Giving a Hand: Synthetic Peptides Boost the Antifungal Activity of Itraconazole against <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i>

• Main Authors: Tawanny K. B. Aguiar (Author), Ricardo M. Feitosa (Author), Nilton A. S. Neto (Author), Ellen A. Malveira (Author), Francisco I. R. Gomes (Author), Ana C. M. Costa (Author), Cleverson D. T. Freitas (Author), Felipe P. Mesquita (Author), Pedro F. N. Souza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i> is a multidrug-resistant pathogen responsible for infections in immunocompromised patients. Here, itraconazole (ITR), a commercial antifungal drug with low effectiveness against <i>C. neoformans</i>, was combined with different synthetic antimic...