Antifungal therapy: new advances in the understanding and treatment of mycosis

L Scorzoni, ACA de Paula e Silva, CM Marcos… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The high rates of morbidity and mortality caused by fungal infections are associated with the
current limited antifungal arsenal and the high toxicity of the compounds. Additionally …

Antifungal resistance, metabolic routes as drug targets, and new antifungal agents: an overview about endemic dimorphic fungi

JA Parente-Rocha, AM Bailão… - Mediators of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Diseases caused by fungi can occur in healthy people, but immunocompromised patients
are the major risk group for invasive fungal infections. Cases of fungal resistance and the …

Activity and in vivo tracking of Amphotericin B loaded PLGA nanoparticles

ACO Souza, AL Nascimento… - European journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The development of biocompatible polymeric nanoparticles has become an important
strategy for optimizing the therapeutic efficacy of many classical drugs, as it may expand …

Fungal extracellular vesicles as potential targets for immune interventions

MS Freitas, VLD Bonato, AM Pessoni, ML Rodrigues… - Msphere, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
The release of extracellular vesicles (EVs) by fungi is a fundamental cellular process. EVs
carry several biomolecules, including pigments, proteins, enzymes, lipids, nucleic acids, and …

Characteristics and potential clinical applications of the extracellular vesicles of human pathogenic Fungi

A Ullah, Y Huang, K Zhao, Y Hua, S Ullah, M Rahman… - BMC microbiology, 2023 - Springer
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a heterogeneous group of lipid membrane-enclosed
compartments that contain different biomolecules and are released by almost all living cells …

Overview of antifungal drugs against paracoccidioidomycosis: how do we start, where are we, and where are we going?

L do Carmo Silva, AA de Oliveira, DR de Souza… - Journal of Fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Paracoccidioidomycosis is a neglected disease that causes economic and social impacts,
mainly affecting people of certain social segments, such as rural workers. The limitations of …

Prophylactic and therapeutic vaccination using dendritic cells primed with peptide 10 derived from the 43-kilodalton glycoprotein of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

A Magalhães, KS Ferreira, SR Almeida… - Clinical and Vaccine …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Vaccination with peptide 10 (P10), derived from the Paracoccidioides
brasiliensis glycoprotein 43 (gp43), induces a Th1 response that protects mice in an …

Paracoccidioides lutzii Plp43 Is an Active Glucanase with Partial Antigenic Identity with P. brasiliensis gp43

NP Leitao Jr, MC Vallejo, PM Conceicao… - PLoS neglected …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and P. lutzii cause paracoccidioidomycosis
(PCM). P. brasiliensis main diagnostic antigen is glycoprotein gp43, and its peptide …

Advances in paracoccidioidomycosis

M Ameen, C Talhari, S Talhari - Clinical and experimental …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Paracoccidioidomycosis is the most prevalent systemic mycosis in Latin America. It is
becoming globally relevant, as increasing numbers of cases have been detected in …

Current trends to control fungal pathogens: exploiting our knowledge in the host-pathogen interaction

LC García-Carnero, LA Pérez-García… - Infection and Drug …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Human fungal infections remain a major challenge in medicine. Only a limited number of
antifungal drugs are available, which are often related to severe adverse effects. In addition …