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Fernández Plaza J, Gregorio Malagón S, Poyato Borrego M, Luque Márquez R. Use of isavuconazole in cryptococcal meningitis in a cirrhotic patient. ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA (ENGLISH ED.) 2024:S2529-993X(24)00157-6. [PMID: 38902157 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimce.2024.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Jesús Fernández Plaza
- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Parasitología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain.
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Parasitología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain; CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Parasitología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain; Infectious Diseases Research Group, Clinical Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University of Seville/CSIC/University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain
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Walsh TJ, Zhang SX. Emerging Roles of (1→3)-β-D-Glucan in Cerebrospinal Fluid for Detection and Therapeutic Monitoring of Invasive Fungal Diseases of the Central Nervous System. Clin Infect Dis 2024; 78:11-14. [PMID: 37650506 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciad520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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- Thomas J Walsh
- Center for Innovative Therapeutics and Diagnostics, Richmond, Virginia, USA
- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Gomes TC, Conrado R, Oliveira RCD, Selari PJRG, Melo ISD, Araújo WL, Maria DA, De Souza AO. Effect of Monocerin, a Fungal Secondary Metabolite, on Endothelial Cells. Toxins (Basel) 2023; 15:toxins15050344. [PMID: 37235378 DOI: 10.3390/toxins15050344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 05/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
This study reports the isolation and identification of the endophytic fungus Exserohilum rostratum through molecular and morphological analysis using optical and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), as well as the procurement of its secondary metabolite monocerin, an isocoumarin derivative. Considering the previously observed biological activities of monocerin, this study was performed on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) that are widely used as an in vitro model for several different purposes. Important parameters, such as cell viability, senescence-associated β-galactosidase, cellular proliferation by using 5(6)-carboxyfluorescein diacetate N-succinimidyl ester (CFSE), apoptosis analysis with annexin, cellular morphology through scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and laser confocal analysis were evaluated after exposing the cells to monocerin. After 24 h of exposure to monocerin at 1.25 mM, there was more than 80% of cell viability and a low percentage of cells in the early and late apoptosis and necrosis. Monocerin increased cell proliferation and did not induce cell senescence. Morphological analysis showed cellular integrity. The study demonstrates aspects of the mechanism of action of monocerin on endothelial cell proliferation, suggesting the possibility of its pharmaceutical application, such as in regenerative medicine.
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- Tainah Colombo Gomes
- Development and Innovation Laboratory, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brasil, 1500, Sao Paulo 05503-900, SP, Brazil
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- Development and Innovation Laboratory, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brasil, 1500, Sao Paulo 05503-900, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Technology, FCF, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-000, SP, Brazil
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- Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, EMBRAPA Meio Ambiente, Jaguariuna 13918-110, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Microbial Ecology (LABMEM), Microbiology Department, ICB II, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-000, SP, Brazil
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- Development and Innovation Laboratory, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brasil, 1500, Sao Paulo 05503-900, SP, Brazil
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- Development and Innovation Laboratory, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brasil, 1500, Sao Paulo 05503-900, SP, Brazil
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Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis Due to Co-infection with Mucormycosis and Exserohilum rostratum in a Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Clin Hematol Int 2022; 4:60-64. [PMID: 35950207 PMCID: PMC9358779 DOI: 10.1007/s44228-022-00009-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Invasive fungal infections remain an important cause of complication and morbidity in the management of acute leukemias. Here we report the case of a 27-year-old patient from French Polynesia who was diagnosed with Philadelphia chromosome-negative B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. After induction chemotherapy, she developed rhinosinusitis with extensive bone lysis. The context and clinical presentation quickly made us suspect an invasive mucormycosis infection. However, a multidisciplinary investigation including mass spectrometry techniques also revealed the presence of Exserohilum rostratum, a pathogen member of the genus Exserohilum that is ubiquitous in tropical and subtropical regions but rarely implicated in invasive sinusitis. Antifungal treatment combined with an early surgical approach resulted in a favorable clinical response.
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