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Clioquinol and 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonamide derivatives damage the cell wall of Pythium insidiosum
Bruna Pippi1, Régis A Zanette2, Angélica R Joaquim3
1Graduation Program in Pharmacology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria 97105-900, RS, Brazil.
Aims:
To evaluate the antimicrobial activity and to determine the pharmacodynamic characteristics of three 8-hydroxyquinoline derivatives (8-HQs) against Pythium insidiosum, the causative agent of pythiosis.
Methods And Results:
Antimicrobial activity was tested by broth microdilution and MTT assays. The antimicrobial mode of action was investigated using sorbitol protection assay, ergosterol binding assay, and scanning electron microscopy. Clioquinol, PH151, and PH153 were active against all isolates, with MIC values ranging from 0.25 to 2 µg ml-1. They also showed a time- and dose-dependent antimicrobial effect, damaging the P. insidiosum cell wall.
Conclusions:
Together, these results reinforce the potential of 8-HQs for developing new drugs to treat pythiosis.
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