Low-Dose Amphotericin B and Murine Dialyzable Spleen Extracts Protect against Systemic Candida Infection in Mice by F. Robledo-Ávila, M. Pérez-Tapia, A. Limón-Flores, L. Pavon, R. Hernández-Pando, I. Wong-Baeza, G. González-González, C. Tovar, S. Estrada-Parra, I. Estrada-García

“…Candida albicans causes opportunistic systemic infections with high mortality (30%–50%). …”
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Distribution and Antifungal Susceptibility Profile of Oropharyngeal Candida Species Isolated from People Living with HIV in the Era of Universal Test and Treat Policy in Uganda. by Musinguzi, Benson, Turyamuhika, Laban, Mwesigwa, Alex, Nalumaga, Pauline Petra, Kabajulizi, Immaculate, Njovu, Israel Kiiza, Mwebesa, Edson, Luggya, Tonny, Ocheng, Francis, Kateete, David Patrick, Itabangi, Herbert, Mboowa, Gerald, Obondo, James Sande, Achan, Beatrice

“…A total of 35 isolates were obtained out of which Candida albicans comprised 20 (57.1%) while C. tropicalis and Cglabrata comprised 4 (11.4%) each. …”
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Extracellular vimentin is a damage-associated molecular pattern protein serving as an agonist of TLR4 in human neutrophils by Łukasz Suprewicz, Krzysztof Fiedoruk, Karol Skłodowski, Evan Hutt, Magdalena Zakrzewska, Alicja Walewska, Piotr Deptuła, Agata Lesiak, Sławomir Okła, Peter A. Galie, Alison E. Patteson, Paul A. Janmey, Robert Bucki

“…In contrast, neutrophils exposed to non-citrullinated vimentin exhibited higher efficiency in favoring pathogen phagocytosis, such as Escherichia coli and Candida albicans, compared to CitVim. Conclusions Our study identifies new functions of eVim in its native and modified forms as an extracellular matrix DAMP and highlights its importance in the modulation of immune system functions. …”
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Gcn2 rescues reprogramming in the absence of Hog1/p38 signaling in C. neoformans during thermal stress by David Goich, Amanda L. M. Bloom, Sean R. Duffy, Maritza N. Ventura, John C. Panepinto

“…Finally, we implicate this phenomenon in another Hog1-regulated process, morphogenesis, and recapitulate Hog1–Gcn2 crosstalk in the distantly related fungal pathogen, Candida albicans. Our results point to an important link between the stress response machinery and translation control and clarify the etiology of phenotypes associated with Hog1 deletion. …”
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Compatibility and antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized using Lycopersicon esculentum peels by Esraa Ali, Samah H. Abu-Hussien, Esraa Hesham, Shimaa Ahmed, Habiba Mostafa, Ahmed Gamal, Salwa M. El-Sayed, Bahaa Hemdan, Ashraf Bakry, Naglaa M. Ebeed, Hesham Elhariry, Ahmed Galal, Basma T. Abd-Elhalim

“…Le-AgNPs demonstrated good inhibitory potential against pathogenic fungi, with IZDs of 3.0 and 0.92 cm against Alternaria solani ATCC 62102 and Candida albicans DSM 1386, respectively. The cytotoxicity effect was observed at a half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 200.53 μg/ml on human colon NCM460D normal cells.…”
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Comparative evaluation of antifungal susceptibility testing methods of invasive Candida species and detection of FKS genes mutations in caspofungin intermediate and resistant isola... by Dalia Saad ElFeky, Doaa Mahdy El-Wakil, Mai M. Mwafy, Mohamed M.A. Atia, Noha Mahmoud Gohar

“…Hotspot (HS) regions of FKS genes were sequenced for caspofungin-intermediate and resistant isolates. Results Candida albicans (58.3%) was the most predominant spp., followed by C. glabrata (28.3%). …”
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Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Linear and Cyclic Peptides Containing Arginine, Tryptophan, and Diphenylalanine by David Salehi, Eman H. M. Mohammed, Naiera M. Helmy, Keykavous Parang

“…Fungal organisms were <i>Candida albicans</i>, <i>Candida parapsilosis</i>, and <i>Aspergillus fumigatus.…”
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Beyond the fever: shotgun metagenomic sequencing of stool unveils pathogenic players in HIV-infected children with non-malarial febrile illness by Patricia Nabisubi, Stephen Kanyerezi, Grace Kebirungi, Ivan Sserwadda, Mike Nsubuga, Grace Kisitu, Patricia Ntege Nahirya, Bonny Mulindwa, George P. Akabwai, Sylvia Nantongo, Adeodata Kekitiinwa, Edgar Kigozi, Nsubuga Moses Luutu, Fred Ashaba Katabazi, Leymon Kalema, Andrew Katabalwa, Daudi Jjingo, Gerald Mboowa

“…Importantly, shotgun metagenomics revealed potentially pathogenic players including Trichomonas vaginalis, Candida albicans, Giardia, and Bacteroides in stool from this patient population. …”
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Production, Characterization, and In Vitro Antifungal Evaluation of Itraconazole-Loaded Fibrous Sheets Prepared by Electrospinning with a Factorial Design by Emőke-Margit Rédai, Orsolya Péterfi, Attila Levente Gergely, Enikő Barabás, Andrada Pintea, Paula Antonoaea, Robert-Alexandru Vlad, Nicoleta Todoran, Cornelia-Titiana Cotoi, Adriana Ciurba, Emese Sipos

“…The antifungal assay revealed that the fibers inhibited the growth of <i>Candida albicans</i> and <i>Candida parapyilosis</i>. The obtained fiber mats prepared from the hydrophilic polymer presented almost instantaneous disintegration, with potential applications for rapid antifungal delivery in oral or topical pharmaceutical form.…”
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Risk factors associated with mortality and pathogen characteristics of bloodstream infection-induced severe sepsis in the pediatric intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort stud... by Jian Chen, Jian Chen, Haixin Huang, Ruichen Zhang, Yueqiang Fu, Chunmei Jing

“…Of these, 110 strains (55.0%) were Gram-negative bacteria, 88 strains (44.0%) were gram-positive bacteria, and 2 strains (1.0%) were Candida albicans. The most commonly isolated pathogens were Staphylococcus aureus, Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, and Escherichia coli. …”
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Warm and humid environment induces gut microbiota dysbiosis and bacterial translocation leading to inflammatory state and promotes proliferation and biofilm formation of certain ba... by Yinrui Guo, Jianlang He, Shaojie Li, Shiqi Zou, Haiting Zhang, Xin Yang, Jian Wang

“…On the one hand saliva and tongue coating samples were also taken from human subjects with “Dampness Syndrome” for microorganism culturing and to assess biofilm formation, on the other hand the co-culture products of a macrophage cell line RAW264.7 and Candida albicans and the effect of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were evaluated for their impact on the proliferation and biofilm-forming abilities of different bacterial strains. …”
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Thermoresponsive Gels with Rosemary Essential Oil: A Novel Topical Carrier for Antimicrobial Therapy and Drug Delivery Applications by Ludovic Everard Bejenaru, Adina-Elena Segneanu, Cornelia Bejenaru, Ionela Amalia Bradu, Titus Vlase, Dumitru-Daniel Herea, Marius Ciprian Văruţ, Roxana Maria Bălăşoiu, Andrei Biţă, Antonia Radu, George Dan Mogoşanu, Maria Viorica Ciocîlteu

“…Antimicrobial efficacy was assessed against common pathogens associated with skin infections, including <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, <i>Escherichia coli</i>, and <i>Candida albicans</i>. The RoEO-PLGA-loaded gels demonstrated significant inhibitory effects, confirming their potential as effective carriers for controlled and localized drug delivery. …”
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Chemical Characterization and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils and Nanoemulsions of <i>Eugenia uniflora</i> and <i>Psidium guajava</i> by Rebeca Dias dos Santos, Breno Noronha Matos, Daniel Oliveira Freire, Franklyn Santos da Silva, Bruno Alcântara do Prado, Karolina Oliveira Gomes, Marta Oliveira de Araújo, Carla Azevedo Bilac, Letícia Fernandes Silva Rodrigues, Izabel Cristina Rodrigues da Silva, Lívia Cristina Lira de Sá Barreto, Claudio Augusto Gomes da Camara, Marcilio Martins de Moraes, Guilherme Martins Gelfuso, Daniela Castilho Orsi

“…Additionally, the NE of <i>E. uniflora</i> showed the largest inhibition zones against <i>Candida albicans</i> (20.97 mm) and <i>Candida krusei</i> (15.20 mm), along with low minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values (0.54–1.22 mg/mL) and minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) values (4.84–11.02 mg/mL) against these pathogenic yeasts. …”
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Hybrid azole-based conjugates as upcoming anticancer and antimicrobial agents by Luís M. T. Frija, Bruno E. C. Guerreiro, Inês C. C. Costa, Vera M. S. Isca, Lucília Saraiva, Beatriz G. Neves, Mariana Magalhães, Célia Cabral, Maria L. S. Cristiano, Patrícia Rijo

“…Methods: Antimicrobial properties of the molecules were evaluated by the well-diffusion method, against Gram-positive bacteria [Staphylococcus aureus American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) 25923, Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 12228, Mycobacterium smegmatis ATCC 607], Gram-negative bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853) and yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 2601 and Candida albicans ATCC 10231) strains. The anticancer activity of the compounds was assessed through i) proliferation assays for HCT116, MCF-7, and A375 human cell lines [cells were treated with serial dilutions of compounds and the effect on cell propagation was evaluated by sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay]; ii) antiproliferative and cytotoxic assays for glioma-type cell lines A172 (glioblastoma), U87 (brain-likely glioblastoma), and H4 (neuroglioma; cells were treated with diverse concentrations and the cell viability was assessed using a modified Alamar blue® assay). …”
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The Role of the IL-12 Cytokine Family in Directing T-Cell Responses in Oral Candidosis by Xiao-Qing Wei, Helen Rogers, Michael A. O. Lewis, David W. Williams

“…Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that normally exists as a harmless commensal in humans. …”
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New Boric Acid Derivative with Some of Its Complexes and Study the Biological and Anticancer Activity by Alaa Abdullah Majeed, Asmaa Mohammed Noori

“…This study tested all the synthesized compounds as antibacterial and antifungal agents against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Candida albican. Additionally, this study tested the new ligand and its platinum complexes as anticancer agents against adenocarcinoma human cells (A549). …”
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