Pathogenesis and virulence of Candida albicans

JP Lopes, MS Lionakis - Virulence, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Candida albicans is a commensal yeast fungus of the human oral, gastrointestinal, and
genital mucosal surfaces, and skin. Antibiotic-induced dysbiosis, iatrogenic …

The global problem of antifungal resistance: prevalence, mechanisms, and management

DS Perlin, R Rautemaa-Richardson… - The Lancet infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
All serious fungal infections need appropriate antifungal therapy for successful patient
outcome. Only a few classes of antifungal drugs are available, so the emergence of …

Antifungals

S Campoy, JL Adrio - Biochemical pharmacology, 2017 - Elsevier
The need for new antifungal agents is undeniable. Current therapeutic choices for the
treatment of invasive fungal infections are limited to three classes of drugs. Most used …

Natural product and natural product derived drugs in clinical trials

MS Butler, AAB Robertson, MA Cooper - Natural product reports, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2008–2013. Previous review: 2008, 25, 475 There are a significant number of
natural product (NP) drugs in development. We review the 100 NP and NP-derived …

Ten decadal advances in fungal biology leading towards human well-being

A Mapook, KD Hyde, K Hassan, BM Kemkuignou… - Fungal Diversity, 2022 - Springer
Fungi are an understudied resource possessing huge potential for developing products that
can greatly improve human well-being. In the current paper, we highlight some important …

Antifungal drug development: challenges, unmet clinical needs, and new approaches

T Roemer, DJ Krysan - Cold Spring …, 2014 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Invasive, life-threatening fungal infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality,
particularly for patients with compromised immune function. The number of therapeutic …

Marine peptides: Bioactivities and applications

RCF Cheung, TB Ng, JH Wong - Marine drugs, 2015 - mdpi.com
Peptides are important bioactive natural products which are present in many marine
species. These marine peptides have high potential nutraceutical and medicinal values …

The biology and chemistry of antifungal agents: a review

MK Kathiravan, AB Salake, AS Chothe… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2012 - Elsevier
In recent years their has been an increased use of antifungal agents and has resulted in the
development of resistance to drugs. Currently, use of standard antifungal therapies can be …

Candida Infections, Causes, Targets, and Resistance Mechanisms: Traditional and Alternative Antifungal Agents

C Spampinato, D Leonardi - BioMed research international, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The genus Candida includes about 200 different species, but only a few species are human
opportunistic pathogens and cause infections when the host becomes debilitated or …

Fungal endophytes: unique plant inhabitants with great promises

AH Aly, A Debbab, P Proksch - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2011 - Springer
Fungal endophytes residing in the internal tissues of living plants occur in almost every plant
on earth from the arctic to the tropics. The endophyte–host relationship is described as a …