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The effect of selected human steroid hormones upon the growth of dermatophytes with different adaptation to man
Authors:Jochen Brasch MD  Dagmar Gottkehaskamp
Institution:(1) Department of Dermatology, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany;(2) Universitäts-Hautklinik, Schittenhelmstr. 7, W-2300 Kiel, Germany
Abstract:The inhibitory effect exerted by steroid hormones on thein vitro growth characteristics of dermatophytes is poorly understood. As a hypothesis this inhibition could result from fungal adaptation to the human host. Therefore, in this study the susceptibility of representative anthropophilic, zoophilic and geophilic dermatophytes to hormonal inhibition was compared. As a result, in agar dilution assaysprogesterone,testosterone, andestradiol proved to reduce fungal growth, whereashydrocortisone had no such effect. In general, anthropophilic dermatophytes were shown to be more responsive to steroid hormones than geophilic species, suggesting a correlation of steroid susceptibility with adaptation to human skin. However, since fungal response to hormones consisted of growth inhibition and occurred only at steroid concentrations much higher than present in human skin, it cannot be assumed to contribute to this adaptation.
Keywords:Dermatophytes  estradiol  hormones  hydrocortisone  progesterone  testosterone
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