Photodynamic Therapy as a Novel Approach to Induce Petite Colonies in Drug-Resistant Candida for Antifungal Research

CY Yang, JH Hung, CJ Wu, ZX Wang, SH Wang… - JoVE (Journal of …, 2024 - jove.com
Facing a 40% mortality rate in candidemia patients, drug-resistant Candida and their petite
mutants remain a major treatment challenge. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) …

[HTML][HTML] Selective photoinactivation of Candida albicans in the non-vertebrate host infection model Galleria mellonella

J Chibebe Junior, CP Sabino, X Tan, JC Junqueira… - BMC microbiology, 2013 - Springer
Background Candida spp. are recognized as a primary agent of severe fungal infection in
immunocompromised patients, and are the fourth most common cause of bloodstream …

Rose Bengal-mediated photodynamic therapy to inhibit Candida albicans

JH Hung, ZX Wang, YH Lo, CN Lee, Y Chang… - JoVE (Journal of …, 2022 - jove.com
Invasive Candida albicans infection is a significant opportunistic fungal infection in humans
because it is one of the most common colonizers of the gut, mouth, vagina, and skin. Despite …

Miconazole Induces Fungistasis and Increases Killing of Candida albicans Subjected to Photodynamic Therapy

SB Snell, TH Foster, CG Haidaris - Photochemistry and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Cutaneous and mucocutaneous Candida infections are considered to be important targets
for antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (PDT). Clinical application of antimicrobial PDT will …

Photodynamic therapy against multidrug-resistant oral strains of Candida spp

C Casu - 2024 - iris.unica.it
Abstract Introduction. The advent of Candida ssp. strains that are resistant to different drugs,
or MDR strains, highlights the necessity of creating novel antimycotics that are both effective …

[PDF][PDF] Visible lights combined with photosensitizing compounds are effective against Candida albicans biofilms. Microorganisms. 2021; 9: 500

P Bapat, G Singh, CJ Nobile - 2021 - academia.edu
Fungal infections are increasing in prevalence worldwide, especially in
immunocompromised individuals. Given the emergence of drug-resistant fungi and the fact …

Curcumin/H2O2 photodynamically activated: an antimicrobial time-response assessment against an MDR strain of Candida albicans

C Casu, G Orrù, A Scano - European Review for Medical and …, 2022 - iris.unica.it
Human candidiasis is typically treated with antifungal drugs, but the rise of drug-resistant
strains of Candida spp. poses a serious problem, making treatment difficult. At the same …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of Toluidine Blue—Mediated Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy on Candida spp. A Systematic Review

R Wiench, D Skaba, J Matys, K Grzech-Leśniak - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The effectiveness of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) in the treatment of oral
yeast infections was examined many times in recent years. The authors of this review tried to …

Candida biofilm matrix as a resistance mechanism against photodynamic therapy

BA Garcia, BHD Panariello… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) efficiency on Candida albicans is
recognized in free-floating cultures. Though, the lack of aPDT effectiveness against C …

Author Spotlight: Exploring Photodynamic Therapy with Curcumin in a Murine Model for Oral Candidiasis

EG de Oliveira Mima, AC Pavarina, CC Jordão… - JoVE (Journal of …, 2023 - jove.com
Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy (aPDT) has been extensively investigated in vitro, and
preclinical animal models of infections are suitable for evaluating alternative treatments prior …