Effects of Farnesol on Drug-Resistant and Non-Resistant <i>Candida albicans</i>: Implications for Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical Applications  

作　　者：Neela Yar Emma Wittman Dominic Schaut Francesco De Seta Bryan Larsen Neela Yar;Emma Wittman;Dominic Schaut;Francesco De Seta;Bryan Larsen(College of Osteopathic Medicine, Marian University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA;Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS, BurloGarofolo, Trieste, Italy)

机构地区：[1]College of Osteopathic Medicine, Marian University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA [2]Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS, BurloGarofolo, Trieste, Italy

出　　处：《Advances in Microbiology》2020年第8期383-396,共14页微生物学（英文）

摘　　要：<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Farnesol is added to numerous consumer products</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">that inten</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">tionally, or inadvertently come in contact with tissues that may harbor </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">the opportunistic yeast, </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Candida albicans</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objective:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> This study explores biological consequences of the exposure of </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Candida albicans</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> from community infecti</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ons or from a panel of antifungal drug resistant organis</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ms on growth and survival of these organisms when exposed to farnesol. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> ATCC supplied </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Candida albicans</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> from the MP8 drug resistance panel and an additional 1</span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2 strains of community-acquired </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Candida albicans</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> were c</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ultured in the presence of farnesol. With standard micobiologic techniques and flow cytometry evaluation, a series of experiments considered growth, morphology, viability and entrance into the quiescent persister phenotype of </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Candida</span></i></span><i><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></i><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">with emphasis on differences between drug resistant <b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Farnesol is added to numerous consumer products</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">that inten</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">tionally, or inadvertently come in contact with tissues that may harbor </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">the opportunistic yeast, </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Candida albicans</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objective:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> This study explores biological consequences of the exposure of </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Candida albicans</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> from community infecti</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ons or from a panel of antifungal drug resistant organis</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ms on growth and survival of these organisms when exposed to farnesol. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> ATCC supplied </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Candida albicans</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> from the MP8 drug resistance panel and an additional 1</span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2 strains of community-acquired </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Candida albicans</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> were c</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ultured in the presence of farnesol. With standard micobiologic techniques and flow cytometry evaluation, a series of experiments considered growth, morphology, viability and entrance into the quiescent persister phenotype of </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Candida</span></i></span><i><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></i><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">with emphasis on differences between drug resistant

关 键 词：FARNESOL Candida albicans Antifungal Resistance Persister Phenotype Quorum Sensing 

分 类 号：R37[医药卫生—病原生物学]