Novel host pathways govern epithelial cell invasion of Aspergillus fumigatus

H Liu, AC Shetty, AS Ibrahim, SG Filler… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Invasive aspergillosis is initiated when Aspergillus fumigatus adheres to and invades the
pulmonary epithelial cells that line the airways and alveoli. To gain deeper insight into how …

Comparative transcriptomics of Aspergillus fumigatus strains upon exposure to human airway epithelial cells

TN Watkins, H Liu, M Chung, TH Hazen… - Microbial …, 2018 - microbiologyresearch.org
Aspergillus fumigatus is an opportunistic, ubiquitous, saprophytic mould that can cause
severe allergic responses in atopic individuals as well as life-threatening infections in …

Interleukin 1α is critical for resistance against highly virulent Aspergillus fumigatus isolates

AK Caffrey-Carr, CH Kowalski, SR Beattie… - Infection and …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Heterogeneity among Aspergillus fumigatus isolates results in unique virulence potential
and inflammatory responses. How these isolates drive specific immune responses and how …

Host lung environment limits Aspergillus fumigatus germination through an SskA-dependent signaling response

ME Kirkland, MK Stannard, CH Kowalski, D Mould… - Msphere, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Aspergillus fumigatus isolates display significant heterogeneity in growth, virulence,
pathology, and inflammatory potential in multiple murine models of invasive aspergillosis …

IL-1α Signaling Is Critical for Leukocyte Recruitment after Pulmonary Aspergillus fumigatus Challenge

AK Caffrey, MM Lehmann, JM Zickovich… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Aspergillus fumigatus is a mold that causes severe pulmonary infections. Our knowledge of
how A. fumigatus growth is controlled in the respiratory tract is developing, but still limited …

Aspergillus fumigatus drives tissue damage via iterative assaults upon mucosal integrity and immune homeostasis

UJ Okaa, M Bertuzzi, R Fortune-Grant… - Infection and …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The human lung is constantly exposed to Aspergillus fumigatus spores, the most prevalent
worldwide cause of fungal respiratory disease. Pulmonary tissue damage is a unifying …

Expression profile analysis reveals that Aspergillus fumigatus but not Aspergillus niger makes type II epithelial lung cells less immunological alert

N Escobar, ID Valdes, EM Keizer, SR Ordonez… - BMC genomics, 2018 - Springer
Background Aspergillus fumigatus is the main causative agent of aspergillosis. Infections
rarely occur in immunocompetent individuals, indicating efficient clearance of conidia by …

Aspergillus fumigatus MedA governs adherence, host cell interactions and virulence

FN Gravelat, DE Ejzykowicz, LY Chiang… - Cellular …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
In medically important fungi, regulatory elements that control development and asexual
reproduction often govern the expression of virulence traits. We therefore cloned the …

Use of a human small airway epithelial cell line to study the interactions of Aspergillus fumigatus with pulmonary epithelial cells

H Liu, J Lin, QT Phan, FN Gravelat, DC Sheppard… - Msphere, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
During the initiation of invasive aspergillosis, inhaled Aspergillus fumigatus conidia are
deposited on the epithelial cells lining the bronchi, terminal bronchioles, and alveoli. While …

Dual Organism Transcriptomics of Airway Epithelial Cells Interacting with Conidia of Aspergillus fumigatus

JL Oosthuizen, P Gomez, J Ruan, TL Hackett… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Given the complex nature of the responses that can occur in host-pathogen
interactions, dual transcriptomics offers a powerful method of elucidating these interactions …