Common medical and dental problems of older adults: a narrative review

AKY Chan, M Tamrakar, CM Jiang, ECM Lo… - Geriatrics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The advancement of medicine has reduced the rate of mortality and older adult population is
increasing. Among the 7,700,000,000 world population in 2019, 1 in 11 people were at the …

A systematic review on caries status of older adults

AKY Chan, M Tamrakar, CM Jiang, ECM Lo… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this systematic review was to provide an update on caries prevalence in older
adults aged 60 years or above around the globe. Two independent reviewers performed a …

All-Trans Retinoic Acid Effect on Candida albicans Growth and Biofilm Formation

ES Pistoia, T Cosio, E Campione, F Pica, A Volpe… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Candida albicans (C. albicans) is the most common fungal pathogen causing recurrent
mucosal and life-threatening systemic infections. The ability to switch from yeast to hyphae …

Can nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) be repurposed for fungal infection?

F Babaei, M Mirzababaei, A Tavakkoli… - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's …, 2024 - Springer
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are an important class of anti-inflammatory
drugs widely used for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders, mild-to-moderate pain …

Aspirin and infection: A narrative review

S Di Bella, R Luzzati, L Principe, V Zerbato, E Meroni… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) is one of the most commonly used drugs in the world. It derives
from the extract of white willow bark, whose therapeutic potential was known in Egypt since …

Aspirin-based organoiron dendrimers as promising anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and antimicrobial drugs

AS Abd-El-Aziz, MR Benaaisha, AA Abdelghani… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Designing nanocarriers with actions directed at a specific organ or tissue is a very promising
strategy since it can significantly reduce the toxicity of a bioactive drug. In this study, an …

[HTML][HTML] ProcCluster® and procaine hydrochloride inhibit the growth of Aspergillus species and exert antimicrobial properties during coinfection with influenza A …

S König, J Schroeder, T Heinekamp… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis is associated with high mortality
rates and limited treatment options. The current standard practice involves treating each …

Phytolacca tetramera berries extracts and its main constituents as potentiators of antifungal drugs against Candida spp.

E Butassi, AR Blanc, LA Svetaz - Phytomedicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Extensive antifungal drug use has enhanced fungal resistance, resulting in
persistent mycoses. Combining antifungal plant extracts/compounds with these drugs offers …

Inhibition of Candida albicans and Staphylococcus epidermidis mixed biofilm formation in a catheter disk model system treated with EtOH–EDTA solution

MFG Lagudas, KJC Bureros - Letters in Applied Microbiology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Microbial colonization and the formation of biofilms on catheter surfaces pose a great risk for
medical-related infections. We aimed (a) to evaluate polymicrobial biofilm formation of …

Aqueous spice extracts as alternative antimycotics to control highly drug resistant extensive biofilm forming clinical isolates of Candida albicans

B Sadanandan, V Vijayalakshmi, P Ashrit, UV Babu… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Candida albicans form biofilm by associating with biotic and abiotic surfaces. Biofilm
formation by C. albicans is relevant and significant as the organisms residing within, gain …