Emerging antifungal targets and strategies

M Ivanov, A Ćirić, D Stojković - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite abundant research in the field of antifungal drug discovery, fungal infections remain
a significant healthcare burden. There is an emerging need for the development of novel …

Antifungal Compounds against Candida Infections from Traditional Chinese Medicine

X Liu, Z Ma, J Zhang, L Yang - BioMed Research International, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Infections caused by Candida albicans, often refractory and with high morbidity and
mortality, cause a heavy burden on the public health while the current antifungal drugs are …

Fungicidal action of geraniol against Candida albicans is potentiated by abrogated CaCdr1p drug efflux and fluconazole synergism

S Singh, Z Fatima, K Ahmad, S Hameed - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Among the several mechanisms of multidrug resistance (MDR), overexpression of drug
efflux pumps CaCdr1p and CaMdr1p belonging to ATP binding cassette (ABC) and major …

Optimal design of THEDES based on perillyl alcohol and ibuprofen

E Silva, F Oliveira, JM Silva, A Matias, RL Reis… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Therapeutic deep eutectic systems (THEDES) have dramatically expanded their popularity
in the pharmaceutical field due to their ability to increase active pharmaceutical ingredients …

Potential Antifungal Targets Based on Glucose Metabolism Pathways of Candida albicans

X Chen, Z Zhang, Z Chen, Y Li, S Su… - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, fungal infections have become a serious health problem. Candida albicans
are considered as the fourth most common isolates associated with approximately 40 …

[HTML][HTML] Efficiency of vanillin in impeding metabolic adaptability and virulence of Candida albicans by inhibiting glyoxylate cycle, morphogenesis, and biofilm formation

S Venkata, F Zeeshan, A Kamal… - Current Medical …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background and Purpose: Candida albicans is the fourth most common cause of
nosocomial fungal infections across the world. The current drug regimens are suffering from …

Caenorhabditis elegans as an Infection Model for Pathogenic Mold and Dimorphic Fungi: Applications and Challenges

CS Ahamefule, BC Ezeuduji, JC Ogbonna… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The threat burden from pathogenic fungi is universal and increasing with alarming high
mortality and morbidity rates from invasive fungal infections. Understanding the virulence …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidant and apoptotic effects of Callistemon lanceolatus leaves and their compounds against human cancer cells

K Ahmad, ZB Hafeez, AR Bhat, MA Rizvi… - Biomedicine & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Callistemon lanceolatus (Myrtaceae) has been utilized in folk medicine and its
pharmacological properties are widely studied. Phytochemicals are effectively recognized …

Abrogation of efflux pump activity, biofilm formation, and immune escape by candidacidal geraniol in emerging superbug, Candida auris

T Fatima, Z Fatima, S Hameed - International Microbiology, 2023 - Springer
During the last decade, Candida auris emerged as a threatening human fungal pathogen
that notably caused outbreaks around the globe with high mortality. Considering C. auris …

Repurposing of respiratory drug theophylline against Candida albicans: mechanistic insights unveil alterations in membrane properties and metabolic fitness

S Singh, Z Fatima, K Ahmad… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Aims Drug repurposing is an attractive chemotherapeutic strategy that serves to make up for
the inadequacy of current antifungal drugs. The present study aims to repurpose …