Table 3.
Targets | Diseases | Related fungi | Reference | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Intestinal tract | Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) |
Basidiomycota ↑ Ascomycota ↓ Candida ↑ S. cerevisiae ↓ |
[115–118] | |
Celiac disease | Candida↑ | [119, 120] | ||
Colon cancer | C. tropicalis ↑ | [121, 122] | ||
Extra-intertinal tract | Lung |
Fluconazole induced Allergic airway disease (AAD) |
Candida ↓ Aspergillus ↑ Wallemia ↑ Epicoccum ↑ |
[11, 114] |
Pulmonary infection | Histoplasma capsulatum | [123] | ||
Liver | Cirrhosis | Fungal detection ↑ | [124] | |
Kidney (possible) | Sepsis | C. albicans | [125, 126] | |
Pancreas | Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) | Malassezia ↑ | [127] | |
Brain | Multiple sclerosis (MS) | Candida | [128] | |
Schizophrenia (SCs) | Chaetomium ↑ | [129] |
“↑” indicates increase and “↓” indicates decrease