Recent insights into the paradoxical effect of echinocandins
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- Echinocandin antifungals represent one of the most important drug classes for the treatment of invasive fungal infections. The mode of action of the echinocandins relies on inhibition of the β-1,3-glucan synthase, an enzyme essentially required for the synthesis of the major fungal cell wall carbohydrate β-1,3-glucan. Depending on the species, echinocandins may exert fungicidal or fungistatic activity. Apparently independent of this differential activity, a surprising in vitro phenomenon called the “paradoxical effect” can be observed. TheEchinocandin antifungals represent one of the most important drug classes for the treatment of invasive fungal infections. The mode of action of the echinocandins relies on inhibition of the β-1,3-glucan synthase, an enzyme essentially required for the synthesis of the major fungal cell wall carbohydrate β-1,3-glucan. Depending on the species, echinocandins may exert fungicidal or fungistatic activity. Apparently independent of this differential activity, a surprising in vitro phenomenon called the “paradoxical effect” can be observed. The paradoxical effect is characterized by the ability of certain fungal isolates to reconstitute growth in the presence of higher echinocandin concentrations, while being fully susceptible at lower concentrations. The nature of the paradoxical effect is not fully understood and has been the focus of multiple studies in the last two decades. Here we concisely review the current literature and propose an updated model for the paradoxical effect, taking into account recent advances in the field.…
Autor(en): | Johannes Wagener, Veronika Loiko |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-197960 |
Dokumentart: | Artikel / Aufsatz in einer Zeitschrift |
Institute der Universität: | Medizinische Fakultät / Institut für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie |
Sprache der Veröffentlichung: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes / der Zeitschrift (Englisch): | Journal of Fungi |
ISSN: | 2309-608X |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2017 |
Band / Jahrgang: | 4 |
Heft / Ausgabe: | 1 |
Seitenangabe: | 5 |
Originalveröffentlichung / Quelle: | Journal of Fungi 2018, 4(1), 5; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof4010005 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/jof4010005 |
Allgemeine fachliche Zuordnung (DDC-Klassifikation): | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 579 Mikroorganismen, Pilze, Algen |
Freie Schlagwort(e): | Fks1; anidulafungin; antifungals; caspofungin; echinocandin; echinocandins; glucan synthase; micafungin; paradoxical effect; paradoxical growth |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 16.04.2020 |
Datum der Erstveröffentlichung: | 28.12.2017 |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International |