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Update and recent advances on azole resistance mechanisms in Aspergillus

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    Identificador:  imarina:5873560
    Autores:  Perez-Cantero, Alba; Lopez-Fernandez, Loida; Guarro, Josep; Capilla, Javier
    Resumen:
    Aspergillus fumigatus is the main causal agent of invasive aspergillosis (IA) although other species of the genus can also be the cause of IA, such as A. flavus, A. terreus, A. niger and related cryptic species. This infectious disease mainly affects immunosuppressed patients and it is linked to elevated mortality rates. Being voriconazole (VRC) the treatment of choice for this condition, the relevant increase in the number of azole resistant isolates in recent years has gathered alarming attention, as it translates into a clinical failure increment as well. In this review, we summarize and discuss the azole resistance molecular data described to date in the most clinically prevalent sections of Aspergillus, comprising mechanisms that involve target proteins Cyp51 and ATP Binding Cassette (ABC) or Major Facilitator Superfamily (MFS) efflux pumps. Other resistance mechanisms proposed but not fully-characterized yet are also discussed.Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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    Autor según el artículo: Perez-Cantero, Alba; Lopez-Fernandez, Loida; Guarro, Josep; Capilla, Javier
    Departamento: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
    Autor/es de la URV: Capilla Luque, Javier / Guarro Artigas, Josep / LÓPEZ FERNÁNDEZ, LOIDA / PÉREZ CANTERO, ALBA
    Palabras clave: Voriconazole resistance; Voriconazole; Triazoles; Triazole resistance; Major facilitator superfamily; Itraconazole resistance; In-vitro; Humans; Fungal proteins; Fumigatus; Eucast technical note; Efflux pumps; Drug resistance, fungal; Cytochrome p450 family 51; Cyp51; Cross-resistance; Azoles; Atp-binding cassette transporters; Aspergillus fumigatus; Aspergillus; Aspergillosis; Antifungal resistance; Antifungal drug-resistance; Antifungal agents; 14-alpha-sterol demethylase cyp51a
    Resumen: Aspergillus fumigatus is the main causal agent of invasive aspergillosis (IA) although other species of the genus can also be the cause of IA, such as A. flavus, A. terreus, A. niger and related cryptic species. This infectious disease mainly affects immunosuppressed patients and it is linked to elevated mortality rates. Being voriconazole (VRC) the treatment of choice for this condition, the relevant increase in the number of azole resistant isolates in recent years has gathered alarming attention, as it translates into a clinical failure increment as well. In this review, we summarize and discuss the azole resistance molecular data described to date in the most clinically prevalent sections of Aspergillus, comprising mechanisms that involve target proteins Cyp51 and ATP Binding Cassette (ABC) or Major Facilitator Superfamily (MFS) efflux pumps. Other resistance mechanisms proposed but not fully-characterized yet are also discussed.Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier B.V.
    Áreas temáticas: Saúde coletiva; Química; Pharmacology (medical); Pharmacology & pharmacy; Odontología; Nutrição; Microbiology (medical); Microbiology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Medicina veterinaria; Medicina iii; Medicina ii; Medicina i; Materiais; Interdisciplinar; Infectious diseases; General medicine; Farmacia; Engenharias iii; Engenharias ii; Enfermagem; Ciências biológicas iii; Ciências biológicas ii; Ciências biológicas i; Ciências ambientais; Ciências agrárias i; Biotecnología; Biodiversidade
    Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 09248579
    Direcció de correo del autor: javier.capilla@urv.cat
    Fecha de alta del registro: 2025-01-08
    Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
    Enlace a la fuente original: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0924857919302547?via%3Dihub
    URL Documento de licencia: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: International Journal Of Antimicrobial Agents. 55 (1): 105807-
    Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Perez-Cantero, Alba; Lopez-Fernandez, Loida; Guarro, Josep; Capilla, Javier (2020). Update and recent advances on azole resistance mechanisms in Aspergillus. International Journal Of Antimicrobial Agents, 55(1), 105807-. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.09.011
    DOI del artículo: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.09.011
    Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Año de publicación de la revista: 2020
    Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications
  • Palabras clave:

    Infectious Diseases,Medicine (Miscellaneous),Microbiology,Microbiology (Medical),Pharmacology & Pharmacy,Pharmacology (Medical)
    Voriconazole resistance
    Voriconazole
    Triazoles
    Triazole resistance
    Major facilitator superfamily
    Itraconazole resistance
    In-vitro
    Humans
    Fungal proteins
    Fumigatus
    Eucast technical note
    Efflux pumps
    Drug resistance, fungal
    Cytochrome p450 family 51
    Cyp51
    Cross-resistance
    Azoles
    Atp-binding cassette transporters
    Aspergillus fumigatus
    Aspergillus
    Aspergillosis
    Antifungal resistance
    Antifungal drug-resistance
    Antifungal agents
    14-alpha-sterol demethylase cyp51a
    Saúde coletiva
    Química
    Pharmacology (medical)
    Pharmacology & pharmacy
    Odontología
    Nutrição
    Microbiology (medical)
    Microbiology
    Medicine (miscellaneous)
    Medicina veterinaria
    Medicina iii
    Medicina ii
    Medicina i
    Materiais
    Interdisciplinar
    Infectious diseases
    General medicine
    Farmacia
    Engenharias iii
    Engenharias ii
    Enfermagem
    Ciências biológicas iii
    Ciências biológicas ii
    Ciências biológicas i
    Ciências ambientais
    Ciências agrárias i
    Biotecnología
    Biodiversidade
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