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3 Mar 2026Open access1cites
A review of the current anti-Cryptococcus antifungals and emerging treatment strategiesPublisher siteNew Microbes and New Infections, Fungal Infections and Studies
Active, last published 2026
Olufemi S.
Folorunso
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01 · About the work
What I study
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02 · Reach
Publication output and reach
Olufemi's work has been cited 143 times across 9 active years. Bars show publications per year; the line shows cumulative citation totals across publications first appearing in each year.
04 · Where I am
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Affiliation on published researchUniversity of the Free State, South AfricaDrawn from the institution listed on this researcher’s published work.
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05 · Selected work
Recent publications
22 works1 Jan 2026Open access
Cellular Coordination of Transcription Factors and Regulatory Genes for Cryptococcal VirulencePublisher siteCellular Microbiology, Fungal Infections and Studies
23 May 2025Open access4cites
Macrophages Transdifferentiate Into Myofibroblasts During Ocular Surface InflammationPublisher siteThe FASEB Journal, Corneal Surgery and Treatments
9 Jan 2025Open access1cites
Regression of pathological blood vessels by inhibition of mast cell functionPublisher siteBlood Vessels Thrombosis & Hemostasis, Mast cells and histamine
26 Dec 2024Open access15cites
Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase 2 Promotes Wound Healing by Suppressing Matrix Metalloproteinases and Inflammatory Cytokines in Corneal Epithelial CellsPublisher siteAmerican Journal Of Pathology, Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
2 Nov 2024Open access3cites
Hepatocyte growth factor upregulates MMP1 and MMP10 expression and resolves corneal fibrosisPublisher siteScientific Reports, Corneal Surgery and Treatments
1 Jan 2024Open access3cites
A Limited Number of Amino Acid Permeases Are Crucial for <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i> Survival and VirulencePublisher siteInternational Journal of Microbiology, Fungal Infections and Studies
14 Dec 2023Open access
Cryptococcal proteases exhibit the potential to activate the latent SARS-CoV-2 spike proteinPublisher siteJournal of Infection and Public Health, Fungal Infections and Studies
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