The global environment is dominated by various small exotic substances, known as
secondary metabolites, produced by plants and microorganisms. Plants and fungi are …

Abstract Purpose of Review The fungus Candida albicans has evolved to live in close
association with warm-blooded hosts and is found frequently on mucosal surfaces of healthy …

Purpose Fungal keratitis is a sight-threatening corneal infection caused by fungal
pathogens, and the pathogenic mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. The aim of this …

The human immune system uses an arsenal of effector mechanisms to prevent and
counteract infections. Yet, some fungal species are extremely successful as human …

Purpose We aimed to investigate the therapeutic role of dimethyl fumarate (DMF) in fungal
keratitis. Methods Human corneal epithelial cells (HCECs) and mouse models of fungal …

Human fungal pathogens are a deadly and underappreciated risk to global health that most
severely affect immunocompromised individuals. A virulence attribute shared by some of the …

Melanin is an Aspergillus flavus cell wall component that provides chemical and physical
protection to the organism. However, the molecular and biological mechanisms modulating …

Mitochondria have been shown to play an important role in apoptosis using mammalian cell
lines. However, their role in insects is not fully understood; thus, more indepth studies of …

Candida albicans deploys a variety of mechanisms such as morphological switch and
elicitor release to promote virulence. However, the intricate interactions between the fungus …

Global mycosis is still a problem. One of these is the cryptococcal disease. A systemic
mycosis brought on by Cryptococcus is called cryptococcosis. Host immunological …