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Antimicrob Agents Chemother
; 62(11)2018 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30150463
ABSTRACT
Recent studies showed that critically ill patients might be at risk for hemodynamic impairment during caspofungin (CAS) therapy. The aim of our present study was to examine the mechanisms behind CAS-induced cardiac alterations. We revealed a dose-dependent increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) after CAS treatment. Ca2+ ions were found to be released from intracellular caffeine-sensitive stores, most probably via the activation of ryanodine receptors.