
ABSTRACTCandidaspecies are the cause of 60% of all mycoses in immunosuppressed individuals, leading to ∼150,000 deaths annually due to systemic infections, whereas the current antifungal therapies either have toxic side effects or are insufficiently efficient. We performed a screening of two compound libraries, the Enzo and the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) oncology collection library, for anti-Candidaactivity based on the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) guidelines. From a total of 844 drugs, 26 agents showed activity againstCandida albicans. Of those, 12 were standard antifungal drugs (SADs) and 7 were off-target drugs previously reported to be active againstCandidaspp. The remaining 7 off-target drugs, amonafide, tosedostat, megestrol acetate, melengestrol acetate, stanozolol, trifluperidol, and haloperidol, were identified with this screen. The anti-Candidaactivities of the new agents were investigated by three individual assays using optical density, ATP levels, and microscopy. The antifungal activities of these drugs were comparable to those of the SADs found in the screen. The aminopeptidase inhibitor tosedostat, which is currently in a clinical trial phase for anticancer therapy, displayed a broad antifungal activity against differentCandidaspp., includingCandida glabrata. Thus, this screen reveals agents that were previously unknown to be anti-Candidaagents, which allows for the design of novel therapies against invasive candidiasis.
Clinical Trials as Topic, Antifungal Agents, Drug Repositioning, Glycine, Antineoplastic Agents, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Hydroxamic Acids, Microbiology, High-Throughput Screening Assays, Small Molecule Libraries, Mikrobiologi, Drug Resistance, Fungal, Drug Discovery, Humans, Candida
Clinical Trials as Topic, Antifungal Agents, Drug Repositioning, Glycine, Antineoplastic Agents, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Hydroxamic Acids, Microbiology, High-Throughput Screening Assays, Small Molecule Libraries, Mikrobiologi, Drug Resistance, Fungal, Drug Discovery, Humans, Candida
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