"Antifungal Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Substances that destroy fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce. They differ from FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL because they defend against fungi present in human or animal tissues.
| Descriptor ID |
D000935
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.122.136
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| Concept/Terms |
Antifungal Agents- Antifungal Agents
- Agents, Antifungal
- Therapeutic Fungicides
- Fungicides, Therapeutic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Antifungal Agents" by people in Profiles.
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Vitamin B5 metabolism is essential for vacuolar and mitochondrial functions and drug detoxification in fungi. Commun Biol. 2024 Jul 23; 7(1):894.
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Aspergillus fumigatus Hypoxia Adaptation Is Critical for the Establishment of Fungal Keratitis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2024 Apr 01; 65(4):31.
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The diagnostic dilemma for atypical presentation of progressive human Mpox. BMC Infect Dis. 2023 Dec 05; 23(1):850.
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Persephacin Is a Broad-Spectrum Antifungal Aureobasidin Metabolite That Overcomes Intrinsic Resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus. J Nat Prod. 2023 08 25; 86(8):1980-1993.
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Resolving a Natural Product Cold Case: Elucidation of Fusapyrone Structure and Absolute Configuration and Demonstration of Their Fungal Biofilm Disrupting Properties. J Org Chem. 2023 Jul 07; 88(13):9167-9186.
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A host defense peptide mimetic, brilacidin, potentiates caspofungin antifungal activity against human pathogenic fungi. Nat Commun. 2023 04 12; 14(1):2052.
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Non-Antibiotic Antimony-Based Antimicrobials. Molecules. 2022 Oct 23; 27(21).
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High-resolution crystal structure and chemical screening reveal pantothenate kinase as a new target for antifungal development. Structure. 2022 11 03; 30(11):1494-1507.e6.
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Luliconazole Topical Dermal Drug Delivery for Superficial Fungal Infections: Penetration Hurdles and Role of Functional Nanomaterials. Curr Pharm Des. 2022; 28(20):1611-1620.
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Antifungal activity of dendritic cell lysosomal proteins against Cryptococcus neoformans. Sci Rep. 2021 06 30; 11(1):13619.