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ANTIFUNGAL PROPERTIES OF NEROLIDOL-CONTAINING LIPOSOMES IN ASSOCIATION WITH FLUCONAZOLE
Author
Bezerra, Camila Fonseca
Alencar Júnior, José Geraldo de
Honorato, Rosilaine de Lima
Santos, Antonia Thassya Lucas dos
Silva, Josefa Carolaine Pereira da
Silva, Taís Gusmão da
Leal, Antonio Linkoln Alves Borges
Freitas, Thiago Sampaio de
Vieira, Thiago Adler Tavares
Rocha, Janaína Esmeraldo
Sales, Debora Lima
Barbosa Filho, José Maria
Sousa, Gabriela Ribeiro de
Pinheiro, Allyson Pontes
Ribeiro Filho, Jaime
Coutinho, Henrique Douglas Melo
Braga, Maria Flaviana Bezerra Morais
Silva, Teresinha Gonçalves da
Alencar Júnior, José Geraldo de
Honorato, Rosilaine de Lima
Santos, Antonia Thassya Lucas dos
Silva, Josefa Carolaine Pereira da
Silva, Taís Gusmão da
Leal, Antonio Linkoln Alves Borges
Freitas, Thiago Sampaio de
Vieira, Thiago Adler Tavares
Rocha, Janaína Esmeraldo
Sales, Debora Lima
Barbosa Filho, José Maria
Sousa, Gabriela Ribeiro de
Pinheiro, Allyson Pontes
Ribeiro Filho, Jaime
Coutinho, Henrique Douglas Melo
Braga, Maria Flaviana Bezerra Morais
Silva, Teresinha Gonçalves da
Affilliation
“Múltipla – ver em notas”
Abstract
Background: Infections by Candida species represent a serious threat to the health of
immunocompromised individuals. Evidence has indicated that nerolidol has significant antifungal
properties. Nonetheless, its use is restricted due to a low water solubility and high photosensitivity.
The incorporation into liposomes may represent an e cient alternative to improve the physicochemical
and biopharmaceutical properties of this compound. The present study aimed to characterize the
antifungal properties of liposomal nerolidol, alone or in combination with fluconazole. Of note, this is
the first study reporting the antifungal activity of liposomal nerolidol and its potentiating e ect in
association with fluconazole. (2) Methods: The Inhibitory Concentration 50%-IC50 and minimum
fungicide concentrations (MFC) of the substances against Candida albicans (CA), Candida tropicalis
(CT), and Candida krusei (CK) were established by subculture in a solid medium. To evaluate the
antifungal-enhancing e ect, the MFC of fluconazole was determined in the presence or absence of
subinhibitory concentrations of nerolidol (free or liposomal). The analysis of fungal dimorphism
was performed through optical microscopy and the characterization of liposomes was carried out
considering the vesicular size, polydispersion index, and zeta medium potential, in addition to a
scanning electron microscopy analysis. (3) Results: The physicochemical characterization revealed
that liposomes were obtained as homogenous populations of spherical vesicles. The data obtained in
the present study indicate that nerolidol acts as an antifungal agent against Candida albicans and Candida
tropicalis, in addition to potentiating (only in the liposomal form) the e ect of fluconazole. However, the compound had little inhibitory e ect on fungal dimorphism. (4) Conclusions: The incorporation
of nerolidol into liposomes improved its antifungal-modulating properties.
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