Extracellular vesicles in fungi: past, present, and future perspectives

J Rizzo, ML Rodrigues, G Janbon - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have garnered much interest in the cell biology and biomedical
research fields. Many studies have reported the existence of EVs in all types of living cells …

Extracellular vesicles in the fungi kingdom

M Liebana-Jordan, B Brotons, JM Falcon-Perez… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membranous, rounded vesicles released by prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cells in their normal and pathophysiological states. These vesicles form a network …

Biogenesis and biological functions of extracellular vesicles in cellular and organismal communication with microbes

Y Fang, Z Wang, X Liu, BM Tyler - Frontiers in microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) represent a prominent mechanism of transport and interaction
between cells, especially microbes. Increasing evidence indicates that EVs play a key role in …

Immunotherapies against human bacterial and fungal infectious diseases: A review

H Qadri, AH Shah, M Alkhanani… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nations' ongoing struggles with a number of novel and reemerging infectious diseases,
including the ongoing global health issue, the SARS-Co-V2 (severe acute respiratory …

Extracellular vesicles regulate biofilm formation and yeast-to-hypha differentiation in Candida albicans

L Honorato, JFD de Araujo, CC Ellis, AC Piffer… - MBio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
In this study, we investigated the influence of fungal extracellular vesicles (EVs) during
biofilm formation and morphogenesis in Candida albicans. Using crystal violet staining and …

Extracellular vesicles and immunity: at the crossroads of cell communication

N Aloi, G Drago, S Ruggieri, F Cibella… - International journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs), comprising exosomes and microvesicles, are small
membranous structures secreted by nearly all cell types. They have emerged as crucial …

Characteristics of Extracellular Vesicles Released by the Pathogenic Yeast-Like Fungi Candida glabrata, Candida parapsilosis and Candida tropicalis

J Karkowska-Kuleta, K Kulig, E Karnas, E Zuba-Surma… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Candida spp. yeast-like fungi are opportunistic pathogens in humans and have been
recently found to release extracellular vesicles (EVs) that are involved in many vital …

The emerging role of extracellular vesicles in fungi: A double-edged sword

Y Lai, B Jiang, F Hou, X Huang, B Ling, H Lu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Fungi are eukaryotic microorganisms found in nature, which can invade the human body
and cause tissue damage, inflammatory reactions, organ dysfunctions, and diseases. These …

Pathogenicity & virulence of Histoplasma capsulatum - A multifaceted organism adapted to intracellular environments

AF Valdez, DZ Miranda, AJ Guimarães, L Nimrichter… - Virulence, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Histoplasmosis is a systemic mycosis caused by the thermally dimorphic fungus
Histoplasma capsulatum. Although healthy individuals can develop histoplasmosis, the …

[HTML][HTML] Exosomes in chronic respiratory diseases

B Purghè, M Manfredi, B Ragnoli, G Baldanzi… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Exosomes are nano-sized vesicles released by almost all cell types, with a central role as
mediators of intercellular communication. In addition to physiological conditions, these …