Laboratory Medicine ›› 2019, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (7): 587-590.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2019.07.003

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Inhibitory effect of berberine in vitro against clinical common Candida

YAO Dongting, HU Jun, ZHANG Xueqing, ZHANG Jun, HU Xiaobo   

  1. Longhua Hospital,Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Shanghai 200032,China
  • Received:2018-07-18 Online:2019-07-30 Published:2019-07-25

Abstract:

Objective To determine the inhibitory effect of berberine to 5 kinds of clinical common Candida. Methods A total of 56 Candida isolates were collected. Among them,23 isolates were Candida albicans,20 isolates were Candida glabrata,6 isolates were Candida tropicalis,4 isolates were Candida kruseii,and 3 isolates were Candida parapsilosis. Broth micro-dilution method was used to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration(MIC) of berberine to 5 kinds of clinical common Candida. Results The MIC50 of berberine against Candida albicans,Candida glabrata,Candida tropicalis,Candida kruseii and Candida parapsilosis were 32,16,8,4 and 16 μg/mL,respectively. The inhibitory effect of berberine on Candida albicans had statistical significance compared with the other 4 kinds of CandidaP<0.05),while there was no statistical significance among the other 4 kinds of CandidaP>0.05). There was no statistical significance between sensitive group and non-sensitive group of Candida glabrataP=0.063). Conclusions Berberine has a good inhibitory effect against the 5 kinds of clinical common Candida,including non-sensitive Candida glabrata,while the inhibitory effect against non-Candida albicans is better than that against Candida albicans.

Key words: Berberine, Candida, Inhibitory effect, Minimum inhibitory concentration

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