Title:Emerging Complexity and the Need for Advanced Drug Delivery in Targeting Candida Species
Volume: 19
Issue: 28
Author(s): Ridhima Wadhwa, Parijat Pandey, Gaurav Gupta, Taru Aggarwal, Nitesh Kumar, Meenu Mehta, Saurabh Satija, Monica Gulati, Jyotsna R. Madan, Harish Dureja, Sri R. Balusamy, Haribalan Perumalsamy, Pawan K. Maurya, Trudi Collet, Murtaza M. Tambuwala, Philip M. Hansbro, Dinesh Kumar Chellappan*Kamal Dua*
Affiliation:
- Department of Life Sciences, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000,Malaysia
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shoolini University, Bajhol, Sultanpur, Solan, Himachal Pradesh 173 229,Australia
Keywords:
Candida, Immune cells, Receptor-mediated recognition, Immune-compromised patients, Novel drug delivery system,
Antifungal therapy.
Abstract:
Background: Candida species are the important etiologic agents for candidiasis, the most
prevalent cause of opportunistic fungal infections. Candida invasion results in mucosal to systemic infections
through immune dysfunction and helps in further invasion and proliferation at several sites in
the host. The host defence system utilizes a wide array of the cells, proteins and chemical signals that are
distributed in blood and tissues which further constitute the innate and adaptive immune system. The
lack of antifungal agents and their limited therapeutic effects have led to high mortality and morbidity
related to such infections.
Methods: The necessary information collated on this review has been gathered from various literature
published from 1995 to 2019.
Results: This article sheds light on novel drug delivery approaches to target the immunological axis for
several Candida species (C. albicans, C. glabrata, C. parapsilosis, C. tropicalis, C. krusei, C. rugose, C.
hemulonii, etc.).
Conclusion: It is clear that the novel drug delivery approaches include vaccines, adoptive transfer of
primed immune cells, recombinant cytokines, therapeutic antibodies, and nanoparticles, which have
immunomodulatory effects. Such advancements in targeting various underpinning mechanisms using the
concept of novel drug delivery will provide a new dimension to the fungal infection clinic particularly
due to Candida species with improved patient compliance and lesser side effects. This advancement in
knowledge can also be extended to target various other similar microbial species and infections.