Knowledge of the interactions between nanoparticles (NPs) and cell membranes is of great
importance for the design of safe and efficient nanomedicines. Extensive studies aimed at …

Introduction: Nanoparticles have been successfully used for cancer drug delivery since
1995. In the design of commercial nanoparticles, size and surface characteristics have been …

Abstract Species of Scedosporium and Lomentospora are considered as emerging
opportunists, affecting immunosuppressed and otherwise debilitated patients, although …

Cellulose nanomaterials, often called nanocellulose, have created a lot of buzz as a
renewable building block for new materials such as nanocomposites, aerogels and …

A new polysaccharide secreted by the human opportunistic fungal pathogen Aspergillus
fumigatus has been characterized. Carbohydrate analysis using specific chemical …

Fungi have the capacity to cause devastating diseases of both plants and animals, causing
significant harvest losses that threaten food security and human mycoses with high mortality …

Secondary metabolites (SM) are small organic molecules produced by various
microorganisms (mainly fungi and actinobacteria, among others) through the action of large …

Aspergillus fumigatus is a saprotrophic filamentous fungus and also the most prevalent
airborne fungal pathogen of humans. Depending on the host's immune status, the variety of …

To survive sudden and potentially lethal changes in their environment, filamentous fungi
must sense and respond to a vast array of stresses, including oxidative stresses. The …

Aspergillus fumigatus is the most important air-borne fungal pathogen of humans. The
interaction of the pathogen with the host's immune system represents a key process to …