| Literature DB >> 32457108 |
Jingbo Ma1,2, Fengguang Guo1, Zi Jin1, Mengxin Geng3, Min Ju3, Akshaya Ravichandran4, Ravi Orugunty4, Leif Smith5, Guan Zhu6, Haili Zhang6.
Abstract
Novel antiparasitic activity was observed for the antifungal occidiofungin. It efficaciously and irreversibly inhibited the zoonotic enteric parasite Cryptosporidium parvum in vitro with limited cytotoxicity (50% effective concentration [EC50] = 120 nM versus 50% cytotoxic concentration [TC50] = 988 nM), and its application disrupted the parasite morphology. This study expands the spectrum of activity of a glycolipopeptide named occidiofungin. Occidiofungin has poor gastrointestinal tract absorption properties, supporting future investigations into its potential activities on other enteric parasites.Entities:
Keywords: Cryptosporidium parvum; cytotoxicity; efficacy; in vitro; occidiofungin; protozoan parasite
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32457108 PMCID: PMC7526809 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00244-20
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191