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ReviewBiomedicines2026

Targeting Yeast Pathogens with Lectins: A Narrative Review from Mechanistic Insights to the Need for Addressing Translational Challenges.

Gustavo Ramos Salles Ferreira, Thiago Lucas da Silva Lira, Thiago Henrique Napoleão

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Review in Biomedicines, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. The Lectin fromInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Gustavo Ramos Salles FerreiraDepartamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, Brazil.
Thiago Lucas da Silva LiraDepartamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0006-4685-6711
Thiago Henrique NapoleãoDepartamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0065-2602

Funding

Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco APQ-2144-2.08/24Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco BFP-0021-2.08/22Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco IBPG-0089-2.08/25National Council for Scientific and Technological Development 305251/2023-6
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diseases associated with yeast pathogens have become an increasingly serious global health issue. The range of virulence factors and the development of mechanisms of resistance have posed a significant challenge in the fight against these types of infections. Lectins, proteins capable of reversibly binding to carbohydrates and glycoconjugates, have been assessed as antifungal agents. This review shows that lectins have demonstrated versatility and significant potential as therapeutic agents against

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antimicrobial activityCandidaCryptococcus

Identifiers

PMID41595640
PMCPMC12839402

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