Potent antifungal effects of a new derivative of partricin A in a murine model of cerebral cryptococcosis

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Luna, T
Mazzolla, R
Romano, G
Blasi, E
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[1] UNIV PERUGIA,DEPT EXPT MED & BIOCHEM SCI,MICROBIOL SECT,I-06122 PERUGIA,ITALY
[2] LEPETIT RES CTR,GERENZANO,VARESE,ITALY
[3] UNIV MODENA,DEPT BIOMED SCI,I-41100 MODENA,ITALY
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10.1128/AAC.41.3.706
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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A new member of the polyene family, N-dimethylaminoacetyl-partricin A 2-dimethylaminoethylamide diaspartate (SPA),was investigated and was found to be more effective than amphotericin B (i) in vivo by enhancing mouse resistance to cryptococcal meningoencephalitis and (ii) in vitro by potentiating the anticryptococcal activity of murine microglial cells.
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