| Literature DB >> 14693561 |
Karen Bartlett1, Edwin Yau, Scott C Hartsel, Alison Hamer, Gina Tsai, Dan Bizzotto, Kishor M Wasan.
Abstract
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the cytotoxicity of amphotericin B (AMB; trade name Fungizone [FZ]) following the administration of FZ and a heat-treated form of FZ (HFZ) to LLC-PK(1) pig kidney cells and Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii cells. HFZ was significantly less toxic to kidney cells than FZ at all concentrations tested. For both FZ and HFZ, the concentration range which resulted in a 50% reduction of the growth of fungal cells was 0.125 to 1 mg/ml. These findings suggest that heat treatment decreases AMB's renal cytotoxicity without modifying its antifungal activity.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 14693561 PMCID: PMC310175 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.48.1.333-336.2004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191