Enhancing the Antibiofilm Activity of β-1,3-Glucanase-Functionalized Nanoparticles Loaded With Amphotericin B Against Candida albicans Biofilm

Y Tan, S Ma, T Ding, R Ludwig, J Lee, J Xu - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Candida biofilm-related infections cause increased morbidity and mortality in patients with a
reduced immune response. Traditional antifungal therapies have proven to be insufficient as …

Plausible Mechanistic Insights in Biofilm Eradication Potential against Candida spp. Using In Situ-Synthesized Tyrosol-Functionalized Chitosan Gold Nanoparticles …

TC Yadav, P Gupta, S Saini, S Mohiyuddin, V Pruthi… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In the present study, tyrosol-functionalized chitosan gold nanoparticles (Chi-TY-AuNPs)
were prepared as an alternative treatment strategy to combat fungal infections. Various …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiofilm effects of berberine-loaded chitosan nanoparticles against Candida albicans biofilm

Q Lin, Y Li, M Sheng, J Xu, X Xu, J Lee, Y Tan - LWT, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the incidence of Candida contamination caused by Candida mastitis has an
upward trend, which has a great impact on the hygienic quality of raw milk and dairy …

Dissecting the anti-biofilm potency of kappa-carrageenan capped silver nanoparticles against Candida species

P Gupta, A Goel, KR Singh, MK Meher, K Gulati… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Global antimicrobial crisis and advent of drug resistant fungal strains has substantially
distressed disease management for clinicians. Biodegradable silver nanoparticles (AgNps) …

Biofabricated silver nanoparticles synergistically activate amphotericin B against mature biofilm forms of Candida albicans

SD Halbandge, SP Mortale… - The Open …, 2017 - benthamopen.com
Background: Biofilm formation by Candida albicans is a significant clinical challenge. Fungal
biofilms are resistant to most of the currently available antifungal agents. Amphotericin-B …

Dispersal of single and mixed non-albicans Candida species biofilms by β-1, 3-glucanase in vitro

Y Tan, M Leonhard, S Ma, D Moser… - Microbial …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract β-1, 3-glucan plays a role in non-albicans Candida species biofilm formation and
survival of biofilm Candida to stresses. In this study, we evaluated the antibiofilm activity of β …

β-1, 3-glucanase disrupts biofilm formation and increases antifungal susceptibility of Candida albicans DAY185

Y Tan, S Ma, M Leonhard, D Moser… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract β-1, 3-glucan plays a role in Candida biofilm formation and survival of biofilm-
forming Candida to stresses. In this study, we evaluated the antibiofilm activity of β-1, 3 …

Co-immobilization of cellobiose dehydrogenase and deoxyribonuclease I on chitosan nanoparticles against fungal/bacterial polymicrobial biofilms targeting both …

Y Tan, S Ma, M Leonhard, D Moser, R Ludwig… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Polymicrobial biofilm related infections have been a major threat in health care. In this study,
the co-immobilization of cellobiose dehydrogenase (CDH) and deoxyribonuclease I …

In vitro damage of Candida albicans biofilms by chitosan

YU Pu, A Liu, Y Zheng, BIN Ye - Experimental and …, 2014 - spandidos-publications.com
With the increasing usage of indwelling medical devices in clinical practice, the frequency of
fungal infections has increased, such as that of Candida albicans (C. albicans). Biofilms, a …

Anti-biofilm activity of low-molecular weight chitosan hydrogel against Candida species

A Silva-Dias, A Palmeira-de-Oliveira… - Medical microbiology …, 2014 - Springer
Candida invasive infections have increased in frequency during the last decades. Such
infections are often associated to medical indwelling devices like central venous catheter …