[HTML][HTML] Cryptococcus neoformans activates RhoGTPase proteins followed by protein kinase C, focal adhesion kinase, and ezrin to promote traversal across the blood …

JC Kim, B Crary, YC Chang, KJ Kwon-Chung… - Journal of biological …, 2012 - ASBMB
Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes
meningoencephalitis. Previous studies have demonstrated that Cryptococcus binding and …

Toward improved anti-cryptococcal drugs: novel molecules and repurposed drugs

DJ Krysan - Fungal genetics and biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Cryptococcosis is one of the most important fungal infections of humans. It primarily, but not
exclusively, afflicts people with compromised immune function. Cryptococcosis is most …

[PDF][PDF] Discovery of a novel antifungal agent in the Pathogen Box. mSphere 2: e00120-17

FL Mayer, JW Kronstad, AP Mitchell - 2017 - academia.edu
Human fungal pathogens cause over 2 million infections per year and are major drivers of
morbidity and mortality. Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida albicans are two of the most …

Synergistic Antifungal Activities of Bafilomycin A1, Fluconazole, and the Pneumocandin MK-0991/Caspofungin Acetate (L-743,873) with Calcineurin Inhibitors FK506 and L …

M Del Poeta, MC Cruz, ME Cardenas… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2000 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes life-threatening
infections of the central nervous system. Existing therapies include amphotericin B …

Future perspectives for cryptococcosis treatment

J Santos-Gandelman, ML Rodrigues… - Expert Opinion on …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Cryptococcosis is one of the most devastating human fungal infections. Despite
its impact, none of the standard antifungals were developed after 1990. New, improved, less …

Repurposing Infectious Disease Hits as Anti-Cryptosporidium Leads

MA Hulverson, R Choi, MC McCloskey… - ACS Infectious …, 2021 - ACS Publications
New drugs are critically needed to treat Cryptosporidium infections, particularly for
malnourished children under 2 years old in the developing world and persons with …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic functional analysis of kinases in the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

KT Lee, YS So, DH Yang, KW Jung, J Choi… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Cryptococcus neoformans is the leading cause of death by fungal meningoencephalitis;
however, treatment options remain limited. Here we report the construction of 264 signature …

The fungal Cyp51 inhibitor VT-1129 is efficacious in an experimental model of cryptococcal meningitis

NP Wiederhold, LK Najvar, EP Garvey… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cryptococcal meningitis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in
immunocompromised patients. VT-1129 is a novel fungus-specific Cyp51 inhibitor with …

Comparative miRNA transcriptomics of macaques and mice reveals MYOC is an inhibitor for Cryptococcus neoformans invasion into the brain

H Li, X Han, W Du, Y Meng, Y Li, T Sun… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis (CM) is emerging as an infection in HIV/AIDS patients
shifted from primarily ARTnaive to ART-experienced individuals, as well as patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of the virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans strains in an insect model

T Bouklas, E Diago-Navarro, X Wang, M Fenster… - Virulence, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen that causes disease in
immunocompromised individuals, especially in HIVC/AIDS patients, and organ transplant …