Antifungal efficacy of scorpion derived peptide K1K8 against Candida albicans in vitro and in vivo

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As an alternative class of antimicrobial agents, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have gained significant attention. In this study, K1K8, a scorpion AMP derivative, showed effective activity against Candida albicans including clinically resistant strains. K1K8 killed C. albicans cells mainly by damaging the cell membrane and inducing necrosis via an ROS-related pathway. K1K8 could also interact with DNA after damaging the nuclear envelope. Moreover, K1K8 inhibited hyphal development and biofilm formation of C. albicans in a dose-dependent manner. In the mouse skin infection model, K1K8 significantly decreased the counts of C. albicans cells in the infection area. Overall, K1K8 is a potential anti-infective agent against skin infections caused by C. albicans.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:238

Enthalten in:

Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology - 238(2024) vom: 01. Jan., Seite 107593

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shui, Yingbin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Huayi [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yunqi [VerfasserIn]
Hao, Yixuan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Shasha [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Wenlu [VerfasserIn]
Deng, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Li, Wanwu [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Pengfei [VerfasserIn]
Li, Zhongjie [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Infective Agents
Antifungal Agents
Antimicrobial peptide
Candida albicans
Journal Article
Necrosis
Peptides
Skin infection

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Date Completed 22.01.2024

Date Revised 22.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.toxicon.2023.107593

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NLM366540998