Superficial Dermatophytosis across the World's Populations: Potential Benefits from Nanocarrier-Based Therapies and Rising Challenges

P Keshwania, N Kaur, J Chauhan, G Sharma… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The most prevalent infection in the world is dermatophytosis, which is a major issue with
high recurrence and can affect the entire body including the skin, hair, and nails. The major …

Progress of polymer-based strategies in fungal disease management: Designed for different roles

S Wu, W Guo, B Li, H Zhou, H Meng, J Sun… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Fungal diseases have posed a great challenge to global health, but have fewer solutions
compared to bacterial and viral infections. Development and application of new treatment …

Synergistic anticandidal activities of greenly synthesized ZnO nanomaterials with commercial antifungal agents against candidal infections

MT Yassin, AM Elgorban, AA Al-Askar, EN Sholkamy… - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The high occurrence of mycological resistance to conventional antifungal agents results in
significant illness and death rates among immunodeficient patients. In addition, the …

Liposomal formulation of a new antifungal hybrid compound provides protection against Candida auris in the ex vivo skin colonization model

A Jaromin, R Zarnowski, A Markowski… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
The newly emerged pathogen, Candida auris, presents a serious threat to public health
worldwide. This multidrug-resistant yeast often colonizes and persists on the skin of patients …

Therapeutic Intervention for Various Hospital Setting Strains of Biofilm Forming Candida auris with Multiple Drug Resistance Mutations Using Nanomaterial Ag …

HA Aldossary, S Rehman, BR Jermy, R AlJindan… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Candida auris (C. auris), an emerging multidrug-resistant microorganism, with limited
therapeutical options, is one of the leading causes of nosocomial infections. The current …

Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Materials: Efficient and Pertinent Platforms for Antifungal Drug Delivery

DK Chandra, RL Reis, SC Kundu… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have emerged as the brightest nascent artifact to deliver
antifungal drugs in drug delivery applications, health care, and pharmaceutical industries …

Benzimidazol-2-ylidene Silver Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activities, Molecular Docking and Theoretical Investigations

U Tutar, C Çelik, E Üstün, N Özdemir, N Şahin… - Inorganics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Five silver (I) complexes, namely chloro [1-methallyl-3-benzyl) benzimidazol-2-ylidene]
silver (6), chloro [1-methallyl-3-(2, 3, 5, 6-tetramethylbenzyl) benzimidazol-2-ylidene] silver …

Essential oil and nanocarrier-based formulations approaches for vaginal candidiasis

P Negi, A Singh, S Pundir, A Parashar… - Therapeutic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
An exclusive site for local drug delivery is the vagina, especially for vaginal infections. The
fungus Candida albicans causes vaginal infection known as vulvovaginal candidiasis, a …

Azole resistance in Candida auris: mechanisms and combinatorial therapy

P Jangir, S Kalra, S Tanwar, VK Bari - APMIS, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Multidrug resistance Candida auris is a dangerous fungal pathogen that is emerging at an
alarming rate and posing serious threats to public health. C. auris is associated with …

Uncaria tomentosa-Loaded Chitosan Oligomers–Hydroxyapatite–Carbon Nitride Nanocarriers for Postharvest Fruit Protection

A Santiago-Aliste, E Sánchez-Hernández… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Given the risks associated with synthetic fungicides, it is crucial to explore safe and
sustainable alternatives. One potential solution is using bioactive natural products (BNPs) …