“…In the course of these processes, different molecules produced by the host cells, including proteins or peptides, have a substantial impact on the fungal cells and their virulence mechanisms. The potential influence of various plasma proteins, such as plasminogen, fibronectin, kininogen, vitronectin or complement factors on the adhesive properties of different Candida species has been frequently proposed ( Karkowska-Kuleta et al, 2010 , 2011 , 2016 , 2017 , 2020b ; Kozik et al, 2015 ; Seweryn et al, 2015 ; van der Wielen et al, 2016 ; Zajac et al, 2016 ; Satala et al, 2020 , 2023 ). Furthermore, also the contribution of different host proteins to the formation of biofilms by C. albicans cells has been demonstrated ( Nett et al, 2015 ) .…”