Treatment strategies for cryptococcal infection: challenges, advances and future outlook

KR Iyer, NM Revie, C Fu, N Robbins… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Cryptococcus spp., in particular Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, have an
enormous impact on human health worldwide. The global burden of cryptococcal meningitis …

Confronting antifungal resistance, tolerance, and persistence: advances in drug target discovery and delivery systems

L Chen, L Zhang, Y Xie, Y Wang, X Tian, W Fang… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human pathogenic fungi pose a serious threat to human health and safety. Unfortunately,
the limited number of antifungal options is exacerbated by the continuous emergence of …

Fungal brain infection modelled in a human-neurovascular-unit-on-a-chip with a functional blood–brain barrier

J Kim, KT Lee, JS Lee, J Shin, B Cui, K Yang… - Nature biomedical …, 2021 - nature.com
The neurovascular unit, which consists of vascular cells surrounded by astrocytic end-feet
and neurons, controls cerebral blood flow and the permeability of the blood–brain barrier …

Malassezia: A Commensal, Pathogen, and Mutualist of Human and Animal Skin

G Ianiri, S LeibundGut-Landmann… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Identified in the late nineteenth century as a single species residing on human skin,
Malassezia is now recognized as a diverse genus comprising 18 species inhabiting not only …

Niosome as an effective nanoscale solution for the treatment of microbial infections

M Barani, F Paknia, M Roostaee… - BioMed Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous disorders go untreated owing to a lack of a suitable drug delivery technology or
an appropriate therapeutic moiety, particularly when toxicities and side effects are a major …

Gene expression of diverse Cryptococcus isolates during infection of the human central nervous system

CH Yu, P Sephton-Clark, JL Tenor, DL Toffaletti… - Mbio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cryptococcus neoformans is a major human central nervous system (CNS) fungal pathogen
causing considerable morbidity and mortality. In this study, we provide the widest view to …

Pathogens infecting the central nervous system

Y Le Govic, B Demey, J Cassereau, YS Bahn… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
AU: Pleaseconfirmthatallheadinglevelsarerepre…. Infections of the central nervous system
(CNS) are among the most devastating infectious diseases worldwide and often result in …

Conservation and Diversification of tRNA t6A-Modifying Enzymes across the Three Domains of Life

C Su, M Jin, W Zhang - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The universal N 6-threonylcarbamoyladenosine (t6A) modification occurs at position 37 of
tRNAs that decipher codons starting with adenosine. Mechanistically, t6A stabilizes …

[HTML][HTML] Potential applications of microfluidics based blood brain barrier (BBB)-on-chips for in vitro drug development

X Wang, Y Hou, X Ai, J Sun, B Xu, X Meng… - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The human blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a complex multi-dimensional reticular barrier system
composed of cerebral microvascular endothelial cells, pericytes, astrocytes and a variety of …

The high osmolarity glycerol (HOG) pathway in fungi

H Yaakoub, NS Sanchez, L Ongay-Larios… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
While fungi are widely occupying nature, many species are responsible for devastating
mycosis in humans. Such niche diversity explains how quick fungal adaptation is necessary …