Albumin orchestrates a natural host defence mechanism against mucormycosis

By afschroeder • January 8, 2026

Pikoulas A, Morianos I, Nidris V, Hamdy R, Intze E, López-López Á, Moran-Garrido M, Muthu V, Halabalaki M, Papaioanou V, Papadovasilaki M, Kyrmizi I, Gu Y, Camunas-Alberca S, Aerts R, Mercier T, Vanbiervliet Y, Cho SY, Spallone A, Jiang Y, Samonakis D, Kastritis E, Lax C, Tzardi M, Eliopoulos A, Georgila K, Carvalho A, Kurzai O, Rudramurthy SM, Elie C, Lanternier F, Petratos K, Garre V, Drakos E, Maertens J, Bruno VM, Kontoyiannis DP, Barbas C, Soliman SSM, Ibrahim AS, Chamilos G. Albumin orchestrates a natural host defence mechanism against mucormycosis. Nature. 2026 Jan 7. doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-09882-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41501454.

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