[HTML][HTML] The interface between fungal biofilms and innate immunity

JF Kernien, BD Snarr, DC Sheppard… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Fungal biofilms are communities of adherent cells surrounded by an extracellular matrix.
These biofilms are commonly found during infection caused by a variety of fungal …

[HTML][HTML] The Significance of Lipids to Biofilm Formation in Candida albicans: An Emerging Perspective

D Alim, S Sircaik, SL Panwar - Journal of Fungi, 2018 - mdpi.com
Candida albicans, the dimorphic opportunistic human fungal pathogen, is capable of
forming highly drug-resistant biofilms in the human host. Formation of biofilm is a multistep …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between Candida albicans and Streptococcus mutans in early childhood caries, evaluated by quantitative PCR

EW Bachtiar, BM Bachtiar - F1000Research, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the synergistic relationship between
Candida albicans and Streptococcus mutans in children with early childhood caries (ECC) …

A study on biofilm production and antifungal drug resistance among Candida species from vulvovaginal and bloodstream infections

S Tulasidas, P Rao, S Bhat… - Infection and Drug …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Candida species, one among the opportunistic fungi, has become a common
pathogen causing vaginal thrush and nosocomial bloodstream infections (BSIs). This study …

Polymeric interventions for microbial infections: a review

MA Hutnick, JK Pokorski - Molecular Pharmaceutics, 2018 - ACS Publications
The world is facing a growing crisis of microbial infections, where resistant strains are rapidly
outpacing the development of new therapeutics. In an effort to combat this, the polymer …

Influence of pre-irradiation time employed in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy with diode laser

AC Fumes, PC Romualdo, RM Monteiro… - Lasers in medical …, 2018 - Springer
The aim of the present study was to evaluate, in vitro, the effect of different pre-irradiation
times of the photosensitizer in photodynamic therapy in biofilms formed by Streptococcus …

Fungal‐Host Interaction: Curcumin Modulates Proteolytic Enzyme Activity of Candida albicans and Inflammatory Host Response In Vitro

E Chen, B Benso, D Seleem… - … journal of dentistry, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Current treatments for Candida albicans infection are limited due to the limited number of
antifungal drugs available and the increase in antifungal resistance. Curcumin is used as a …

Unexplored antifungal activity of linear battacin lipopeptides against planktonic and mature biofilms of C. albicans

GH De Zoysa, HD Glossop, V Sarojini - European Journal of Medicinal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Novel antifungal agents are required against pathogenic fungi such as Candida albicans.
We report the anticandidal activity of battacin lipopeptide antibiotics with previously …

[HTML][HTML] In Vitro Characterization of a Biaryl Amide Anti-virulence Compound Targeting Candida albicans Filamentation and Biofilm Formation

JA Romo, CG Pierce, M Esqueda, CY Hung… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
We have previously identified a small molecule compound, N-[3-(allyloxy)-phenyl]-4-
methoxybenzamide (9029936), that exerts potent inhibitory activity against filamentation and …

Echinocandin treatment of Candida albicans biofilms enhances neutrophil extracellular trap formation

AR Hoyer, CJ Johnson, MR Hoyer… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
The nosocomial pathogen Candida albicans forms biofilms on medical devices that persist
in the face of antifungals and host defenses. Echinocandins, the most effective antibiofilm …