Scedosporium and Lomentospora: an updated overview of underrated opportunists

A Ramirez-Garcia, A Pellon, A Rementeria… - Medical …, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract Species of Scedosporium and Lomentospora are considered as emerging
opportunists, affecting immunosuppressed and otherwise debilitated patients, although …

Infections Caused by Scedosporium spp

KJ Cortez, E Roilides, F Quiroz-Telles… - Clinical microbiology …, 2008‏ - journals.asm.org
Scedosporium spp. are increasingly recognized as causes of resistant life-threatening
infections in immunocompromised patients. Scedosporium spp. also cause a wide spectrum …

Stereocontrolled 1, 2-cis glycosylation as the driving force of progress in synthetic carbohydrate chemistry

SS Nigudkar, AV Demchenko - Chemical science, 2015‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Recent developments in stereoselective 1, 2-cis glycosylation that have emerged during the
past decade are surveyed herein. For detailed coverage of the previous achievements in the …

Characterization of heme as activator of Toll-like receptor 4

RT Figueiredo, PL Fernandez, DS Mourao-Sa… - Journal of Biological …, 2007‏ - jbc.org
Heme is an ancient and ubiquitous molecule present in organisms of all kingdoms,
composed of an atom of iron linked to four ligand groups of porphyrin. A high amount of free …

[HTML][HTML] Immunomodulatory effect of mushrooms and their bioactive compounds in cancer: A comprehensive review

MP Pathak, K Pathak, R Saikia, U Gogoi… - Biomedicine & …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Despite enormous development in the field of drug development, cancer still remains
elusive. Compromised immunity stands as a roadblock to the successful pharmacological …

Scedosporiosis and lomentosporiosis: modern perspectives on these difficult-to-treat rare mold infections

CF Neoh, SCA Chen, F Lanternier, SY Tio… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2024‏ - journals.asm.org
SUMMARY Although Scedosporium species and Lomentospora prolificans are uncommon
causes of invasive fungal diseases (IFDs), these infections are associated with high mortality …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the genomic diversity of black yeasts and relatives (Chaetothyriales, Ascomycota)

MM Teixeira, LF Moreno, BJ Stielow, A Muszewska… - Studies in mycology, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The order Chaetothyriales (Pezizomycotina, Ascomycetes) harbours obligatorily
melanised fungi and includes numerous etiologic agents of chromoblastomycosis …

Potential of mushroom compounds as immunomodulators in cancer immunotherapy: a review

PA Ayeka - Evidence‐based Complementary and Alternative …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Since time immemorial, plants and their compounds have been used in the treatment and
management of various ailments. Currently, most of conventional drugs used for treatment of …

Glucans and applications in drug delivery

H Lin, R Han, W Wu - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Glucan is a natural polysaccharide widely distributed in cereals and microorganisms that
has various biological activities, including immunomodulatory, anti-infective, anti …

Innate recognition of fungal cell walls

SM Levitz - PLoS pathogens, 2010‏ - journals.plos.org
The emergence of fungal infections as major causes of morbidity and mortality in
immunosuppressed individuals has prompted studies into how the host recognizes fungal …