Antibiotic saving effect of combination therapy through synergistic interactions between well-characterized chito-oligosaccharides and commercial antifungals against medically relevant yeasts


Autoři: Monica Ganan aff001;  Silje B. Lorentzen aff001;  Berit B. Aam aff001;  Vincent G. H. Eijsink aff001;  Peter Gaustad aff002;  Morten Sørlie aff001
Působiště autorů: Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway aff001;  Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Microbiology, University of Oslo, Blindern, Oslo, Norway aff002
Vyšlo v časopise: PLoS ONE 14(12)
Kategorie: Research Article
prolekare.web.journal.doi_sk: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227098

Souhrn

Combination therapies can be a help to overcome resistance to current antifungals in humans. The combined activity of commercial antifungals and soluble and well-defined low molecular weight chitosan with average degrees of polymerization (DPn) of 17–62 (abbreviated C17 –C62) and fraction of acetylation (FA) of 0.15 against medically relevant yeast strains was studied. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of C32 varied greatly among strains, ranging from > 5000 μg mL-1 (Candida albicans and C. glabrata) to < 4.9 (C. tropicalis). A synergistic effect was observed between C32 and the different antifungals tested for most of the strains. Testing of several CHOS preparations indicated that the highest synergistic effects are obtained for fractions with a DPn in the 30–50 range. Pre-exposure to C32 enhanced the antifungal effect of fluconazole and amphotericin B. A concentration-dependent post-antifungal effect conserved even 24 h after C32 removal was observed. The combination of C32 and commercial antifungals together or as part of a sequential therapy opens new therapeutic perspectives for treating yeast infections in humans.

Klíčová slova:

Yeast – Cell membranes – Antimicrobial resistance – Candida – Candida albicans – Antifungals – Amphotericin – Polymerization


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