a method of inoculum preparation for susceptibility testing of Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes. J. Clin. Microbiol., v.44, n.1, p.98-101, 2006.
25. SAHIN, F.; GULLUCE, M.; DAFERERA, D.; SOKMEN, A.; POLISSIOU, M.; AGAR, G.; OZER, H.; Biological activities of the essential oil and methanol extract of Origanum vulgare ssp vulgare in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Food Control, v.15, n.7, p.549-557, 2004.
26. SHARMA, N.; TRIPATHI, A. Effects of Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck epicarp essential oil on growth and morphogenesis of Aspergillus niger (L.) Van Tieghem. Microbiol. Res., v.163, n.3, p.337-344, 2006.
27. SIKKEMA, J.; DE BONT, J. A. M.; POOLAN, B. Mechanisms of membrane toxicity of hydrocarbons. Microbiol. Rev., v.59, n.2, p.201-222, 1995.
28. SIMIC, A.; RANCIC, A.; OKOVIC, M. D.; RISTIC, M.; GRUJIC-JOVANOVIC, S.; VUKOJEVIC, J.; MARIN, P. D. Essential oil composition of Cymbopogon winterianus and Carum carvi and their antimicrobial activities. Pharm. Biol., v.46, n.6, p.437-441, 2008.
29. SVETAZ, L.; AGUERO, M. B.; ALVAREZ, S.; LUNA, L. FERESIN, G.; DERITA, M.; TAPIA, A.; ZACCHINO, S. Antifungal activity of Zuccagnia puncata Cav.: evidence for the mechanism of action. Planta Med., v.73, n.10, p.1074-1080, 2007.
30. WEITZMAN, I.; SUMMERBELL, R. C. The dermatophytes. Clin. Microbiol. Rev., v.8, n.2, p.571-578, 1995.
31. ZURITA, J.; HAY, R. J. Adherence of dermatophyte microconidia and arthroconidia to human keratinocytes in vitro. J. Invest. Dermatol., v.89, n.5, p.529-534, 1987.