Nanoparticles in the battle against Candida auris biofilms: current advances and future prospects DOI Creative Commons
Bahgat Fayed

Drug Delivery and Translational Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 26, 2024

Abstract Candida auris has emerged as a significant global health threat due to its multidrug resistance and ability form robust biofilms, particularly on medical devices hospital surfaces. Biofilms protect C. from antifungal treatments the host immune response, making infections persistent difficult control. This review explores potential of nanoparticles overcome limitations traditional therapies in combating biofilms. Nanoparticles, with their unique physicochemical properties, offer promising strategies penetrate biofilm matrices, deliver agents, disrupt structure. Various types nanoparticles, including metallic, polymeric, lipid-based, cyclodextrin-based, demonstrate enhanced penetration activity. Their generate reactive oxygen species, cell adhesion, release antifungals controlled manner makes them ideal candidates for biofilm-targeted therapies. presents current advancements nanoparticle-based solutions, emphasizing need further research into mechanisms action, safety, clinical application. By addressing challenge biofilms specifically, this provides critical synthesis existing knowledge identifies future directions developing effective using nanotechnology. Graphical abstract

Язык: Английский

Probiotic Potential of Yeast, Mold, and Intermediate Morphotypes of Geotrichum candidum in Modulating Gut Microbiota and Body Physiology in Mice DOI

Madeeha Gohar,

Nazma Shaheen, Sagar M. Goyal

и другие.

Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 4, 2025

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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ANIDULAFUNGIN AND HUMAN MONOCYTES REDUCE Candida spp. BIOFILM WITH DIFFERENT FUNGAL BIOMASS. DOI Creative Commons
Paula Alejandra Icely, Sofia Carla Angiolini, Emilse Rodríguez

и другие.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 3, 2025

ABSTRACT Introduction Candida spp. bloodstream infection is a frequent form of mycosis with high mortality rates. Biofilm formation potent virulence factor for albicans and parapsilosis , that confers significant resistance to antifungal agents the innate immune response. Echinocandins such as anidulafungin are new drugs broaden available therapeutic arsenal invasive fungal treatment. Here we evaluated effect anidulafungin, human-Monocytes combined treatment on mature biofilms clinical isolates different intrinsic capacity biofilm, biofilm low (LB) biomass (HB). Methods Yeasts from blood were molecularly identified. Lipase acid aspartic protease production, adhesion capacity, ability evaluated; strains classified Weak, Moderate or Strong forming capacity. Mature LB HB incubated THP-1 cell alone exposed both, 22 h. Fungal damage induced by and/or monocytes was determined XTT[2,3-bis(2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl) 2H-tetrazolium-5-carboxanilide] metabolic assay. Results Our results showed could be effective reduce most C. sensu stricto isolates, independent BF strain. Anidulafungin in combination isolates. Conclusions The effectiveness ANF seems species specific, since agent exhibits synergistic activity biofilm.

Язык: Английский

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Biofilm-Associated Candidiasis: Pathogenesis, Prevalence, Challenges and Therapeutic Options DOI Creative Commons

Valerie Amann,

Ann‐Kathrin Kissmann, Carolina Firacative

и другие.

Pharmaceuticals, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 18(4), С. 460 - 460

Опубликована: Март 25, 2025

The rising prevalence of fungal infections, especially those caused by Candida species, presents a major risk to global health. With approximately 1.5 million deaths annually, the urgency for effective treatment options has never been greater. spp. are leading cause invasive significantly impacting immunocompromised patients and in healthcare settings. C. albicans, parapsilosis emerging species auris categorized as highly dangerous because their pathogenic potential increasing drug resistance. This review comparatively describes formation microbial biofilms both bacterial origin, including pathogens, thereby creating novel focus. Biofilms can further complicate treatment, these structures provide enhanced resistance antifungal therapies. Traditional agents, polyenes, azoles echinocandins, have shown effectiveness, yet development continues rise, necessitating exploration therapeutic approaches. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) such anti-biofilm Pom-1 Cm-p5 originally isolated from snails represent promising candidates due unique mechanisms action neglectable cytotoxicity. article discusses challenges posed characteristics important role virulence new like AMPs.

Язык: Английский

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Hostile Environments: Modifying Surfaces to Block Microbial Adhesion and Biofilm Formation DOI Creative Commons
Derek Wilkinson, Libuše Váchová, Zdena Palková

и другие.

Biomolecules, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(6), С. 754 - 754

Опубликована: Май 23, 2025

Since the first observations of biofilm formation by microorganisms on various surfaces more than 50 years ago, it has been shown that most “unicellular” prefer to grow in multicellular communities often adhere surfaces. The microbes these each other, produce an extracellular matrix (ECM) protects them from drugs, toxins and host’s immune system, they coordinate their development differentiate into different forms via signaling molecules nutrient gradients. Biofilms are a serious problem industry, agriculture, marine environment human animal health. Many researchers therefore investigating ways disrupt killing or disrupting adhesion surface, quorum sensing ECM production. This review provides overview approaches altering through physical, chemical biological modifications reduce/prevent microbial cell maintenance. It also discusses advantages disadvantages approach challenges faced this field.

Язык: Английский

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Aspergillus Biofilms DOI

Jose A. G. Ferreira,

David A. Stevens

Springer series on biofilms, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 299 - 319

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

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Nanoparticles in the battle against Candida auris biofilms: current advances and future prospects DOI Creative Commons
Bahgat Fayed

Drug Delivery and Translational Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 26, 2024

Abstract Candida auris has emerged as a significant global health threat due to its multidrug resistance and ability form robust biofilms, particularly on medical devices hospital surfaces. Biofilms protect C. from antifungal treatments the host immune response, making infections persistent difficult control. This review explores potential of nanoparticles overcome limitations traditional therapies in combating biofilms. Nanoparticles, with their unique physicochemical properties, offer promising strategies penetrate biofilm matrices, deliver agents, disrupt structure. Various types nanoparticles, including metallic, polymeric, lipid-based, cyclodextrin-based, demonstrate enhanced penetration activity. Their generate reactive oxygen species, cell adhesion, release antifungals controlled manner makes them ideal candidates for biofilm-targeted therapies. presents current advancements nanoparticle-based solutions, emphasizing need further research into mechanisms action, safety, clinical application. By addressing challenge biofilms specifically, this provides critical synthesis existing knowledge identifies future directions developing effective using nanotechnology. Graphical abstract

Язык: Английский

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