| Literature DB >> 25845879 |
Sofia Costa-de-Oliveira1, Isabel M Miranda2, Ana Silva-Dias2, Ana P Silva2, Acácio G Rodrigues3, Cidália Pina-Vaz4.
Abstract
Candida albicans is the most prevalent cause of fungemia worldwide. Its ability to develop resistance in patients receiving azole antifungal therapy is well documented. In a murine model of systemic infection, we show that ibuprofen potentiates fluconazole antifungal activity against a fluconazole-resistant strain, drastically reducing the fungal burden and morbidity. The therapeutic combination of fluconazole with ibuprofen may constitute a new approach for the management of antifungal therapeutics to reverse the resistance conferred by efflux pump overexpression.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25845879 PMCID: PMC4468673 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.05056-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191