The effect of herbal medicine in innate immunity to .

() is an opportunistic pathogenic fungus that often causes mucosal and systemic infections. Several pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), such as Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and C-type lectin receptors (CLRs), have been implicated in the host recognition of . These PRRs recognize the pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) of to activate innate immune cells, thereby rapidly inducing various inflammatory responses by activating intracellular signaling cascades.

Targeting Virulence Factors of with Natural Products.

Natural products derived from natural resources, including nutritional functional food, play an important role in human health. In recent years, the study of anti-fungal and other properties of agri-foods and derived functional compounds has been a hot research topic. is a parasitic fungus that thrives on human mucosal surfaces, which are colonized through opportunistic infection.