Antifungal Effect of All- <i>trans</i> Retinoic Acid against Aspergillus fumigatus <i>In Vitro</i> and in a Pulmonary Aspergillosis <i>In Vivo</i> Model
Elena Campione, Roberta Gaziano, Elena Doldo, D. Marino, Mattia Falconi, Federico Iacovelli, Daniela Tagliaferri, Lucrezia Pacello, Luca Bianchi, Caterina Lanna, Luigi Aurisicchio, Federica Centofanti, Paolo Di Francesco, Ilaria Del Principe, Francesca Del Bufalo, Franco Locatelli, Enrico Salvatore Pistoia, Emanuele Marra, Augusto Orlandi
Abstract
Those findings suggest ATRA as a suitable fungistatic agent that can also reduce dosage and adverse reactions of classical antifungal drugs and add to the development of new therapeutic strategies against IPA and systemic fungal infections.
Topics & Concepts
Aspergillus fumigatusAspergillosisMicrobiologyIn vivoIn vitroBiologyAspergillusVoriconazoleRetinoic acidAntifungalFungal pathogenFungi imperfectiPathogenMycosisImmunologyBiochemistryBiotechnologyGeneFungal Infections and StudiesAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityPhotodynamic Therapy Research Studies