Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37272939›Full record

ReviewApplied microbiology and biotechnology2023

The potential role of plant secondary metabolites on antifungal and immunomodulatory effect.

Xue Zhou, Meng Zeng, Fujiao Huang, Gang Qin, Zhangyong Song, Fangyan Liu

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Review in Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
8.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xue ZhouSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People's Republic of China.
Meng ZengSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People's Republic of China.
Fujiao HuangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People's Republic of China.
Gang QinDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.
Zhangyong SongSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People's Republic of China. szy83529@163.com.
Fangyan LiuSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People's Republic of China. liufangyan1989@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-5596-3317
Southwest Medical University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University · CN

Funding

Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University 2022QN102Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology of Ministry of Education 2022QN042Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology of Ministry of Education 2022QN085Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology of Ministry of Education 2022QN118Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2022NSFSC1539Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2022YFS0629Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2023NSFSC0529Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2023NSFSC1698
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the widespread use of antibiotic drugs worldwide and the global increase in the number of immunodeficient patients, fungal infections have become a serious threat to global public health security. Moreover, the evolution of fungal resistance to existing antifungal drugs is on the rise. To address these issues, the development of new antifungal drugs or fungal inhibitors needs to be targeted urgently. Plant secondary metabolites are characterized by a wide variety of chemical structures, low price, high availability, high antimicrobial activity, and few side effects. Therefore, plant secondary metabolites may be important resources for the identification and development of novel antifungal drugs. However, there are few studies to summarize those contents. In this review, the antifungal modes of action of plant secondary metabolites toward different types of fungi and fungal infections are covered, as well as highlighting immunomodulatory effects on the human body. This review of the literature should lay the foundation for research into new antifungal drugs and the discovery of new targets. KEY POINTS: • Immunocompromised patients who are infected the drug-resistant fungi are increasing. • Plant secondary metabolites toward various fungal targets are covered. • Plant secondary metabolites with immunomodulatory effect are verified in vivo.

Indexed as

Anti-Infective AgentsMycosesAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntifungal AgentsFungiHumansAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntifungal AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsAntifungal mechanismFungal infectionImmunoregulation effectPlant secondary metabolites

Identifiers

PMID37272939
PMCPMC10240486
OpenAlexW4379377327

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