Interplay of cytokines and chemokines in Aspergillosis

J Shankar, R Thakur, KV Clemons, DA Stevens - Journal of Fungi, 2024 - mdpi.com
Aspergillosis is a fungal infection caused by various species of Aspergillus, most notably A.
fumigatus. This fungus causes a spectrum of diseases, including allergic bronchopulmonary …

Clinical Aspergillus Signatures in COPD and Bronchiectasis

PY Tiew, KX Thng, SH Chotirmall - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pulmonary mycoses remain a global threat, causing significant morbidity and mortality.
Patients with airways disease, including COPD and bronchiectasis, are at increased risks of …

Synergistic and potential antifungal properties of tailored, one pot multicomponent monoterpenes co-delivered with fluconazole encapsulated nanostructure lipid …

IT Radwan, IM El-Sherbiny, NH Metwally - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Frequent and variant infections are caused by the virtue of opportunistic fungi pathogens.
Candidiasis, aspergillosis, and mucormycosis are pathogenic microorganisms that give rise …

Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Materials: Efficient and Pertinent Platforms for Antifungal Drug Delivery

DK Chandra, RL Reis, SC Kundu… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have emerged as the brightest nascent artifact to deliver
antifungal drugs in drug delivery applications, health care, and pharmaceutical industries …

Targeting DNA topoisomerase II in antifungal chemotherapy

K Kondaka, I Gabriel - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Topoisomerase inhibitors have been in use clinically for the treatment of several diseases
for decades. Although those enzymes are significant molecular targets in antibacterial and …

The importance, benefits, and future of nanobiosensors for infectious diseases

TS Dhahi, AKY Dafhalla, SA Saad… - Biotechnology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Infectious diseases, caused by pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses,
parasites, or fungi, are crucial for efficient disease management, reducing morbidity and …

How Does Airway Surface Liquid Composition Vary in Different Pulmonary Diseases, and How Can We Use This Knowledge to Model Microbial Infections?

D Walsh, J Bevan, F Harrison - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Growth environment greatly alters many facets of pathogen physiology, including
pathogenesis and antimicrobial tolerance. The importance of host-mimicking environments …

Bacteria and fungi of the lung: allies or enemies?

E Garaci, M Pariano, E Nunzi, C Costantini… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Moving from the earlier periods in which the lungs were believed to represent sterile
environments, our knowledge on the lung microbiota has dramatically increased, from the …

[HTML][HTML] Posaconazole nanocrystals dry powder inhalers for the local treatment of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

X Li, Q Wang, J Huang, X Yue, X Zhang, X Fan… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis poses a significant threat to immunocompromised patients,
characterized by high mortality rates. Posaconazole (PSZ), a second-generation triazole …

Antifungal activity of selected sea cucumber species from Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines using modified SPOTi assay

MG EREGUERO, MA CORDERO, R DALAYAP… - Biodiversitas Journal of …, 2022 - smujo.id
Ereguero MG, Cordero MA, Dalayap R, Tabugo SR. 2022. Antifungal activity of selected sea
cucumber species from Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines using modified …