Estudo de isolados clínicos e ambientais de Fusarium solani: perfil de sensibilidade a antifúngicos em combinação e de fatores associados à virulência
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2009-02-27
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Coelho, Vivian Russo 
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Gompertz, Olga Fischman
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Dissertação de mestrado
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Em vista do crescimento de infecções fúngicas oportunisticas causadas por Fusarium spp. e da resistência do fungo aos antifúngicos frequentemente utilizados, o estudo visa avaliar o perfil de sensibilidade das associações entre terbinafina, itraconazol, cetoconazol e anfotericina B frente a 20 isolados clínicos e ambientais de Fusarium solani, e verificar fatores associados a virulência como pesquisa de melanina na parede celular e a produção das enzimas extracelulares proteinase, fosfolipase, lipase e DNAse. Anfotericina B associada à itraconazol demonstrou efeito sinérgico em 15% dos isolados, sendo 33% de origem ambiental e 65% de origem clínica. Efeitos sinérgicos foram obtidos contra 10% dos isolados na associação entre anfotericina B e cetoconazol e contra 5% na associação entre anfotericina B e terbinafina. Nossos resultados revelaram efeitos aditivos e indiferentes contra as cepas testadas nas associações entre terbinafina e derivados azólicos. Não foi detectada presença de melanina na parede de F. solani. As culturas de F. solani clínicas e ambientais apresentaram atividade enzimática de proteinase positiva após coloração com ácido acético e negro de amido, com formação de halos ao redor da colônia na proporção de 30% e 45% respectivamente. Atividades enzimáticas de lipase, fosfolipase e DNAse não foram detectadas, contudo, não é possível afirmar que F. solani não produza essas enzimas, considerando que as mesmas podem ser mantidas intracelularmente e não liberadas para o meio.
Despite of the increase of opportunistic fungal infections caused by Fusarium spp. and their resistance to antifungal drugs, the aims of this study were to evaluate susceptibility profiles of 20 clinical and environmental isolates of Fusarium solani against the associations among terbinafine, itraconazole, ketoconazole and amphotericin B, and to verify the presence of associated virulence factors as melanin and extracellular enzymes (proteinase, phospholipase, lipase and DNAse). Amphotericin B combined with itraconazole showed synergism against 15% of the isolates, 33% of these was from the environment and 65% from clinical cases. Synergistic effect was observed against 10% of strains tested by association between amphotericin B and ketoconazole and against 5% in association between anphotericin B and terbinafine. The associations between terbinafine and azole derivatives showed additive effect and no difference against the samples. Presence of melanin in the F. solani cell wall was not observed. Both, clinical and environmental isolates expressed enzymatic activity of proteinase in 30% and 45% of cases. Enzymatic activity of lipase, phospholipase and DNAse were not detected; however, it was not possible to state that F. solani do not produce these enzymes, as they could manteined intracellularly and would not released to the environment.
Despite of the increase of opportunistic fungal infections caused by Fusarium spp. and their resistance to antifungal drugs, the aims of this study were to evaluate susceptibility profiles of 20 clinical and environmental isolates of Fusarium solani against the associations among terbinafine, itraconazole, ketoconazole and amphotericin B, and to verify the presence of associated virulence factors as melanin and extracellular enzymes (proteinase, phospholipase, lipase and DNAse). Amphotericin B combined with itraconazole showed synergism against 15% of the isolates, 33% of these was from the environment and 65% from clinical cases. Synergistic effect was observed against 10% of strains tested by association between amphotericin B and ketoconazole and against 5% in association between anphotericin B and terbinafine. The associations between terbinafine and azole derivatives showed additive effect and no difference against the samples. Presence of melanin in the F. solani cell wall was not observed. Both, clinical and environmental isolates expressed enzymatic activity of proteinase in 30% and 45% of cases. Enzymatic activity of lipase, phospholipase and DNAse were not detected; however, it was not possible to state that F. solani do not produce these enzymes, as they could manteined intracellularly and would not released to the environment.
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COELHO, Vivian Russo. Estudo de isolados clínicos e ambientais de Fusarium solani: perfil de sensibilidade a antifúngicos em combinação e de fatores associados à virulência. 2009. 122f. Dissertação (Mestrado) - Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, 2009.