Disrupting fluconazole resistance in Candida albicans clinical isolates with tetracyclic indoles

Abstract

Continuing efforts to discover novel means of combating fluconazole resistance in Candida albicans have led to the identification of an indole derivative capable of sensitizing strains demonstrating resistance to fluconazole. This tetracycle (2, ML229) does not appear to act through established Hsp90 or calcineurin pathways to chemosensitize C. albicans, as determined in S. cerevisiae models, and may be a useful probe to uncover alternative resistance pathways.