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Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, 2007
The changing pattern in fungal infections has driven the need to expand the targets of antifungal activity. The echinocandins are the newest addition to the arsenal against fungal infections. Three echinocandins have been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration: caspofungin, micafungin, and anidulafungin.
Diane, Cappelletty +1 more
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The changing pattern in fungal infections has driven the need to expand the targets of antifungal activity. The echinocandins are the newest addition to the arsenal against fungal infections. Three echinocandins have been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration: caspofungin, micafungin, and anidulafungin.
Diane, Cappelletty +1 more
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Echinocandin Resistance in Candida [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2015 Invasive fungal infections are an important infection concern for patients with underlying immunosuppression. Antifungal therapy is a critical component of patient care, but therapeutic choices are limited due to few drug classes. Antifungal resistance, especially among Candida species, aggravates the problem.
David Perlin, Perlin David S
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Anidulafungin: an echinocandin antifungal
Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs, 2004Anidulafungin (LY-303366, V-echinocandin trade mark, Vicuron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) is a new echinocandin antifungal agent with broad spectrum activity against Candida and Aspergillus spp. Anidulafungin exhibits low toxicity, concentration-dependent fungicidal activity for Candida, and a prolonged post antifungal effect (> 12h).
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Echinocandins in Ocular Therapeutics
Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2017Fungal infections of the eye, especially fungal keratitis and endophthalmitis, are major causes of concern and if left untreated could lead to vision loss. Currently, natamycin (polyene antifungal) is the only commercially available topical agent used for the treatment of ocular fungal infections.
Akash, Patil, Soumyajit, Majumdar
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Micafungin - The newest echinocandin
Drugs of Today, 2009Micafungin is one of three currently FDA-approved echinocandins. It has potent in vitro activity against Candida species including non-albicans Candida and azole-resistant Candida species and has also demonstrated clinical efficacy against deep-seated Candida infections. Additional in vitro data and preliminary clinical efficacy studies suggest that it
Zelalem, Temesgen +2 more
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Echinocandins: production and applications
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2013The first echinocandin-type antimycotic (echinocandin B) was discovered in the 1970s. It was followed by the isolation of more than 20 natural echinocandins. These cyclic lipo-hexapeptides are biosynthesized on non-ribosomal peptide synthase complexes by different ascomycota fungi.
Tamás, Emri +3 more
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Update on Echinocandin Antifungals
Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2008Echinocandins are semisynthetic lipopeptides that competitively inhibit an essential cell wall component of Candida and aspergillus. They are generally inactive against other fungi. Resistance to these agents is infrequent to date. Echinocandins exhibit low oral bioavailability and are available only as parenteral formulations that are dosed once daily.
Carol A, Kauffman, Peggy L, Carver
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Echinocandins: Are They All The Same?
Journal of Chemotherapy, 2011The discovery of echinocandins, and their development and approval, was hailed as a significant addition to our antifungal armamentarium, previously predominated by polyenes and azoles. To date, three echinocandins (anidulafungin, caspofungin, and micafungin) have been approved by the U.S.
P K, Mukherjee +4 more
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Echinocandins for the Nursery: An Update
Current Drug Metabolism, 2013As the incidence rates of neonatal invasive fungal infection (IFI) have been increasing over the last years, research efforts have been addressed towards identifying both effective preventative strategies, and efficacious and well-tolerated antifungal drugs.
Paolo, Manzoni +7 more
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Tetrahedron Letters, 1992
Abstract Sodium cyanoborohydride in trifluoroacetic acid selectively reduced the C5-orn and C4-htyr carbinols to methylene groups in echinocandin lipopeptides. The selective reduction of either hydroxyl is also described. The first conversion of echinocandin B to echinocandin C was accomplished.
James M. Balkovec, Regina M. Black
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Abstract Sodium cyanoborohydride in trifluoroacetic acid selectively reduced the C5-orn and C4-htyr carbinols to methylene groups in echinocandin lipopeptides. The selective reduction of either hydroxyl is also described. The first conversion of echinocandin B to echinocandin C was accomplished.
James M. Balkovec, Regina M. Black
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