In vitro antifungal activity of miltefosine and levamisole: Their impact on ergosterol biosynthesis and cell permeability of dimorphic fungi

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 962-969

  Brilhante, R S N ^a   Caetano, E P ^a   Lima, R A C ^a   Castelo Branco, D S C M ^a   Serpa, R ^a   Oliveira, J S ^a   Monteiro, A J ^a   Rocha, M F G ^a,b   Cordeiro, R A ^a   Sidrim, J J C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Coccidioides posadasii; Histoplasma capsulatum; Inhibitory effect; Levamisole; Miltefosine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACIDS; OSMOSIS;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES; CELL PERMEABILITY; COCCIDIOIDES POSADASII; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATA; IN-VITRO; INHIBITORY EFFECT; LEVAMISOLE; MILTEFOSINE; OSMOTIC STRESS; VITRO ACTIVITY;

YEAST;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ERGOSTEROL; ITRACONAZOLE; LEVAMISOLE; MILTEFOSINE; NUCLEIC ACID; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIMORPHISM; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; INHIBITION; LABORATORY METHOD; NUCLEIC ACID; OSMOSIS; PERMEABILITY; STEROL; YEAST;

AJELLOMYCES CAPSULATUS; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; COCCIDIOIDES; COCCIDIOIDES POSADASII; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPOGENESIS; MINIMUM FUNGICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PROTEIN SECRETION; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOPLASMA; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST;

AJELLOMYCES CAPSULATUS; COCCIDIOIDES POSADASII; FUNGI;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; COCCIDIOIDES; ERGOSTEROL; HISTOPLASMA; LEVAMISOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE;

EID: 84942194931     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12891     Document Type: Article

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