Echinocandin Treatment of Candida albicans Biofilms Enhances Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
; 62(9)2018 09.
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ABSTRACT
The nosocomial pathogen Candida albicans forms biofilms on medical devices that persist in the face of antifungals and host defenses. Echinocandins, the most effective antibiofilm drugs, have recently been shown to augment the activity of neutrophils against biofilms through an unknown mechanism. Here, we show that treatment of C. albicans biofilms with subinhibitory concentrations of echinocandins promotes the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), structures of DNA, histones, and antimicrobial proteins with antifungal activity.
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Asunto principal:
Candida albicans
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Biopelículas
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Equinocandinas
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Trampas Extracelulares
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Antifúngicos
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Neutrófilos
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos