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Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Químico - Farmacéuticas

versão impressa ISSN 0034-7418versão On-line ISSN 1909-6356

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CERDEIRA, Cláudio Daniel et al. Exploring the oxidative and nitrosative stresses against fungi: an underlying mechanism beyond the action of traditional antifungal agents and a potential new therapeutic target in searching for inducers from natural sources. Rev. colomb. cienc. quim. farm. [online]. 2021, vol.50, n.1, pp.100-157.  Epub 05-Nov-2021. ISSN 0034-7418.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rcciquifa.v50n1.85504.

Aim:

In this systematic review, we evaluated the link between inducers of oxidative or nitrosative stresses (OS/NS) and antifungal activity against fungi of medical relevance (including Candida spp., Cryptococcus spp., and Aspergillus spp.), through a direct action on the fungal cell or modulating phagocyte response. Moreover, the clinical implications of this biochemical event, as well as the perspectives, were examined, highlighting the search for new compounds with antifungal activity, mainly those from natural sources and, which explores the induction of OS or NS as part of the mechanism of action.

Methodology:

Articles from different databases and published at any time were evaluated, between April and June 2017, and using different descriptors.

Results:

First, a definition of OS and NS was established in which an increase in reactive oxygen or nitrogen species (ROS/ RNS, quantified directly and from mitochondrial, Fenton reaction, endoplasmic reticulum or other fungal sources) should exceed the antioxidant defense capacity of the microorganism (evaluated by transcriptomic or proteomic or metabolomic profiles or enzyme activity levels). These events, by time and conditions delimited, can lead to the signaling of apoptosis or an actual damage toward biomolecules (lipid peroxidation or protein oxidation or DNA damage) and, consequently, they can cause cell death or other associated antifungal effect. Therefore, 64 articles were found, of these, only one was published before 2000 and 50 between 20072017, reporting the induction of OS or NS directly into the fungal cell via an increase in ROS or RNS as part of the mechanism of action of classical antifungal agents (22 publications), such as: azoles (fluconazole, itraconazole, and miconazole), polyenes (amphotericin B, [AnB]), and echinocandins (micafungin). This redox modulation has also been reported as an important therapeutic target in the search for new natural compounds with antifungal activity (32 publications), which is supported for the great variety of inducers from nature. Compounds that also induce the oxidative burst of phagocytes, including AnB, promote a combinatorial antifungal effect in vivo. In addition to the antifungal effect against plank-tonic cells, the relation between OS or NS and antifungal activity against fungal biofilms has also been reported. It has been established in the recent literature a clear link between OS or NS and antifungal effect, during the action of anti-fungal agents already used in the therapy in humans as well as for possible drug candidates. Thus, the induction of OS or NS as part of the mechanism of action proves to be an important therapeutic target with favorable perspectives on the outcomes in clinical practice.

Palavras-chave : Oxidative stress; nitrosative stress; yeast; Candida albicans; antifungal; natural products.

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