[HTML][HTML] Mechanistic Understanding of Candida albicans Biofilm Formation and Approaches for Its Inhibition

T Atriwal, K Azeem, FM Husain, A Hussain… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, the demand for novel antifungal therapies has increased several-folds due
to its potential to treat severe biofilm-associated infections. Biofilms are made by the sessile …

Emerging new targets for the treatment of resistant fungal infections

N Liu, J Tu, G Dong, Y Wang… - Journal of medicinal …, 2018 - ACS Publications
With the increasing morbidity and mortality of invasive fungal infections and the emergence
of severe antifungal drug resistance, new drug targets and novel antifungal agents are …

An unanticipated discovery of novel naphthalimidopropanediols as potential broad-spectrum antibacterial members

PL Zhang, MH Laiche, YL Li, WW Gao, JM Lin… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Constructing a new antibacterial structural framework is an effective strategy to combat drug
resistance. This work discovered a class of naphthalimidopropanediols (NIOLs) as a novel …

An unanticipated discovery towards novel naphthalimide corbelled aminothiazoximes as potential anti-MRSA agents and allosteric modulators for PBP2a

PL Zhang, L Gopala, SL Zhang, GX Cai… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Available therapeutic strategies are urgently needed to conquer multidrug resistance of
MRSA. A visible effort was guided towards the advancement of novel antibacterial …

Developing novel coumarin-containing azoles antifungal agents by the scaffold merging strategy for treating azole-resistant candidiasis

Z Yan, Y Huang, D Zhao, Z Li, X Wang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The extensive use of antifungal drugs has resulted in severe drug resistance, making clinical
treatment of fungal infections more difficult. Biofilm inhibitors can overcome drug resistance …

[HTML][HTML] Yeast biofilm in food realms: occurrence and control

G Zara, M Budroni, I Mannazzu, F Fancello… - World Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
In natural environments, microorganisms form microbial aggregates called biofilms able to
adhere to a multitude of different surfaces. Yeasts make no exception to this rule, being able …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial, Antivirulence, and Antiparasitic Potential of Capsicum chinense Jacq. Extracts and Their Isolated Compound Capsaicin

RP Menezes, MAS Bessa, CP Siqueira, SC Teixeira… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bacterial, fungal, and parasitic infections increase morbimortality rates and hospital costs.
This study aimed to assess the antimicrobial and antiparasitic activities of the crude extract …

Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90)/Histone deacetylase (HDAC) dual inhibitors for the treatment of azoles-resistant Candida albicans

C Li, J Tu, G Han, N Liu, C Sheng - European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Clinical treatment of candidiasis has suffered from increasingly severe drug resistance and
limited efficacy. Thus, novel strategies to deal with drug resistance are highly desired to …

[HTML][HTML] Antifungal drug repurposing

JH Kim, LW Cheng, KL Chan, CC Tam, N Mahoney… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Control of fungal pathogens is increasingly problematic due to the limited number of
effective drugs available for antifungal therapy. Conventional antifungal drugs could also …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular Mechanisms Associated with Antifungal Resistance in Pathogenic Candida Species

KM Czajka, K Venkataraman, D Brabant-Kirwan… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Candidiasis is a highly pervasive infection posing major health risks, especially for
immunocompromised populations. Pathogenic Candida species have evolved intrinsic and …