Ibuprofen & other drugs may reduce Azole efficacy

In contrast to other studies

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25009090

Potent drugs that attenuate anti-Candida albicans activity of fluconazole and their possible mechanisms of action.
Urai M1, Kaneko Y2, Niki M3, Inoue M3, Tanabe K1, Umeyama T1, Fukazawa H1, Ohno H1, Miyazaki Y1.
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Abstract
Fluconazole (FLCZ) is a first-line drug for treating Candida albicans infections, but clinical failure due to reduced sensitivity is a growing concern. Our previous study suggested that certain drug combinations pose a particular challenge in potently reducing FLCZ's anti-C. albicans activity, and cyclooxygenase inhibitors formed the major group of these attenuating drugs in combination with FLCZ. In this study, we examined the effects of diclofenac sodium (DFNa) and related compounds in combination with FLCZ against C. albicans, and investigated their possible mechanisms of interaction. DFNa, ibuprofen, and omeprazole elevated the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of FLCZ by 8-, 4-, and 4-fold, respectively; however, loxoprofen sodium and celecoxib did not. An analogue of DFNa, 2,6-dichlorodiphenylamine, also elevated the MIC by 4-fold. Gene expression analysis revealed that diclofenac sodium induced CDR1 efflux pump activity, but not CDR2 activity. In addition, an efflux pump CDR1 mutant, which was manipulated to not be induced by DFNa, showed less elevation of MIC compared to that shown by the wild type. Therefore, DFNa and related compounds are potent factors for reducing the sensitivity of C. albicans to FLCZ partly via induction of an efflux pump. Although it is not known whether such antagonism is relevant to the clinical treatment failure observed, further investigation of the molecular mechanisms underlying the reduction of FLCZ's anti-C. albicans activity is expected to promote safer and more effective use of the drug.
Copyright © 2014. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
KEYWORDS:
Candida albicans; Combinatorial effect; Diclofenac; Fluconazole; Ibuprofen; Omeprazole

PMID: 25009090 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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