Current treatments against mucormycosis and future directions

C Smith, SC Lee - PLoS Pathogens, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Mucormycosis (previously called zygomycosis) is a serious but rare fungal infection caused
by a group of fungi belonging to the order Mucorales. These molds exist throughout the …

Mucormycosis in the COVID-19 environment: a multifaceted complication

R Sharma, P Kumar, A Rauf, A Chaudhary… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused severe infections with
high mortality. An increase in the cases of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis (CAM) was …

Potential inhibitory activity of phytoconstituents against black fungus: In silico ADMET, molecular docking and MD simulation studies

NH Hussen, AH Hasan, J Jamalis, S Shakya… - Computational …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mucormycosis or “black fungus” has been currently observed in India, as a secondary
infection in COVID-19 infected patients in the post-COVID-stage. Fungus is an uncommon …

cotH Genes Are Necessary for Normal Spore Formation and Virulence in Mucor lusitanicus

C Szebenyi, Y Gu, T Gebremariam, S Kocsubé… - MBio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mucormycosis is an invasive fungal infection caused by certain members of the fungal order
of Mucorales. The species most frequently identified as the etiological agents of …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic potential of induced iron depletion using iron chelators in Covid-19

PP Naseef, M Elayadeth-Meethal, KTM Salim… - Saudi Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ferritin, which includes twenty-four light and heavy chains in varying proportions in different
tissues, is primarily responsible for maintaining the body's iron metabolism. Its normal value …

Evaluation of environmental Mucorales contamination in and around the residence of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis patients

AK Ghosh, R Singh, S Reddy, S Singh… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Recently, India witnessed an unprecedented surge of coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19)-associated mucormycosis (CAM) cases. In addition to patient management …

DectiSomes: C-type lectin receptor-targeted liposomes as pan-antifungal drugs

RB Meagher, ZA Lewis, S Ambati, X Lin - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Combatting the ever-increasing threat from invasive fungal pathogens faces numerous
fundamental challenges, including constant human exposure to large reservoirs of species …

Resolving the equation between mucormycosis and COVID-19 disease

R Pasrija, M Naime - Molecular biology reports, 2022 - Springer
The COVID-19 patients, both infected and recovered are rapidly contracting mucormycetes
infections due to the 'Mucorales' order, under Zygomycetes class of fungi. The mucorales …

COVID-19-associated Mucormycosis: A clinico-epidemiological study

J Chakravarty, MK Gupta, R Tilak, RP Maurya… - Journal of Diabetes and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background There was an unprecedented increase in COVID-19-associated-Mucormycosis
(CAM) cases during the second pandemic wave in India. Methods This observational study …

Is there an association between zinc and COVID‐19–associated mucormycosis? Results of an experimental and clinical study

V Muthu, M Kumar, RA Paul, D Zohmangaihi… - Mycoses, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background The enormous increase in COVID‐19–associated mucormycosis (CAM) in India
lacks an explanation. Zinc supplementation during COVID‐19 management is speculated as …