Visible-Light-Activated Molecular Machines Kill Fungi by Necrosis Following Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Calcium Overload.
Adv Sci (Weinh)
; 10(10): e2205781, 2023 04.
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en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2279755
ABSTRACT
Invasive fungal infections are a growing public health threat. As fungi become increasingly resistant to existing drugs, new antifungals are urgently needed. Here, it is reported that 405-nm-visible-light-activated synthetic molecular machines (MMs) eliminate planktonic and biofilm fungal populations more effectively than conventional antifungals without resistance development. Mechanism-of-action studies show that MMs bind to fungal mitochondrial phospholipids. Upon visible light activation, rapid unidirectional drilling of MMs at ≈3 million cycles per second (MHz) results in mitochondrial dysfunction, calcium overload, and ultimately necrosis. Besides their direct antifungal effect, MMs synergize with conventional antifungals by impairing the activity of energy-dependent efflux pumps. Finally, MMs potentiate standard antifungals both in vivo and in an ex vivo porcine model of onychomycosis, reducing the fungal burden associated with infection.
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Bases de datos internacionales
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Calcio
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Antifúngicos
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
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Animales
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Inglés
Revista:
Adv Sci (Weinh)
Año:
2023
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Artículo
País de afiliación:
Advs.202205781
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