Fungal-Host Interaction: Curcumin Modulates Proteolytic Enzyme Activity of Candida albicans and Inflammatory Host Response In Vitro

• Main Authors: Emily Chen (Author), Bruna Benso (Author), Dalia Seleem (Author), Luiz Eduardo Nunes Ferreira (Author), Silvana Pasetto (Author), Vanessa Pardi (Author), Ramiro Mendonça Murata (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Current treatments for Candida albicans infection are limited due to the limited number of antifungal drugs available and the increase in antifungal resistance. Curcumin is used as a spice, food preservative, flavoring, and coloring agent that has been shown to have many pharmacological activities....