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Biofilms and beyond: Expanding echinocandin utility

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Larkin, Emily L, Dharmaiah, Sharvari, Ghannoum, Mahmoud A·2018·Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

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Echinocandins have been in use for over 15 years, starting with the first approval in 2001. Current trends, such as increasing resistance to fluconazole and shifts toward non-albicans spp. of Candida, suggest a growing role for echinocandins, as reflected by recent (2016) updates to guidelines that recommend echinocandins as first-line treatment for candidaemia. The efficacy, tolerability, and safety of echinocandins and their target site of action (1,3-β-d-glucan synthesis) have prompted research into potential new uses, such as for treatment of biofilm infections, MDR Candida auris and dermatophytes. Moreover, new mycobiome discoveries linking inflammatory bowel disease (IBD; for instance Crohn's disease) to fungi have led to preliminary but encouraging data regarding echinocandin therapy and treatment of IBD. In this article, we will review the available evidence and potential utility of echinocandins and 1,3-β-d-glucan synthesis inhibition in these areas of emerging interest.

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Authors
Larkin, E. L., Dharmaiah, S., & Ghannoum, M. A.
Affiliations
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Ghannoum, Mahmoud A
Venue
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Published
2018-01-01
Volume
73
Issue
suppl_1
Pages
i73-i81
ISSN
  • 0305-7453 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2091
OpenAlex
W2781618508
Cited by
31
References
86
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1
FWCI
0.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Cidara Therapeutics
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Fungal Plant Pathogen Control
Keywords
echinocandins, biofilm-associated infections, Candida auris, dermatophytes, candidemia, non-albicans Candida, antifungal resistance, fungal communities, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, antifungal drug repurposing
MeSH terms
Antifungal Agents, Candida, Mycoses, Proteoglycans, Biofilms, beta-Glucans, Biosynthetic Pathways, Echinocandins

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