In this work, we evaluated the antidermatophytic activities of three resorcinol derivatives that have a history of use in dermo-cosmetic applications to discover molecules with multiple dermatological activities (i.e., multi-Target drugs), thereby reducing the cost and time necessary for new drug development. The antidermatophytic activities of the three skin lighteners were evaluated relative to the known antifungal drug fluconazole on nine dermatophytes responsible for the most common dermatomycoses: Microsporum gypseum, Microsporum canis, Trichophyton violaceum, Arthroderma cajetani, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Epidermophyton floccosum, Nannizzia gypsea, Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton tonsurans. Among the three tested resorcinols, only two showed promising properties, with the ability to inhibit the growth of all tested dermatophytes; additionally, the IC50 values of these two resorcinols against the nine dermatophytes confirmed their good antifungal activity, particularly for phenylethyl resorcinol against M. gypseum. Ultrastructural alterations exhibited by the fungus were observed using scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy and reflected a dose-dependent response to treatment with the activation of defence and self-preservation strategies.

Antidermatophytic action of resorcinol derivatives: Ultrastructural evidence of the activity of phenylethyl resorcinol against microsporum gypseum / Romagnoli, Carlo; Baldisserotto, Anna; Vicentini, Chiara B.; Mares, Donatella; Andreotti, Elisa; Vertuani, Silvia; Manfredini, Stefano. - In: MOLECULES. - ISSN 1420-3049. - 21:10(2016), pp. 1306-1317. [10.3390/molecules21101306]

Antidermatophytic action of resorcinol derivatives: Ultrastructural evidence of the activity of phenylethyl resorcinol against microsporum gypseum

ROMAGNOLI, Carlo;ANDREOTTI, Elisa;
2016

Abstract

In this work, we evaluated the antidermatophytic activities of three resorcinol derivatives that have a history of use in dermo-cosmetic applications to discover molecules with multiple dermatological activities (i.e., multi-Target drugs), thereby reducing the cost and time necessary for new drug development. The antidermatophytic activities of the three skin lighteners were evaluated relative to the known antifungal drug fluconazole on nine dermatophytes responsible for the most common dermatomycoses: Microsporum gypseum, Microsporum canis, Trichophyton violaceum, Arthroderma cajetani, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Epidermophyton floccosum, Nannizzia gypsea, Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton tonsurans. Among the three tested resorcinols, only two showed promising properties, with the ability to inhibit the growth of all tested dermatophytes; additionally, the IC50 values of these two resorcinols against the nine dermatophytes confirmed their good antifungal activity, particularly for phenylethyl resorcinol against M. gypseum. Ultrastructural alterations exhibited by the fungus were observed using scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy and reflected a dose-dependent response to treatment with the activation of defence and self-preservation strategies.
2016
21
10
1306
1317
Antidermatophytic action of resorcinol derivatives: Ultrastructural evidence of the activity of phenylethyl resorcinol against microsporum gypseum / Romagnoli, Carlo; Baldisserotto, Anna; Vicentini, Chiara B.; Mares, Donatella; Andreotti, Elisa; Vertuani, Silvia; Manfredini, Stefano. - In: MOLECULES. - ISSN 1420-3049. - 21:10(2016), pp. 1306-1317. [10.3390/molecules21101306]
Romagnoli, Carlo; Baldisserotto, Anna; Vicentini, Chiara B.; Mares, Donatella; Andreotti, Elisa; Vertuani, Silvia; Manfredini, Stefano
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