Soumitra Guin, Marhiah C Montoya, Xiaoyu Wang, Robert Zarnowski, David R Andes, Marvin J Meyers, Noelle S Williams, Damian J Krysan
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Analogs of the anti-malaria drug mefloquine have broad-spectrum antifungal activity and are efficacious in a model of disseminated Candida auris infection.
Only three classes of antifungal drugs are currently in clinical use. Here, we report that derivatives of the malarial drug mefloquine have broad-spectrum antifungal activity including difficult-to-treat molds and endemic fungi. Pharmacokinetic and efficacy studies of NSC-4377 indicate that it penetrates the central nervous system and is active against Candida auris in vivo. These data strongly support the further development of mefloquine analogs as a potentially new class of antifungal molecules.
期刊介绍:
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (AAC) features interdisciplinary studies that build our understanding of the underlying mechanisms and therapeutic applications of antimicrobial and antiparasitic agents and chemotherapy.