Pharmacokinetics of antifungal drugs: practical implications for optimized treatment of patients

R Bellmann, P Smuszkiewicz - Infection, 2017 - Springer
Introduction Because of the high mortality of invasive fungal infections (IFIs), appropriate
exposure to antifungals appears to be crucial for therapeutic efficacy and safety. Materials …

Activity and mechanism of action of antifungal peptides from microorganisms: a review

T Li, L Li, F Du, L Sun, J Shi, M Long, Z Chen - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Harmful fungi in nature not only cause diseases in plants, but also fungal infection and
poisoning when people and animals eat food derived from crops contaminated with them …

The role of oxidative and nitrosative bursts caused by azoles and amphotericin B against the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii

GF Ferreira, LM Baltazar, JRA Santos… - Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Although the most accepted mechanisms of action of amphotericin B and azoles
are related to ergosterol, it is possible that these drugs have other effects on the fungal cell …

Environmental triazole induces cross-resistance to clinical drugs and affects morphophysiology and virulence of Cryptococcus gattii and C. neoformans

RW Bastos, HCS Carneiro, LVN Oliveira… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cryptococcus gattii and Cryptococcus neoformans are environmental fungi that cause
cryptococcosis, which is usually treated with amphotericin B and fluconazole. However …

New miconazole-based azoles derived from eugenol show activity against Candida spp. and Cryptococcus gattii by inhibiting the fungal ergosterol biosynthesis

VAC Péret, RCFM Reis, SFP Braga… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work describes the design, synthesis and antifungal activity of new imidazoles and 1, 2,
4-triazoles derived from eugenol and dihydroeugenol. These new compounds were fully …

Synergism of Zinc Oxide Quantum Dots with Antifungal Drugs: Potential Approach for Combination Therapy against Drug Resistant Candida albicans

P Chand, S Kumari, N Mondal, SP Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Candidiasis caused by Candida albicans is one of the most common microbial infections.
Azoles, polyenes, allylamines, and echinocandins are classes of antifungals used for …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitation of ergosterol content and gene expression profile of ERG11 gene in fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans

F Alizadeh, A Khodavandi, S Zalakian - Current Medical Mycology, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background and Purpose: The frequency of opportunistic fungal infections in
immunocompromised patients, especially by Candida species, has sharply increased in the …

Novel combinatorial approach: Harnessing HIV protease inhibitors to enhance amphotericin B's antifungal efficacy in cryptococcosis

NM Alkashef, MN Seleem - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection that is becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide,
particularly among individuals with compromised immune systems, such as HIV patients …

Imidazolium salts as antifungal agents: activity against emerging yeast pathogens, without human leukocyte toxicity

HS Schrekker, RK Donato, AM Fuentefria… - …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
This study demonstrates the excellent in vitro antifungal activity profile of imidazolium ionic
liquids (ILs) against species of opportunistic human mycoses. Several ILs were identified as …

Atorvastatin as a promising anticryptococcal agent

N de Queiroz Ribeiro, MC Costa… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Cryptococcosis caused by Cryptococcus gattii leads to pneumonia and
meningoencephalitis, and has a high mortality rate worldwide due to the inadequacy of …