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We reviewed the licensed antifungal drugs and summarized their mechanisms of action, pharmacological profiles, and susceptibility to specific fungi. Approved antimycotics inhibit 1,3-β-d-glucan synthase, lanosterol 14-α-demethylase, protein ...
Jiří Houšť +2 more
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Sources of Antifungal Drugs [PDF]
Due to their eukaryotic heritage, the differences between a fungal pathogen’s molecular makeup and its human host are small. Therefore, the discovery and subsequent development of novel antifungal drugs are extremely challenging.
Giel Vanreppelen +3 more
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Repurposing antifungal drugs for cancer therapy [PDF]
Background: Repurposing antifungal drugs in cancer therapy has attracted unprecedented attention in both preclinical and clinical research due to specific advantages, such as safety, high-cost effectiveness and time savings compared with cancer drug ...
Ningna Weng +5 more
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Antifungal Drug Repurposing [PDF]
Control of fungal pathogens is increasingly problematic due to the limited number of effective drugs available for antifungal therapy. Conventional antifungal drugs could also trigger human cytotoxicity associated with the kidneys and liver, including ...
Jong H. Kim +7 more
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Synergistic antifungal effects and mechanisms of amantadine hydrochloride combined with azole antifungal drugs on drug-resistant Candida albicans [PDF]
IntroductionThe increasing resistance of Candida albicans (C. albicans) to conventional antifungal drugs poses a great challenge to the clinical treatment of infections caused by this yeast.
Xiuyun Li +5 more
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Chemometric Methods—A Valuable Tool for Investigating the Interactions Between Antifungal Drugs (Including Antifungal Antibiotics) and Food [PDF]
Background/Objectives: Developing antifungal drugs with lower potential for interactions with food may help to optimize treatment and reduce the risk of antimicrobial resistance.
Agnieszka Wiesner-Kiełczewska +3 more
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Antifungal Nanomaterials: Current Progress and Future Directions [PDF]
Fungal infection poses a severe threat to human health worldwide resulting in a serious problem in clinic. Due to the limited arsenal of existing antifungal drugs, the nanomaterials were thus regarded as the candidate for developing new antifungal drugs.
Jia-Le Xu +4 more
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Development and research progress of anti-drug resistant fungal drugs
With the widespread use of immunosuppressive agents and the increase in patients with severe infections, the incidence of fungal infections worldwide has increased year by year.
Xiangyi Cui +3 more
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Triazole antifungal drugs (TAD) are widely used to treat invasive fungal infections due to their broad antifungal spectrum and low toxicity. Despite their preference in the clinic, multiple Adverse Events (AE) are still reported each year.
Jianxing Zhou +8 more
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Antifungal and Immunomodulatory Ingredients from Traditional Chinese Medicine
Fungal infections have become a growing public health challenge due to the clinical transmission of pathogenic fungi. The currently available antifungal drugs leave very limited choices for clinical physicians to deal with such situation, not to mention ...
Hua Zhong, Lei Han, Ren-Yi Lu, Yan Wang
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