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Bravo-Chaucanés CP, Chitiva LC, Vargas-Casanova Y, Diaz-Santoyo V, Hernández AX, Costa GM, Parra-Giraldo CM. Exploring the Potential Mechanism of Action of Piperine against Candida albicans and Targeting Its Virulence Factors. Biomolecules 2023; 13:1729. [PMID: 38136600 PMCID: PMC10742119 DOI: 10.3390/biom13121729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Plant-derived compounds have proven to be a source of inspiration for new drugs. In this study, piperine isolated from the fruits of Piper nigrum showed anti-Candida activity. Furthermore, the mechanisms of action of piperine and its impact on virulence factors in Candida albicans, which have not been comprehensively understood, were also assessed. Initially, piperine suppressed the hyphal transition in both liquid and solid media, hindered biofilm formation, and resulted in observable cell distortions in scanning electron microscope (SEM) samples, for both fluconazole-sensitive and fluconazole-resistant C. albicans strains. Additionally, the morphogenetic switches triggered by piperine were found to rely on the activity of mutant C. albicans strains. Secondly, piperine treatment increased cell membrane permeability and disrupted mitochondrial membrane potential, as evidenced by propidium iodine and Rhodamine 123 staining, respectively. Moreover, it induced the accumulation of intracellular reactive oxygen species in C. albicans. Synergy was obtained between the piperine and the fluconazole against the fluconazole-sensitive strain. Interestingly, there were no hemolytic effects of piperine, and it resulted in reduced cytotoxicity on fibroblast cells at low concentrations. The results suggest that piperine could have a dual mode of action inhibiting virulence factors and modulating cellular processes, leading to cell death in C. albicans.
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- Claudia Patricia Bravo-Chaucanés
- Unidad de Proteómica y Micosis Humanas, Grupo de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá 110231, DC, Colombia; (C.P.B.-C.); (Y.V.-C.); (V.D.-S.)
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- Grupo de Investigación Fitoquímica Universidad Javeriana (GIFUJ), Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá 110231, DC, Colombia; (L.C.C.); (A.X.H.); (G.M.C.)
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- Unidad de Proteómica y Micosis Humanas, Grupo de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá 110231, DC, Colombia; (C.P.B.-C.); (Y.V.-C.); (V.D.-S.)
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- Unidad de Proteómica y Micosis Humanas, Grupo de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá 110231, DC, Colombia; (C.P.B.-C.); (Y.V.-C.); (V.D.-S.)
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- Grupo de Investigación Fitoquímica Universidad Javeriana (GIFUJ), Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá 110231, DC, Colombia; (L.C.C.); (A.X.H.); (G.M.C.)
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- Grupo de Investigación Fitoquímica Universidad Javeriana (GIFUJ), Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá 110231, DC, Colombia; (L.C.C.); (A.X.H.); (G.M.C.)
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- Unidad de Proteómica y Micosis Humanas, Grupo de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá 110231, DC, Colombia; (C.P.B.-C.); (Y.V.-C.); (V.D.-S.)
- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Wang Y, Guo X, Zhang X, Chen P, Wang W, Hu S, Ma T, Zhou X, Li D, Yang Y. In Vivo Microevolutionary Analysis of a Fatal Case of Rhinofacial and Disseminated Mycosis Due to Azole-Drug-Resistant Candida Species. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:815. [PMID: 37623586 PMCID: PMC10455694 DOI: 10.3390/jof9080815] [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: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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Ten Candida species strains were isolated from the first known fatal case of rhinofacial and rhino-orbital-cerebral candidiasis. Among them, five strains of Candida parapsilosis complex were isolated during the early stage of hospitalization, while five strains of Candida tropicalis were isolated in the later stages of the disease. Using whole-genome sequencing, we distinguished the five strains of C. parapsilosis complex as four Candida metapsilosis strains and one Candida parapsilosis strain. Antifungal susceptibility testing showed that the five strains of C. parapsilosis complex were susceptible to all antifungal drugs, while five C. tropicalis strains had high minimum inhibitory concentrations to azoles, whereas antifungal-drug resistance gene analysis revealed the causes of azole resistance in such strains. For the first time, we analyzed the microevolutionary characteristics of pathogenic fungi in human hosts and inferred the infection time and parallel evolution of C. tropicalis strains. Molecular clock analysis revealed that azole-resistant C. tropicalis infection occurred during the first round of therapy, followed by divergence via parallel evolution in vivo. The presence/absence variations indicated a potential decrease in the virulence of genomes in strains isolated following antifungal drug treatment, despite the absence of observed clinical improvement in the conditions of the patient. These results suggest that genomic analysis could serve as an auxiliary tool in guiding clinical diagnosis and treatment.
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- Yuchen Wang
- Bioinformatics Center of AMMS, Beijing Key Laboratory of New Molecular Diagnosis Technologies for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100850, China; (Y.W.); (X.Z.)
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjing 300457, China;
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- Bioinformatics Center of AMMS, Beijing Key Laboratory of New Molecular Diagnosis Technologies for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100850, China; (Y.W.); (X.Z.)
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- Division of Dermatology and Mycological Lab, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Division of Dermatology and Mycological Lab, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Bioinformatics Center of AMMS, Beijing Key Laboratory of New Molecular Diagnosis Technologies for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100850, China; (Y.W.); (X.Z.)
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- Bioinformatics Center of AMMS, Beijing Key Laboratory of New Molecular Diagnosis Technologies for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100850, China; (Y.W.); (X.Z.)
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- Bioinformatics Center of AMMS, Beijing Key Laboratory of New Molecular Diagnosis Technologies for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100850, China; (Y.W.); (X.Z.)
- School of Life Science & Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Division of Dermatology and Mycological Lab, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Bioinformatics Center of AMMS, Beijing Key Laboratory of New Molecular Diagnosis Technologies for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100850, China; (Y.W.); (X.Z.)
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Ceballos-Garzon A, Peñuela A, Valderrama-Beltrán S, Vargas-Casanova Y, Ariza B, Parra-Giraldo CM. Emergence and circulation of azole-resistant C. albicans, C. auris and C. parapsilosis bloodstream isolates carrying Y132F, K143R or T220L Erg11p substitutions in Colombia. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023; 13:1136217. [PMID: 37026059 PMCID: PMC10070958 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1136217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
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Methods Over a four-year period, 123 Candida bloodstream isolates were collected at a quaternary care hospital. The isolates were identified by MALDI-TOF MS and their fluconazole (FLC) susceptibility patterns were assessed according to CLSI guidelines. Subsequently, sequencing of ERG11, TAC1 or MRR1, and efflux pump activity were performed for resistant isolates. Results Out of 123 clinical strains,C. albicans accounted for 37.4%, followed by C. tropicalis 26.8%, C. parapsilosis 19.5%, C. auris 8.1%, C. glabrata 4.1%, C. krusei 2.4% and C. lusitaniae 1.6%. Resistance to FLC reached 18%; in addition, a high proportion of isolates were cross-resistant to voriconazole. Erg11 amino acid substitutions associated with FLC-resistance (Y132F, K143R, or T220L) were found in 11/19 (58%) of FLCresistant isolates. Furthermore, novel mutations were found in all genes evaluated. Regarding efflux pumps, 8/19 (42%) of FLC-resistant Candida spp strains showed significant efflux activity. Finally, 6/19 (31%) of FLC-resistant isolates neither harbored resistance-associated mutations nor showed efflux pump activity. Among FLC-resistant species, C. auris 7/10 (70%) and C. parapsilosis 6/24 (25%) displayed the highest percentages of resistance (C. albicans 6/46, 13%). Discussion Overall, 68% of FLC-resistant isolates exhibited a mechanism that could explain their phenotype (e.g. mutations, efflux pump activity, or both). We provide evidence that isolates from patients admitted to a Colombian hospital harbor amino acid substitutions related to resistance to one of the most commonly used molecules in the hospital setting, with Y132F being the most frequently detected.
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- Andres Ceballos-Garzon
- Unidad de Proteomica y Micosis Humanas, Grupo de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas, Departamento de Microbiología, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Unidad de Proteomica y Micosis Humanas, Grupo de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas, Departamento de Microbiología, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
- Laboratorio Clínico, Área de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Unidad de Infectología, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Facultad de Medicina, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Unidad de Proteomica y Micosis Humanas, Grupo de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas, Departamento de Microbiología, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Laboratorio Clínico, Área de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Unidad de Proteomica y Micosis Humanas, Grupo de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas, Departamento de Microbiología, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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Inhibitory Effects and Mechanism of Action of Elsinochrome A on Candida albicans and Its Biofilm. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8080841. [PMID: 36012829 PMCID: PMC9409654 DOI: 10.3390/jof8080841] [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: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Biofilm-associated Candida albicans infections, the leading cause of invasive candidiasis, can cause high mortality rates in immunocompromised patients. Photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT) is a promising approach for controlling infections caused by biofilm-associated C. albicans. This study shows the effect of Elsinochrome A (EA) against different stages of C. albicans biofilms in vitro by XTT reduction assay and crystal violet staining. The mechanism of action of EA on C. albicans biofilm was analyzed with flow cytometry, confocal laser microscopy, and the Real-Time Quantitative Reverse Transcription PCR (qRT-PCR). EA-mediated PACT significantly reduced the viability of C. albicans, with an inhibition rate on biofilm of 89.38% under a concentration of 32 μg/mL EA. We found that EA could not only inhibit the adhesion of C. albicans in the early stage of biofilm formation, but that it also had good effects on pre-formed mature biofilms with a clearance rate of 35.16%. It was observed that EA-mediated PACT promotes the production of a large amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in C. albicans and down-regulates the intracellular expression of oxidative-stress-related genes, which further disrupted the permeability of cell membranes, leading to mitochondrial and nuclear damage. These results indicate that EA has good photodynamic antagonizing activity against the C. albicans biofilm, and potential clinical value.
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Genetic diversity and molecular epidemiology of Candida albicans from vulvovaginal candidiasis patients. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2021; 92:104893. [PMID: 33964472 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Candida albicans (C. albicans) is a common cause of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC). In this paper, the genetic diversity and molecular epidemiology of 173C. albicans strains were investigated by multilocus sequence typing (MLST). A total of 52 diploid sequence types (DSTs) were recognized, and 27 (51.9%) of which have not been reported in the MLST database. Genotyping was performed on the multiple isolates collected from patients with recurrent VVC (RVVC, referring to VVC which attacks more than 4 times in one year) in different acute infectious phases. The results showed that 59.1% (26/44) of the patients suffered a relapse, with DST 79 (65.4%) as the dominant genotype. The etiology of the remaining 40.9% (18/44) of patients was reinfection, and the main genotypes included DST 79 (33.3%), DST 124 (8.6%) and DST 1895 (8.6%). DST 79 (45%) and DST 1395 (7.5%) were the main isolates of VVC patients, while DST 79 (24.1%), DST 727 (6.9%), DST 732 (6.9%) and DST 1867 (6.9%) were the main types of healthy volunteers. The results of the genotypes between RVVC patients and other groups were statistically different. Furthermore, cluster analysis was carried out on 1468 isolates, among which 1337 were downloaded from the MLST database, 130 were divided into 8 Clades in the present study and the remaining one was taken as a singleton. 92.3% isolates from relapse patients, 58.3% isolates from re-infected patients, 77.5% isolates from VVC patients and 51.7% isolates from volunteers were distributed in Clade 1. The analysis of the genotypes of multiple isolates from RVVC patients further demonstrated that point mutation and loss of heterozygosity contributed to the microevolution of C. albicans.
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Vargas‐Casanova Y, Carlos Villamil Poveda J, Jenny Rivera‐Monroy Z, Ceballos Garzón A, Fierro‐Medina R, Le Pape P, Eduardo García‐Castañeda J, Marcela Parra Giraldo C. Palindromic Peptide LfcinB (21‐25)
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Candida. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202001329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Yerly Vargas‐Casanova
- Departamento de Microbiología-Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Carrera 7 No. 40–62 Bogotá Colombia
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- Facultad de Ciencias-Universidad Nacional de Colombia Carrera 45 No 26–85, Building 451, office 134 Bogotá Colombia
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- Departamento de Microbiología-Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Carrera 7 No. 40–62 Bogotá Colombia
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- Facultad de Ciencias-Universidad Nacional de Colombia Carrera 45 No 26–85, Building 451, office 134 Bogotá Colombia
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- Department of Parasitology and Medical MycologyFaculty of Pharmacy-University of Nantes Nantes Atlantique Universities Nantes France
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