Journal: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Article Title: Synergistic effect of pyrvinium pamoate and posaconazole against Cryptococcus neoformans in vitro and in vivo
doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.1074903
Figure Lengend Snippet: Galleria mellonella survival curves following infection with Cryptococcus neoformans . Untreated group, uninfected larvae; Saline group, larvae injected with saline; yeast group, larvae infected with C. neoformans without any treatment; POS, C. neoformans -infected larvae treated with posaconazole (POS) alone; POS+PP, C. neoformans -infected larvae treated with POS combined with pyrvinium pamoate (PP); ITR, C. neoformans -infected larvae treated with itraconazole alone; ITR+PP, C. neoformans -infected larvae treated with ITR combined with PP; VOR, C. neoformans -infected larvae treated with voriconazole alone; VOR+PP, C. neoformans -infected larvae treated with VOR combined with PP; FLU, C. neoformans -infected larvae treated with fluconazole alone; FLU+PP, C. neoformans -infected larvae treated with FLU combined with PP; AmB, C. neoformans -infected larvae treated with amphotericin B alone; AmB+PP, C. neoformans -infected larvae treated with AmB combined with PP; PP, C. neoformans -infected larvae treated with PP alone (* p < 0.05. **** p < 0.0001).
Article Snippet: All drugs, including itraconazole (ITR) (Lot No. s2476), voriconazole (VOR) (Lot No. s1442), posaconazole (POS) (Lot No., s1257), FLU (Lot No. s1331), PP (lot No.5816), and AmB (lot No.1636) were both purchased as powders from Selleck.cn, were dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide or water (FLU) to a concentration of 6400ug/ml and stored at – 20°C.
Techniques: Infection, Saline, Injection