青藏高原有毒植物瑞香狼毒根抑菌活性初步研究

以人体病原细菌大肠杆菌、金黄色葡萄球菌、深部真菌白色念珠菌、浅部真菌红色毛癣菌、石膏样毛癣菌、石膏样小孢子菌、絮状表皮癣菌为供试菌,采用药敏纸片法对瑞香狼毒活性成分的抑菌活性进行了初步研究。结果表明瑞香狼毒对人体常见病原细菌和真菌有抑制作用,乙酸乙酯萃取物在33．33g／L浓度下对细菌组的抑菌圈直径最高可达12．02mm,对真菌组最高可达9．04mm,并初测瑞香狼毒中的抑菌活性物质主要为中偏强极性成分。     

短波紫外线对几种常见浅部真菌生长的影响

目的 了解短波紫外线对几种常见浅部真菌生长的影响.方法 将红色毛癣菌、须癣毛癣菌、犬小孢子菌、絮状表皮癣菌、白念珠菌、光滑念珠菌、近平滑念珠菌、热带念珠菌、克柔念珠菌、青霉、短帚霉、枝顶孢霉接种在沙氏培养基上,按不同照射功率、不同照射距离和不同照射时间分组用紫外线灯进行照射,观察记录照射后菌落的生长情况,并在透射电镜下观察菌丝或孢子的形态结构变化.结果 犬小孢子菌、絮状表皮癣菌、白念珠菌、近平滑念珠菌、克柔念珠菌经照射后停止生长;红色毛癣菌、须癣毛癣菌、光滑念珠菌、热带念珠菌、短帚霉和枝顶孢霉在某些照射条件下可以继续生长,但生长速度减缓.结论 短波紫外线对常见浅部真菌有不同程度的杀灭和抑制作用,该作用的大小与紫外线照射强度和照射时间成正比,与照射距离成反比.     

紫苏、白苏的抑菌实验

用不同溶剂浸泡或处理紫苏后,进行抑菌实验,结果表明：１０％以上浓度的紫苏水浸液,１２．５％水煎液和乙醇提取液对白色念球菌、新型隐球菌以及红色毛癣菌、石膏样小孢子癣菌、絮状表皮癣菌有较好的抑菌效果。紫苏、皱紫共、白苏对真菌均有抑菌作用,但皱紫苏对绿脓杆菌、白苏对克柔氏念球菌、白色念球菌以及绿脓杆菌效果更为明显。     

建立真菌透甲模型及红色毛癣菌和短帚霉透甲时间的比较

目的通过建立真菌透甲模型,观察真菌透甲时间,来探讨红色毛癣菌与短帚霉的相互作用。方法建立真菌透甲模型,分为红色毛癣菌组、短帚霉组、短帚霉-红色毛癣菌混合组,分析各组透甲时间。结果透甲模型中,红色毛癣菌的透甲时间为（9.46±1.89）d,短帚霉的透甲时间为（2.62±0.96）d,混合组中短帚霉的透甲时间为（2.54±0.78）d。结论体外透甲模型中,短帚霉比红色毛癣菌先穿透甲板。混合组中,红色毛癣菌对短帚霉的透甲时间无明显影响。     

蒺藜TTS-12对须癣毛癣菌的体内外抗菌活性研究

为考察天然产物蒺藜TTS-12对须癣毛癣菌的体外和体内抗菌活性,本研究采用CLSI的M38-A2方案对须癣毛癣菌进行最小抑菌和杀菌浓度的检测,选取多重指标考察TTS-12对须癣毛癣菌的抑菌作用;建立豚鼠感染须癣毛癣菌豚鼠体癣模型,分组给药观察低、中、高剂量蒺藜TTS-12凝胶剂对豚鼠体癣模型在背部病变程度评分,病灶皮肤真菌培养阴性率,病灶皮肤病理变化的影响。结果发现,TTS-12对须癣毛癣菌的标株菌株的MIC值为1μg/mL,MFC为8μg/mL,其还能够显著抑制须癣毛癣菌的菌丝生长,浓度为4μg/mL的TTS-12作用15天时,菌丝生长抑制率已经高于60%,且对须癣毛癣菌的孢子萌发抑制作用呈时间和浓度依赖性。动物实验中,低、中、高剂量蒺藜TTS-12凝胶剂均能显著降低背部病变程度评分(P<0.01),中、高剂量能增高病灶皮肤真菌培养阴性率(P<0.05),病灶皮肤HE染色切片表明高剂量组棘层肥厚降低,背部炎症减弱,使角质层恢复正常。以上结果表明蒺藜TTS-12在体外抗须癣毛癣菌和豚鼠体癣模型中均有较好的活性。     

CLSI M38-A2及M27-A3方案分析足癣36株真菌的药敏特征

目的探讨氟康唑、伊曲康唑、伏立康唑、酮康唑、特比萘芬、两性霉素B、咪康唑、5-氟胞嘧啶对36株足癣致病菌的体外抑菌特征。方法对55例临床疑似足癣患者行真菌镜检、培养和鉴定。分别应用美国临床实验室标准化委员会(Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute,CLSI)M38-A2和M27-A3方案针对其中的皮肤癣菌和念珠菌,检测8种药物对不同真菌的最低抑菌浓度(Minimum inhibitory concentration,MIC)。结果镜检及培养均为阳性的真菌36株,计8个菌种:红色毛癣菌、须癣毛癣菌、石膏样小孢子菌、絮状毛癣菌、羊毛状小孢子菌、白念珠菌、光滑念珠菌、克柔念珠菌;属2大类:皮肤癣菌、念珠菌。8种药物对8种真菌的MIC值比较,抑菌效果存在显著差异(P0.05)。皮肤癣菌和念珠菌2大类比较,除伊曲康唑外(P0.05),其余7种药物的抑菌效果存在显著差异(P0.05)。其中,特比萘芬对皮肤癣菌的平均秩次最小。5-氟胞嘧啶对念珠菌的平均秩次最小。结论上述8种药物的体外药敏实验提示,8种药物对8种真菌的抑菌效果存在显著差异。除伊曲康唑外,其余7种药物对皮肤癣菌和念珠菌的抑菌效果存在显著差异。相对而言,特比萘芬对皮肤癣菌抑菌效果更好,5-氟胞嘧啶对念珠菌抑菌效果更好。     

溻洗散治疗足癣的临床疗效观察及体外抑菌实验研究

目的探讨中药溻洗散治疗足癣的临床疗效及其对常见浅部真菌的抑制作用。方法入组167例足癣患者,随机分为试验组83例,对照组84例。试验组外用溻洗散联合硝酸舍他康唑乳膏,对照组外用硝酸舍他康唑乳膏,2次/d,疗程4周,于治疗前、治疗4周、停药2周时评价两组临床症状和体征评分、起效时间、总有效率、真菌清除率等。采用微量稀释法测定溻洗散对红色毛癣菌、须癣毛癣菌和白念珠菌的最低抑菌浓度。结果试验组与对照组总有效率分别为92.8%、82.1%,两组比较差异有统计学意义(P0.05),试验组起效时间短于对照组(P0.01)、真菌清除率高于对照组(P0.05)。溻洗散对体外培养白念珠菌、红色毛癣菌和须癣毛癣菌均有抑制作用,MIC分别为0.125 g/mL、0.5 g/mL和0.25 g/mL。结论溻洗散治疗足癣临床疗效确切,对常见皮肤浅部真菌具有抑制作用,可在临床推广和应用。     

皮肤癣菌体外蛋白水解酶活性测定

目的观察皮肤癣菌的体外蛋白水解酶活性;比较分离自不同感染部位的红色毛癣菌的体外蛋白水解酶活性。方法实验菌株包括来自不同感染部位的红色毛癣菌22株、须癣毛癣菌3株、犬小孢子菌5株,进行体外培养,并利用9-羟基乙酚噻唑标识的酪蛋白和酶标仪检测真菌细胞外蛋白水解酶的活性。结果须癣毛癣菌的体外蛋白水解酶活性高于红色毛癣菌和犬小孢子菌（P〈0.05）,而红色毛癣菌和犬小孢子菌之间无差异（P〉0.05）。红色毛癣菌的细胞外蛋白水解酶活性在分离自浅部感染部位的菌株之间无差异（P〉0.05）,但高于引起毛癣菌肉芽肿的菌株（P〈0.05）。结论不同的皮肤癣菌体外蛋白水解酶活性可能不同;分离自不同感染部位的同一菌种的体外蛋白水解酶活性也有可能不同。     

联合应用抗真菌药物对不同地区来源红色毛癣菌的体外敏感性实验

目的调查联合应用抗真菌药物对不同地区来源红色毛癣菌的体外抗真菌作用,探讨药物的体外相互作用及地区因素对红色毛癣菌药物敏感性的影响。方法以M38-A方案测定酮康唑、萘替芬、联合使用酮康唑萘替芬以及单用特比萘芬对红色毛癣菌的最小抑菌浓度(MIC),并计算了酮康唑与萘替芬的药物间抑菌浓度指数(FICI)。结果联合使用酮康唑萘替芬组的最小抑菌浓度显著低于单用酮康唑、萘替芬组,和单用特比萘芬组的疗效相似。北京的红色毛癣菌株对上述药物的敏感度均低于上海和南京的菌株。结论联合应用抗真菌药物优于单用,地区差异可能会影响红色毛癣菌对药物的敏感性。     

国内多中心甲真菌病病原菌流行病学调查

目的了解国内甲真菌病病原菌的种类和构成情况,掌握流行病学资料。方法对真菌镜检阳性的1 428例甲真菌病患者进行真菌培养和临床分析。结果真菌培养阳性率为53.9%,分离出病原菌800株。其中皮肤癣菌占84.0%,以红色毛癣菌为主(80.9%),其次为指(趾)间毛癣菌和絮状表皮癣菌。酵母菌占11.4%,以念珠菌属为主(10.1%),尤以近平滑念珠菌为主,其次为白念珠菌和热带念珠菌。其他霉菌占4.6%,以枝顶孢霉为主(2.3%),其次曲霉属、青霉属、毛壳菌属、镰刀菌属和帚霉属等。结论本研究显示甲真菌病病原菌以皮肤癣菌为主,其次为酵母菌和霉菌。     

从海蜇中筛选抗真菌活性的海洋细菌菌株

从中国北部湾海域采集的海蜇样品中分离到577株海洋细菌,以条件致病真菌白色念珠菌(Candida albicans)作为敏感测试菌株,采用琼脂块法测定了577株海洋细菌的抗真菌活性,结果表明有119株具有抗白色念珠菌活性,占总数的20.6%。对其中的40株高活性菌株进行抗真菌和抗细菌活性研究,结果表明,有21株海洋细菌对3种或3种以上的真菌有抑制活性,23株对细菌有不同程度的抑制作用,其中1株海洋细菌I0s4-18具有广谱的抗菌作用,对革兰氏阴性细菌、革兰氏阳性细菌、酵母菌及丝状真菌均具有抑制作用。海蜇共附生的微生物中能产生抗真菌活性的微生物的比例是很高的,I0s4-18菌株具有良好的开发前景。     

A non-polyene antifungal antibiotic fromStreptomyces albidoflavus PU 23

In all 312 actinomycete strains were isolated from water and soil samples from different regions. All these isolates were purified and screened for their antifungal activity against pathogenic fungi. Out of these, 22% of the isolates exhibited activity against fungi. One promising strain,Streptomyces albidoflavus PU 23 with strong antifungal activity against pathogenic fungi was selected for further studies. Antibiotic was extracted and purified from the isolate.Aspergillus spp. was most sensitive to the antibiotic followed by other molds and yeasts. The antibiotic was stable at different temperatures and pH tested and there was no significant loss of the antifungal activity after treatment with various detergents and enzymes. Synergistic effect was observed when the antibiotic was used in combination with hamycin. The antibiotic was fairly stable for a period of 12 months at 4°C. The mode of action of the antibiotic seems to be by binding to the ergosterol present in the fungal cell membrane resulting in the leakage of intracellular material and eventually death of the cell. The structure of the antibiotic was determined by elemental analysis and by ultraviolet (UV), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and liquid chromatography mass spectra (LCMS). The antibiotic was found to be a straight chain polyhydroxy, polyether, non-proteinic compound with a single double bond, indicating a nonpolyene antifungal antibiotic     

Antifungal activity of essential oils and their synergy with fluconazole against drug-resistant strains of Aspergillus fumigatus and Trichophyton rubrum

The aim of this study was to screen certain plant essential oils and active compounds for antifungal activity and their in vitro interaction with fluconazole against drug-resistant pathogenic fungi. The methods employed in this work included disc diffusion, broth macrodilution, time kill methods and checkerboard microtiter tests. Oil compositions were evaluated by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. Transmission electron microscopy was used to assess the effect of essential oils on cellular structures of test fungi. Test fungal strains exhibited resistance to at least two drugs (fluconazole and itraconazole). Among the 21 essential oils or active compounds tested, ten showed promising antifungal activity. GC-MS analysis revealed the presence of major active compounds in the essential oils used. Cinnamaldehyde showed the most promising antifungal activity and killing potency against Aspergillus fumigatus MTCC2550 and Trichophyton rubrum IOA-9. Cinnamaldehyde showed strongest synergy with fluconazole against A. fumigatus and T. rubrum by reducing the minimum inhibitory concentration of fluconazole up to 8-fold. Zones of lysis of the cell wall and cell membrane appeared to be where cinnamaldehyde acted on fungi. This study highlights the broad spectrum antifungal activity of essential oils and active compounds and their synergy with fluconazole against drug-resistant fungi.     

Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of volatile compounds of Tamarix boveana (Tamaricaceae)

The chemical composition of the Tamarix boveana volatile oils obtained from the whole aerial part, flowers, leaves and stems by steam distillation was analysed using gas chromatograph (GC)-flame ionization detectors (FID) and GC-MS. Sixty-two components were identified. Hexadecanoic acid (18.14%), docosane (13.34%), germacrene D (7.68%), fenchyl acetate (7.34%), Benzyl benzoate (4.11%) were found to be the major components in the whole aerial parts. This composition differed according to the tested part: 2.4 Nonadienal was the main compound in the flowers (12.13%) while germacrene D was the major component in leaves (31.43%) and hexadecanoic acid in the stems (13.94%). To evaluate in vitro antimicrobial activity, all volatile oils were tested against six Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and four fungi. The T. boveana volatile oils exhibited an interesting antibacterial activity against all strains tested except Pseudomonas aeruginosa but no antifungal activity was detected.     

Diversity in antifungal activity of strains of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Chromobacterium violaceum</Emphasis> from the Brazilian Amazon

Chromobacterium violaceum is a free-living Gram-negative bacterium found in soil and aquatic habitats; abundantly present in the Brazilian Amazon, it is an important example of exploitable microbial diversity of the tropics. In this study, 24 strains from the Brazilian Amazon and ATCC 12472(T) were investigated for biocontrol potential of seven fungi pathogenic to soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merril] seed. Both cells and the supernatants of two Brazilian strains, 07-1 and 27-1, together with ATCC 12472(T) were strongly antagonistic to six out of the seven fungi. The antifungal activity of the Brazilian strains to Fusarium sp., Phomopsis sp. and Cercospora kikuchi was consistently stronger than that of ATCC 12472(T). In addition, the two Brazilian strains, but not ATCC 12472(T), were effective against Corynespora sp., and all three strains and their supernatants were equally effective against Aspergillus sp. and Colletotrichum sp. None of the strains had antifungal activity against Botroyodiplodia sp. Three potential mechanisms related to the antibiosis were investigated: violacein toxicity, cyanide production and chitinolytic activity; however, it was not possible to associate any of them with the antifungal activity. The results highlight the biotechnological potential still to be explored within the poorly characterized microbial biodiversity of the tropics.     

Antifungal activities of essential oils and their constituents from indigenous cinnamon (Cinnamomum osmophloeum) leaves against wood decay fungi

Cinnamomum osmophloeum Kaneh is one of the hardwood species indigenous to Taiwan that possesses significant antifungal activity. To examine the antifungal activity of leaf essential oils and dominant constituents from C. osmophloeum, the essential oils of leaves from three clones (A, B, and C) collected from Haw-Lin experimental forest were extracted and their components analyzed by gas chromatography. Results from the antifungal tests demonstrated that the essential oils of both B and C leaves had strong inhibitory effects. The antifungal indices of these two leaf oils at 100 ppm against five strains of white rot fungi and four strains of brown rot fungi were all 100%. Cinnamaldehyde, the major compound in C. osmophloeum leaf essential oils, possessed the strongest antifungal activities compared with the other components. Its antifungal indices against both Coriolus versicolor and Laetiporus sulphureus were 100%. The MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) of cinnamaldehyde against C. versicolor and L. sulphureus was 50 and 75 ppm, respectively. In addition, comparisons of the antifungal indices of cinnamaldehyde's congeners proved that cinnamaldehyde exhibited the strongest antifungal activities.     

The discovery of enfumafungin, a novel antifungal compound produced by an endophytic Hormonema species biological activity and taxonomy of the producing organisms

In a screening of natural products with antifungal activity derived from endophytic fungi, we detected a potent activity in a culture belonging to the form-genus Hormonema, isolated from leaves of Juniperus communis. The compound is a new triterpene glycoside, showing an antifungal activity highly potent in vitro against Candida and Aspergillus and with moderate efficacy in an in vivo mouse model of disseminated candidiasis. The agent is especially interesting since its antifungal spectrum and its effect on morphology of Aspergillus fumigatus is comparable to that of the glucan synthase inhibitor pneumocandin B,,, the natural precursor of the clinical candidate MK-0991 (caspofungin acetate). An additional search for other Hormonema isolates producing improved titers or derivatives resulted in the isolation of two more strains recovered from the same plant host showing identical activity. The producing isolates were compared with other non-producing Hormonema strains by DNA fingerprinting and sequencing of the rDNA internal transcribed spacers. Comparison of rDNA sequences with other fungal species suggests that the producing fungus could be an undetermined Kabatina species. Kabatina is a coelomycetous genus whose members are known to produce Hormonema-like states in culture.     

Activity in vitro and in vivo against plant pathogenic fungi of grifolin isolated from the basidiomycete Albatrellus dispansus

In the course of screening for novel naturally occurring fungicides from mushrooms in Yunnan province, China, the ethanol extract of the fruiting bodies of Albatrellus dispansus was found to show antifungal activity against plant pathogenic fungi. The active compound was isolated from the fruiting bodies of A. dispansus by bioassay-guided fractionation of the extract and identified as grifolin by IR, 1H and 13C NMR and mass spectral analysis. Its antifungal activities were evaluated in vitro against 9 plant pathogenic fungi and in vivo against the plant disease of Erysiphe graminis. In vitro, Sclerotinina sclerotiorum and Fusarium graminearum were the most sensitive fungi to grifolin, and their mycelial growth inhibition were 86.4 and 80.9% at 304.9 microM, respectively. Spore germination of F. graminearum, Gloeosporium fructigenum and Pyricularia oryzae was almost completely inhibited by 38.1microM grifolin. In vivo, the curative effect of grifolin against E. graminis was 65.5% at 304.9 microM after 8 days.     

Synthesis and structure-antifungal activity relationships of 3-aryl-5-alkyl-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-ones and their carbanalogues: further refinement of tentative pharmacophore group

Two series of 3-(substituted phenyl)-5-alkyl-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-ones related to a natural product, (-)incrustoporine, were synthesized and their in vitro antifungal activity evaluated. The compounds with halogen substituents on the phenyl ring exhibited selective antifungal activity against the filamentous strains of Absidia corymbifera and Aspergillus fumigatus. On the other hand, the influence of the length of the alkyl chain at C(5) was marginal. The antifungal effect of the most active compound against the above strains was higher than that of ketoconazole, and close to that of amphotericin B. In order to verify the hypothesis about a possible relationship between the Michael-accepting ability of the compounds and their antifungal activity, a series of simple carbanalogues, 2-(substituted phenyl)cyclopent-2-enones, was prepared and subjected to antifungal activity assay as well.     

Evaluation of<Emphasis Type="Italic">in Vitro</Emphasis> antifungal activity of<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-Benzylsalicylamide derivatives

A series of 65 derivatives of N-benzylsalicylamide was tested against eight potentially human pathogenic fungi by microdilution broth method modified according to M27-A standard. The majority of these compounds showed only weak in vitro antifungal activity. The most significant effect was observed against filamentous fungi Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Absidia corymbifera, and Aspergillus fumigatus while yeasts, in general, were less susceptible. N-(4'-Chlorobenzyl) salicylamides, N-(3',4'-dichlorobenzyl)-salicylamides, and partially N-benzylsalicylamides exhibited relatively high in vitro antifungal activity. The most efficient derivatives had MIC < or = 7.8 mumol/L against T. mentagrophytes. Regression analysis suggested an indirect relationship between MIC values and lipophilicity (log P).