Compartmentalization of innate immune responses in the central nervous system during cryptococcal meningitis/HIV coinfection

V Naranbhai, CC Chang, R Durgiah, S Omarjee, A Lim… - Aids, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The role of innate immunity in the pathogenesis of cryptococcal meningitis is
unclear. We hypothesized that natural killer (NK) cell and monocyte responses show central …

The CSF Immune Response in HIV-1–Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis: Macrophage Activation, Correlates of Disease Severity, and Effect of Antiretroviral Therapy

JE Scriven, LM Graham, C Schutz… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Immune modulation may improve outcome in HIV-associated cryptococcal
meningitis. Animal studies suggest alternatively activated macrophages are detrimental but …

Cellular immune activation in cerebrospinal fluid from Ugandans with cryptococcal meningitis and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

DB Meya, S Okurut, G Zziwa, MA Rolfes… - The Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated cryptococcal meningitis (CM)
is characterized by high fungal burden and limited leukocyte trafficking to cerebrospinal fluid …

CSF Cytokines and Chemokines Involved in Cytotoxic Cell Function and Risk of Acute 14-Day Mortality in Persons with Advanced HIV and Cryptococcal Meningitis

EC Okafor, L Mukaremera, KH Hullsiek… - The Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Despite availability of HIV treatment globally, cryptococcal meningitis continues
to cause considerable morbidity and mortality. The role of the immune response in acute …

Cerebrospinal fluid cytokine and chemokine patterns correlate with prognosis of HIV-uninfected cryptococcal meningitis: A prospective observational study

YK Jiang, RY Wang, LH Zhou, JH Cheng… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) immune responses in HIV-uninfected cryptococcal meningitis
(CM) have not been well studied. In this study, we aimed to explore the phenotype of CSF …

Cerebrospinal fluid cytokine profiles predict risk of early mortality and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis

JN Jarvis, G Meintjes, T Bicanic, V Buffa… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Understanding the host immune response during cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is of critical
importance for the development of immunomodulatory therapies. We profiled the …

Cytokine patterns in a prospective cohort of HIV-infected patients with cryptococcal meningitis following initiation of antifungal and antiretroviral therapy

DJ Mora, K Ferreira-Paim, LE Andrade-Silva… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a life-threatening infection in HIV-infected patients,
especially in resource-limited settings. Cytokine patterns in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) …

Severe CSF immune cell alterations in cryptococcal meningitis gradually resolve during antifungal therapy

C Dambietz, M Heming, TJ Brix… - BMC neurology, 2024 - Springer
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a severe fungal disease in immunocompromised patients
affecting the central nervous system (CNS). Host response and immunological alterations in …

Chemokine and cytokine cascade caused by skewing of the Th1‐Th2 balance is associated with high intracranial pressure in HIV‐associated cryptococcal meningitis

L Xu, Y Guo, Y Zhao, Y Xu, X Peng… - Mediators of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. Serum cytokines/chemokines play important roles in cryptococcal meningitis, but it
is unclear whether cytokines/chemokines in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) contribute to high …

The Phenotype of the Cryptococcus-Specific CD4+ Memory T-Cell Response Is Associated With Disease Severity and Outcome in HIV-Associated Cryptococcal …

JN Jarvis, JP Casazza, HH Stone… - The Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background. Correlates of immune protection in patients with human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV)–associated cryptococcal meningitis are poorly defined. A clearer understanding …