Combination of caspofungin with inhibitors of the calcineurin pathway attenuates growth in vitro in Aspergillus species

Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis*, Russell E. Lewis, Nir Osherov, Nathaniel D. Albert, Gregory S. May

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Abstract

Work in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Cryptococcus neoformans suggests that caspofungin could interact with the calcineurin pathway. We examined the in vitro interaction of caspofungin with calcineurin inhibitors (FK506, cyclosporin, FK520 and L685,818) and the TOR inhibitor rapamycin in 13 isolates of Aspergillus species. Caspofungin activity was enhanced by calcineurin/TOR inhibitors for all Aspergillus isolates studied. Further investigation of this pathway is warranted.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)313-316
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Volume51
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2003
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
Cancer Center
National Cancer InstituteP30CA016672
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Keywords

    • Calcineurin inhibitors
    • Caspofungin

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