Innate Immune Responses to Cryptococcus

LJ Heung - Journal of fungi, 2017 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcus species are encapsulated fungi found in the environment that predominantly
cause disease in immunocompromised hosts after inhalation into the lungs. Even with …

Pulmonary Macrophage and Dendritic Cell Responses to Cryptococcus neoformans

BN Nelson, AN Hawkins, KL Wozniak - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans can cause life-threatening infections in
immune compromised individuals. This pathogen is typically acquired via inhalation, and …

Macrophage Mediated Immunomodulation During Cryptococcus Pulmonary Infection

Y Wang, S Pawar, O Dutta, K Wang… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Macrophages are key cellular components of innate immunity, acting as the first line of
defense against pathogens to modulate homeostatic and inflammatory responses. They …

Paradoxical roles of alveolar macrophages in the host response to Cryptococcus neoformans

TJ McQuiston, PR Williamson - Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy, 2012 - Elsevier
Cryptococcus neoformans (Cn) is a fungal pathogen that is a serious health threat to
immunocompromised individuals. Upon environmental exposure, infectious fungal …

Innate Pulmonary Phagocytes and Their Interactions with Pathogenic Cryptococcus Species

BN Conn, KL Wozniak - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes over 180,000
annual deaths in HIV/AIDS patients. Innate phagocytes in the lungs, such as dendritic cells …

Interactions of Cryptococcus with Dendritic Cells

KL Wozniak - Journal of Fungi, 2018 - mdpi.com
The fungal pathogens Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii can cause life-
threatening infections in immune compromised and immune competent hosts. These …

Cryptococcus and Phagocytes: Complex Interactions that Influence Disease Outcome

CM Leopold Wager, CR Hole, KL Wozniak… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii are fungal pathogens that cause life-threatening
disease. These fungi commonly enter their host via inhalation into the lungs where they …

Adaptive immunology of Cryptococcus neoformans infections—an update

J Chen, J Shao, M Dai, W Fang, Y Yang - Frontiers in immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The fungal genus Cryptococcus comprises a group of pathogens with considerable
phenotypic and genotypic diversity that can lead to cryptococcosis in both healthy and …

Adaptive Immunity to Cryptococcus neoformans Infections

L Mukaremera, K Nielsen - Journal of fungi, 2017 - mdpi.com
The Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii species complex is a group of fungal
pathogens with different phenotypic and genotypic diversity that cause disease in …

Cryptococcus–Epithelial Interactions

LM Taylor-Smith - Journal of Fungi, 2017 - mdpi.com
The fungal pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans, causes devastating levels of morbidity and
mortality. Infections with this fungus tend to be predominantly in immunocompromised …