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Anti-metabolic activity of caspofungin against Candida albicans and Candida parapsilosis biofilms

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Methods: Fifteen strains of C. albicans (10 strains susceptible to fluconazole in vitro and five strains resistant to this antifungal agent) and six strains of C. parapsilosis (all were susceptible to fluconazole in vitro) were studied. The antifungal activity of caspofungin was assessed by looking for a significant inhibition of the metabolic activity of yeasts within biofilms. Biofilms of Candida were produced in vitro, on silicone catheters.
Results: Caspofungin used at MIC did not modify the metabolic activity of C. albicans, whatever the maturation age of the biofilms. The same concentration of caspofungin significantly reduced the metabolism (P ≤ 0.001) of 25% (biofilms of 48 h) to 50% (biofilms of 2 h) of the C. parapsilosis yeasts. The use of a therapeutic concentration of caspofungin (2 mg/L) significantly decreased (P ≤ 0.001) the metabolism of all the strains of C. albicans and C. parapsilosis tested, independently of the biofilm maturation age. This potent antifungal activity of caspofungin on C. albicans biofilms was observed independently of the yeast susceptibility to fluconazole.
Conclusions: This study demonstrated that caspofungin used at MIC was not sufficient to reduce C. albicans biofilms, but it suggested an activity on C. parapsilosis biofilms depending on their maturation age. This study also indicated that caspofungin used at 2 mg/L could be a good candidate in the prevention of candidiasis associated with silicone medical devices. Our results also suggested that fluconazole resistance of yeasts did not affect caspofungin activity.

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hal-04419152 , version 1 (26-01-2024)

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Christophe Cocuaud, Marie-Hélène Rodier, Gyslaine Daniault, Christine Imbert. Anti-metabolic activity of caspofungin against Candida albicans and Candida parapsilosis biofilms. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2005, 56 (3), pp.507-512. ⟨10.1093/jac/dki269⟩. ⟨hal-04419152⟩
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