| Literature DB >> 25639921 |
F P K Jesus1, L Ferreiro1, K S Bizzi2, É S Loreto2, M B Pilotto2, A Ludwig2, S H Alves3, R A Zanette2, J M Santurio4.
Abstract
We describe the in vitro activities of the combinations of carvacrol and thymol with antibiotics (azithromycin, clarithromycin, minocycline and tigecycline) and antifungal agents (amphotericin B, caspofungin, itraconazole and terbinafine) against 23 isolates of the oomycete Pythium insidiosum. The assays were based on the M38-A2 technique and checkerboard microdilution. Based on the mean FICI values, the main synergies observed were combinations of carvacrol+itraconazole and thymol+itraconazole (96%), thymol+clarithromycin (92%), carvacrol+clarithromycin (88%), thymol+minocycline (84%), carvacrol+minocycline (80%), carvacrol+azithromycin (76%), thymol+azithromycin (68%), carvacrol+tigecycline (64%) and thymol+tigecycline (60%). In conclusion, we found that combinations of carvacrol or thymol with these antimicrobial agents might provide effective alternative treatments for cutaneous pythiosis due to their synergistic interactions. Future in vivo experiments are needed to elucidate the safety and therapeutic potential of these combinations.Entities:
Keywords: Activités synergiques anti-Pythium; Carvacrol; Combination of drugs; Pythiose; Pythiosis; Susceptibility test; Technique M38-A2; Test en damier; Thymol
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Year: 2014 PMID： 25639921 DOI： 10.1016/j.mycmed.2014.10.023
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Mycol Med ISSN： 1156-5233 Impact factor: 2.391