Increasing evidence supports a central role of the immune system in sepsis, but the current
view of how sepsis affects immunity, and vice versa, is still rudimentary. The European …

The very poor outcome of invasive fungal infections (IFI) in patients with haematological
malignancies or recipients of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation is largely attributed to …

Background Melanin is an important virulence factor for Sporothrix globosa, the causative
agent of sporotrichosis, a subcutaneous mycosis that occurs worldwide. Although previous …

Drug resistance, undesirable toxicity and lack of selectivity are the major challenges of
conventional cancer therapies, which cause poor clinical outcomes and high mortality in …

The prevalence of oropharyngeal candidiasis continues to be high, mainly because of an
increasing population of immunocompromised patients. Traditional treatment of …

Modulation of inflammation-related immune response on THP-1 macrophages of protein
hydrolysates derived from tilapia mince, casein and pea protein, were investigated. The …

Infections caused by the opportunistic pathogens Scedosporium/Lomentospora are on the
rise. This causes problems in the clinic due to the difficulty in diagnosing and treating them …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative bacteria and it has been demonstrated that
immunization with the outer membrane proteins of the microbe produces most of the …

Mild‐heat photothermal antibacterial therapy avoids heat‐induced damage to normal
tissues but causes bacterial tolerance. The use of photothermal therapy in synergy with …

Talaromyces marneffei, a dimorphic fungus, exhibits temperature-dependent growth,
existing in a filamentous form at 25° C and as a yeast at 37° C. Several studies have …