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| Title |
Simvastatin inhibits planktonic cells and biofilms of Candida and Cryptococcus species
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| Published in |
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 2015
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.bjid.2015.06.001 |
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| Authors |
Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira Brilhante, Erica Pacheco Caetano, Jonathas Sales de Oliveira, Débora de Souza Collares Maia Castelo-Branco, Elizabeth Ribeiro Yokobatake Souza, Lucas Pereira de Alencar, Rossana de Aguiar Cordeiro, Tereza de Jesus Pinheiro Gomes Bandeira, José Júlio Costa Sidrim, Marcos Fábio Gadelha Rocha |
| Abstract |
The antifungal activity of some statins against different fungal species has been reported. Thus, at the first moment, the in vitro antifungal activity of simvastatin, atorvastatin and pravastatin was tested against Candida spp. and Cryptococcus spp. Then, in a second approach, considering that the best results were obtained for simvastatin, this drug was evaluated in combination with antifungal drugs against planktonic growth and tested against biofilms of Candida spp. and Cryptococcus spp. Drug susceptibility testing was performed using the microdilution broth method, as described by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. The interaction between simvastatin and antifungals against planktonic cells was analyzed by calculating the fractional inhibitory concentration index. Regarding biofilm susceptibility, simvastatin was tested against growing biofilm and mature biofilm of one strain of each tested yeast species. Simvastatin showed inhibitory effect against Candida spp. and Cryptococcus spp. with minimum inhibitory concentration values ranging from 15.6 to 1000mgL(-1) and from 62.5 to 1000mgL(-1), respectively. The combination of simvastatin with itraconazole and fluconazole showed synergism against Candida spp. and Cryptococcus spp., while the combination of simvastatin with amphotericin B was synergistic only against Cryptococcus spp. Concerning the biofilm assays, simvastatin was able to inhibit both growing biofilm and mature biofilm of Candida spp. and Cryptococcus spp. The present study showed that simvastatin inhibits planktonic cells and biofilms of Candida and Cryptococcus species. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 53 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 12 | 22% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 3 | 5% |
| Lecturer > Senior Lecturer | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 8 | 15% |
| Unknown | 19 | 35% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Immunology and Microbiology | 7 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 5% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Unknown | 23 | 42% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 13. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 December 2015.
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#2,759,728
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#1
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