Herbal Agents Against Dermatophytes: Effect of 43 Herbal Agents on Dermatophyte Growth

IF 3.7 4区医学 Q1 DERMATOLOGY Dermatologic Therapy Pub Date : 2024-10-24 DOI:10.1155/2024/6727040

Johanna Albrecht, Martin Köberle, Sarah Preis, Tilo Biedermann, Hans Peter Seidl, Michèle Lindner, Ellen Florig, Alexander Zink

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Dermatophyte infections of the skin and nails are frequent, but current antimycotics have several drawbacks. In search of new treatments, we looked into the vast array of herbal active agents. Derived from plants, they are sustainable, agreeable for patients, and may have less side effects than traditional antimycotics. In this study, we assessed 43 herbal agents for their effectiveness against Trichophyton rubrum (T. rubrum), Trichophyton benhamiae (T. benhamiae), Trichophyton tonsurans (T. tonsurans), and Microsporum canis (M. canis), four major human dermatophyte pathogens. The antifungal effect was tested by incorporating the agents into agar plates and measuring the dermatophyte growth after 7 days. Against T. rubrum, 16 out of 43 herbal agents showed total inhibition of dermatophyte growth. 14 out of 43 herbal agents inhibited the growth of T. benhamiae completely. 18 out of 43 herbal agents were effective against T. tonsurans. Against M. canis, 15 out of 43 herbal agents showed total growth inhibition. Twelve herbal agents inhibited the growth of all tested dermatophytes completely. This study demonstrates the high antimycotic potential of herbal therapeutics and identified promising candidates for the topical treatment of dermatomycoses. Substances are highly agreeable and should be tolerated well. Some might even provide new options for the systemic treatment of fungal diseases.

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抗皮癣菌的草药：43 种草药对皮癣菌生长的影响

皮肤和指甲的皮癣菌感染很常见，但目前的抗霉菌药物存在一些缺点。为了寻找新的治疗方法，我们研究了大量草药活性剂。这些药剂从植物中提取，具有可持续发展性，患者易于接受，与传统抗霉菌药物相比副作用较小。在这项研究中，我们评估了 43 种草药对四种主要人类皮肤癣菌病原体--红色毛癣菌（T. rubrum）、苯哈米亚毛癣菌（T. benhamiae）、扁桃体毛癣菌（T. tonsurans）和犬小孢子菌（M. canis）的抗真菌效果。抗真菌效果的测试方法是将药剂加入琼脂平板，7 天后测量皮癣菌的生长情况。针对红癣菌，43 种草药中有 16 种完全抑制了皮癣菌的生长。43 种草药制剂中有 14 种完全抑制了 T. benhamiae 的生长。43 种草药中有 18 种对扁平苔藓菌有效。43 种草药中有 15 种完全抑制了犬毛癣菌的生长。12 种草药完全抑制了所有受测皮癣菌的生长。这项研究表明，草药疗法具有很高的抗真菌潜力，并为皮霉菌病的局部治疗找到了有前途的候选药物。这些药物具有很高的适应性和耐受性。有些物质甚至可以为真菌病的系统治疗提供新的选择。

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Dermatologic Therapy 医学-皮肤病学

CiteScore

7.00

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8.30%

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711

审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： Dermatologic Therapy has been created to fill an important void in the dermatologic literature: the lack of a readily available source of up-to-date information on the treatment of specific cutaneous diseases and the practical application of specific treatment modalities. Each issue of the journal consists of a series of scholarly review articles written by leaders in dermatology in which they describe, in very specific terms, how they treat particular cutaneous diseases and how they use specific therapeutic agents. The information contained in each issue is so practical and detailed that the reader should be able to directly apply various treatment approaches to daily clinical situations. Because of the specific and practical nature of this publication, Dermatologic Therapy not only serves as a readily available resource for the day-to-day treatment of patients, but also as an evolving therapeutic textbook for the treatment of dermatologic diseases.