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In Vitro Activities of the Novel Investigational Tetrazoles VT-1161 and VT-1598 Compared to the Triazole Antifungals against Azole-Resistant Strains and Clinical Isolates of Candida albicans.


ABSTRACT: The fungal Cyp51-specific inhibitors VT-1161 and VT-1598 have emerged as promising new therapies to combat fungal infections, including Candida spp. To evaluate their in vitro activities compared to other azoles, MICs were determined by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) method for VT-1161, VT-1598, fluconazole, voriconazole, itraconazole, and posaconazole against 68 C. albicans clinical isolates well characterized for azole resistance mechanisms and mutant strains representing individual azole resistance mechanisms. VT-1161 and VT-1598 demonstrated potent activity (geometric mean MICs ≤0.15 μg/ml) against predominantly fluconazole-resistant (≥8 μg/ml) isolates. However, five of 68 isolates exhibited MICs greater than six dilutions (>2 μg/ml) to both tetrazoles compared to fluconazole-susceptible isolates. Four of these isolates likewise exhibited high MICs beyond the upper limit of the assay for all triazoles tested. A premature stop codon in ERG3 likely explained the high-level resistance in one isolate. VT-1598 was effective against strains with hyperactive Tac1, Mrr1, and Upc2 transcription factors and against most ERG11 mutant strains. VT-1161 MICs were elevated compared to the control strain SC5314 for hyperactive Tac1 strains and two strains with Erg11 substitutions (Y132F and Y132F&K143R) but showed activity against hyperactive Mrr1 and Upc2 strains. While mutations affecting Erg3 activity appear to greatly reduce susceptibility to VT-1161 and VT-1598, the elevated MICs of both tetrazoles for four isolates could not be explained by known azole resistance mechanisms, suggesting the presence of undescribed resistance mechanisms to triazole- and tetrazole-based sterol demethylase inhibitors.

SUBMITTER: Nishimoto AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6535515 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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<i>In Vitro</i> Activities of the Novel Investigational Tetrazoles VT-1161 and VT-1598 Compared to the Triazole Antifungals against Azole-Resistant Strains and Clinical Isolates of <i>Candida albicans</i>.

Nishimoto Andrew T AT   Wiederhold Nathan P NP   Flowers Stephanie A SA   Zhang Qing Q   Kelly Steven L SL   Morschhäuser Joachim J   Yates Christopher M CM   Hoekstra William J WJ   Schotzinger Robert J RJ   Garvey Edward P EP   Rogers P David PD  

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20190524 6


The fungal Cyp51-specific inhibitors VT-1161 and VT-1598 have emerged as promising new therapies to combat fungal infections, including <i>Candida</i> spp. To evaluate their <i>in vitro</i> activities compared to other azoles, MICs were determined by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) method for VT-1161, VT-1598, fluconazole, voriconazole, itraconazole, and posaconazole against 68 <i>C. albicans</i> clinical isolates well characterized for azole resistance mechanisms and mutant s  ...[more]

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