Antifungal drugs: New insights in research & development

AM Nicola, P Albuquerque, HC Paes… - Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
The need for better antifungal therapy is commonly accepted in view of the high mortality
rates associated with systemic infections, the low number of available antifungal classes …

Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary Coccidioidomycosis and Paracoccidioidomycosis

PM Peçanha-Pietrobom, A Tirado-Sánchez… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Coccidioidomycosis (CM) and paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) are systemic mycoses that
are highly endemic in Latin America and have recently been included on the World Health …

[PDF][PDF] de Paula e Silva

L Scorzoni - 2004 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Background: Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a chronic disease that causes sequelae and
requires prolonged treatment; therefore, new therapeutic approaches are necessary. In view …

[HTML][HTML] New insights on the development of fungal vaccines: from immunity to recent challenges

NP Medici, M Del Poeta - Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Fungal infections are emerging as a major problem in part due to high mortality associated
with systemic infections, especially in the case of immunocompromised patients. With the …

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 …

Advances in fungal peptide vaccines

L BR Da Silva, C P. Taborda, J D. Nosanchuk - Journal of fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Vaccination is one of the greatest public health achievements in the past century, protecting
and improving the quality of life of the population worldwide. However, a safe and effective …

Vaccine-induced immunological memory in invasive fungal infections–a dream so close yet so far

PS Biswas - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are a major cause of mortality due to infectious disease
worldwide. Majority of the IFIs are caused by opportunistic fungi including Candida …

Paracoccidioidomycosis: challenges in the development of a vaccine against an endemic mycosis in the Americas

CP Taborda, ME Urán, JD Nosanchuk… - Revista do Instituto de …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), caused by Paracoccidioides spp, is an important endemic
mycosis in Latin America. There are two recognized Paracoccidioides species, P …

Linear Epitopes of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and Other Fungal Agents of Human Systemic Mycoses As Vaccine Candidates

LR Travassos, CP Taborda - Frontiers in Immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Dimorphic fungi are agents of systemic mycoses associated with significant morbidity and
frequent lethality in the Americas. Among the pathogenic species are Paracoccidioides …