Novel Insights into Aspergillus fumigatus Pathogenesis and Host Response from State-of-the-Art Imaging of Host–Pathogen Interactions during Infection

SC Ortiz, K Pennington, DD Thomson, M Bertuzzi - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Aspergillus fumigatus spores initiate more than 3,000,000 chronic and 300,000 invasive
diseases annually, worldwide. Depending on the immune status of the host, inhalation of …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the impact of fungal spores from agricultural environments on the mice lung microbiome and metabolic profile

B Wu, J Li, Y Wang, J Yang, Y Ye, J Sun… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Exposure to particulate matter (PM) from agricultural environments has been extensively
reported to cause respiratory health concerns in both animals and agricultural workers …

Characterization of Aspergillus fumigatus secretome during sublethal infection of Galleria mellonella larvae

A Curtis, P Dobes, J Marciniak… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - microbiologyresearch.org
Introduction. The fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus can induce prolonged colonization
of the lungs of susceptible patients, resulting in conditions such as allergic …

Distinct Cohorts of Aspergillus fumigatus Transcription Factors Are Required for Epithelial Damage Occurring via Contact- or Soluble Effector-Mediated Mechanisms

S Rahman, N van Rhijn, P Papastamoulis… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Damage to the lung epithelium is a unifying feature of disease caused by the saprophytic
fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. However, the mechanistic basis and the regulatory control of …

A series of pyrimidine-based antifungals with anti-mold activity disrupt ER function in Aspergillus fumigatus

MT Kelty, A Miron-Ocampo, SR Beattie - Microbiology spectrum, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Fungal infections are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality among
immunocompromised populations. Moreover, fungal disease caused by molds are difficult to …

Epithelial uptake of Aspergillus fumigatus drives efficient fungal clearance in vivo and is aberrant in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

M Bertuzzi, GJ Howell, DD Thomson, R Fortune-Grant… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Hundreds of spores of the common mould A spergillus f umigatus (Af) are inhaled daily by
human beings, representing a constant, often fatal, threat to our respiratory health. The small …

Epithelial uptake leads to fungal killing in vivo and is aberrant in COPD-derived epithelial cells

M Bertuzzi, GJ Howell, DD Thomson, R Fortune-Grant… - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
Hundreds of spores of Aspergillus fumigatus (Af) are inhaled daily by human beings,
representing a constant, possibly fatal, threat to respiratory health. The small size of Af …

Evaluation of interleukin-8 levels in the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with haematological malignancies

L Şensoy, A Atilla, YT Güllü, D Gür Vural… - Medical …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
This study aimed to determine the level of interleukin (IL)-8 in diagnosing of invasive
pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA). We conducted this study with 50 controls and 25 IPA patients …