Cryptococcus gattii is an emerging fungal pathogen on the west coast of Canada and the
United States that causes a potentially fatal infection in otherwise healthy individuals. In …

The major virulence factor of the pathogenic fungi Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii is
the capsule. Glucuronoxylomannan (GXM), the major component of the capsule, is a high …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungus that can cause lethal brain infections in
immunosuppressed individuals. Infection usually occurs via the inhalation of a spore or …

Galactoxylomannan (GalXM) is a complex polysaccharide produced by the human
pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans that mediates profound immunological …

The present study was designed to elucidate the role of γδ T cells in the host defense
against pulmonary infection with Cryptococcus neoformans. The γδ T cells in lungs …

Recently, innate immune lymphocytes, such as natural killer (NK) T cells and γδ antigen
receptor-bearing T (γδ T) cells, have garnered much attention, and their biological …

Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease caused by multiple Cryptococcus serotypes; particularly
C. neoformans (serotypes A and D) and C. gattii (serotypes B and C). To date, there is no …

Abstract Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) is crucial to the host immune response against fungi,
such as Candida albicans, Aspergillus fumigatus and Cryptococcus neoformans, but its …

Abstract PARRA, Claudia; GONZALEZ, John Mario; CASTANEDA, Elizabeth and
FIORENTINO, Susana. Anti-glucuronoxylomannan IgG1 specific antibodies production in …

Abstract Defined Abs to the Cryptococcus neoformans capsular polysaccharide
glucuronoxylomannan (GXM) have been shown to be protective against experimental …