[HTML][HTML] Vaccine protection by Cryptococcus neoformans Δsgl1 is mediated by γδ T cells via TLR2 signaling

TG Normile, TH Chu, BS Sheridan, M Del Poeta - Mucosal immunology, 2022 - Elsevier
We previously reported that administration of Cryptococcus neoformans Δsgl1 mutant
vaccine, accumulating sterylglucosides (SGs) and having normal capsule (GXM), protects …

[HTML][HTML] Cryptococcus neoformans Δsgl1 Vaccination Requires Either CD4+ or CD8+ T Cells for Complete Host Protection

TG Normile, A Rella, M Del Poeta - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen causing life-threatening
meningoencephalitis in susceptible individuals. Fungal vaccine development has been …

[HTML][HTML] Role of Sterylglucosidase 1 (Sgl1) on the pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans: potential applications for vaccine development

A Rella, V Mor, AM Farnoud, A Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Cryptococcosis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii affects a large
population and is a cause of significant morbidity and mortality. Despite its public health …

[HTML][HTML] Three models of vaccination strategies against cryptococcosis in immunocompromised hosts using heat-killed Cryptococcus neoformans Δsgl1

TG Normile, M Del Poeta - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Vaccines are one of the greatest medical accomplishments to date, yet no fungal vaccines
are currently available in humans mainly because opportunistic mycoses generally occur …

Cryptococcus neoformans Glucuronoxylomannan and Sterylglucoside Are Required for Host Protection in an Animal Vaccination Model

AC Colombo, A Rella, T Normile, LS Joffe, PM Tavares… - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated fungal pathogen that causes
meningoencephalitis. There are no prophylactic tools for cryptococcosis. Previously, our …

[PDF][PDF] Vaccination with recombinant Cryptococcus proteins in glucan particles protects mice against cryptococcosis in a manner dependent upon mouse strain and …

CA Specht, CK Lee, H Huang, MM Hester, J Liu… - 2017 - core.ac.uk
Development of a vaccine to protect against cryptococcosis is a priority given the enormous
global burden of disease in at-risk individuals. Using glucan particles (GPs) as a delivery …

Vaccination with Recombinant Cryptococcus Proteins in Glucan Particles Protects Mice against Cryptococcosis in a Manner Dependent upon Mouse Strain and …

CA Specht, CK Lee, H Huang, MM Hester, J Liu… - MBio, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Development of a vaccine to protect against cryptococcosis is a priority given the enormous
global burden of disease in at-risk individuals. Using glucan particles (GPs) as a delivery …

Improved Survival of Mice Deficient in Secretory Immunoglobulin M following Systemic Infection with Cryptococcus neoformans

KS Subramaniam, K Datta, MS Marks… - Infection and …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cryptococcus neoformans causes severe, and often fatal, disease (cryptococcosis) in
immunocompromised patients, particularly in those with HIV/AIDS. Although resistance to …

[HTML][HTML] Glucosylceramide administration as a vaccination strategy in mouse models of cryptococcosis

V Mor, AM Farnoud, A Singh, A Rella, H Tanno, K Ishii… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen and the causative agent of
the disease cryptococcosis. Cryptococcosis is initiated as a pulmonary infection and in …

Vaccination with a ZNF2oe Strain of Cryptococcus Provides Long-Lasting Protection against Cryptococcosis and Is Effective in Immunocompromised Hosts

T Pham, Y Li, W Watford, X Lin - Infection and Immunity, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Systemic cryptococcosis is fatal without treatment. Even with the current antifungal therapies,
this disease kills 180,000 of 225,000 infected people annually. Exposure to the causative …