Cited by 105Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityFungal Infections and StudiesFungal Plant Pathogen Control

Recent Approaches to Antifungal Therapy for Invasive Mycoses

Mathew, Bijoy P., Nath, Mahendra·2009·ChemMedChem

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Antimycotic agents: Diverse classes of antimycotic drugs have been developed over the past decades with the goal of improving selectivity and efficacy. This review discusses both conventional and novel targets for antifungal agents and the possibility of vaccination in the treatment of invasive fungal infections.magnified image Invasive fungal infections with primary and opportunistic mycoses have become increasingly common in recent years and pose a major diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. They represent a major area of concern in today's medical fraternity. The occurrence of invasive fungal diseases, particularly in AIDS and other immunocompromised patients, is life‐threatening and increases the economic burden. Apart from the previously known polyenes and imidazole‐based azoles, newly discovered triazoles and echinocandins are more effective in terms of specificity, yet some immunosuppressed hosts are difficult to treat. The main reasons for this include antifungal resistance, toxicity, lack of rapid and microbe‐specific diagnoses, poor penetration of drugs into sanctuary sites, and lack of oral or intravenous preparations. In addition to combination antifungal therapy, other novel antimycotic treatments such as calcineurin signaling pathway blockers and vaccines have recently emerged. This review briefly summarizes recent developments in the pharmacotherapeutic treatment of invasive fungal infections.

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Authors
Mathew, B. P., & Nath, M.
Affiliations
University of Delhi (IN)
Venue
ChemMedChem
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2009-03-11
Volume
4
Issue
3
Pages
310-323
ISSN
  • 1860-7179 (ISSN-L)
  • 1860-7187
OpenAlex
W2006545774
Cited by
105
References
144
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FWCI
1.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • ChemMedChem (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India
  • University of Delhi
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Fungal Plant Pathogen Control
Keywords
antifungal therapy, invasive fungal infections, opportunistic mycoses, polyenes, triazoles, echinocandins, antifungal resistance, immunocompromised patients, antifungal vaccines, combination antifungal therapy, drug toxicity
MeSH terms
Antifungal Agents, Azoles, Humans, Mycoses, Polyenes, Vaccination, Calcineurin, Echinocandins

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