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Quercetin Sensitizes Fluconazole-Resistant Candida albicans To Induce Apoptotic Cell Death by Modulating Quorum Sensing

SINGH, B. UPRETI, D. SINGH, B. PANDEY, G. VERMA, S. ROY, S. NAQVI, A. RAWAT, A.

Originální název

Quercetin Sensitizes Fluconazole-Resistant Candida albicans To Induce Apoptotic Cell Death by Modulating Quorum Sensing

Typ

článek v časopise ve Web of Science, Jimp

Jazyk

angličtina

Originální abstrakt

Quorum sensing (QS) regulates group behaviors of Candida albicans such as biofilm, hyphal growth, and virulence factors. The sesquiterpene alcohol farnesol, a QS molecule produced by C. albicans, is known to regulate the expression of virulence weapons of this fungus. Fluconazole (FCZ) is a broad-spectrum antifungal drug that is used for the treatment of C. albicans infections. While FCZ can be cytotoxic at high concentrations, our results show that at much lower concentrations, quercetin (QC), a dietary flavonoid isolated from an edible lichen (Usnealongissima), can be implemented as a sensitizing agent for FCZ-resistant C. albicans NBC099, enhancing the efficacy of FCZ. QC enhanced FCZ-mediated cell killing of NBC099 and also induced cell death. These experiments indicated that the combined application of both drugs was FCZ dose dependent rather than QC dose dependent. In addition, we found that QC strongly suppressed the production of virulence weapons-biofilm formation, hyphal development, phospholipase, proteinase, esterase, and hemolytic activity. Treatment with QC also increased FCZ-mediated cell death in NBC099 biofilms. Interestingly, we also found that QC enhances the anticandidal activity of FCZ by inducing apoptotic cell death. We have also established that this sensitization is reliant on the farnesol response generated by QC. Molecular docking studies also support this conclusion and suggest that QC can form hydrogen bonds with Gln969, Thr1105, Ser1108, Arg1109, Asn1110, and Gly1061 in the ATP binding pocket of adenylate cyclase. Thus, this QS-mediated combined sensitizer (QC)-anticandidal agent (FCZ) strategy may be a novel way to enhance the efficacy of FCZ-based therapy of C. albicans infections.

Klíčová slova

Quercetin; Fluconazole; Sensitization; Candida albicans; Cell death; Quorum sensing

Autoři

SINGH, B.; UPRETI, D.; SINGH, B.; PANDEY, G.; VERMA, S.; ROY, S.; NAQVI, A.; RAWAT, A.

Rok RIV

2015

Vydáno

1. 3. 2015

Nakladatel

ASM

Místo

US

ISSN

0066-4804

Periodikum

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Ročník

59

Číslo

4

Stát

Spojené státy americké

Strany od

599

Strany do

614

Strany počet

15

BibTex

@article{BUT115005,
  author="B.N. {Singh} and D.K. {Upreti} and B.R. {Singh} and G. {Pandey} and S. {Verma} and Sudeep {Roy} and A.H. {Naqvi} and A.K.S. {Rawat}",
  title="Quercetin Sensitizes Fluconazole-Resistant Candida albicans To Induce Apoptotic Cell Death by Modulating Quorum Sensing",
  journal="ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY",
  year="2015",
  volume="59",
  number="4",
  pages="599--614",
  doi="10.1128/AAC.03599-14",
  issn="0066-4804"
}