Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a great threat to global health. In addition to SARS-CoV-2 …

Fungal infections are an increasingly growing public health concern, and Cryptococcus is
one of the most problematic fungal organisms causing substantial mortality and morbidity …

Background Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) are the first to encounter luminal
microorganisms and actively participate in intestinal immunity. We reported that IECs …

DectiSomes are anti‐infective drug‐loaded liposomes targeted to pathogenic cells by
pathogen receptors including the Dectins. We have previously used C‐type lectin (CTL) …

Background: Very few studies of the antiviral potential of lignosulfonates have been
published. With the aim of oral application, among various groups of natural products, the …

The caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 9 (CARD9) is an intracellular adaptor
protein that is abundantly expressed in cells of the myeloid lineage, such as neutrophils …

Cryptococcus spp. are yeast-type opportunistic fungal pathogens with thick polysaccharide
capsules that infect the lungs via airborne routes and frequently cause fatal …

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 …

The parasitic helminth Schistosoma mansoni is a potent inducer of type 2 immune
responses by stimulating dendritic cells (DCs) to prime T helper 2 (Th2) responses. We …

Cryptococcus deneoformans is a yeast-type fungus that causes fatal meningoencephalitis in
immunocompromised patients and evades phagocytic cell elimination through an escape …