Taking the amphoterism out of amphotericin: a wonder drug in the making

Affiliations

¹ Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA. Electronic address: ab3890@cumc.columbia.edu.

Editorial

Andrew Beenken. Kidney Int. 2024 Jul.

. 2024 Jul;106(1):9-12.

doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2024.01.032.

¹ Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA. Electronic address: ab3890@cumc.columbia.edu.

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Keywords: amphotericin; cholesterol; ion channels; nephrotoxicity.

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