Monocyte recruitment during infection and inflammation

C Shi, EG Pamer - Nature reviews immunology, 2011 - nature.com
Monocytes originate from progenitors in the bone marrow and traffic via the bloodstream to
peripheral tissues. During both homeostasis and inflammation, circulating monocytes leave …

[HTML][HTML] Aspergillus fumigatus—What Makes the Species a Ubiquitous Human Fungal Pathogen?

KJ Kwon-Chung, JA Sugui - PLoS pathogens, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Aspergillus fumigatus, the major cause of life threatening invasive aspergillosis (IA), is a
ubiquitous saprophytic fungus to which humans are exposed daily in most parts of the world …

[HTML][HTML] IRF4 transcription factor-dependent CD11b+ dendritic cells in human and mouse control mucosal IL-17 cytokine responses

A Schlitzer, N McGovern, P Teo, T Zelante, K Atarashi… - Immunity, 2013 - cell.com
Mouse and human dendritic cells (DCs) are composed of functionally specialized subsets,
but precise interspecies correlation is currently incomplete. Here, we showed that murine …

Aspergillus fumigatus and related species

JA Sugui, KJ Kwon-Chung… - Cold Spring …, 2015 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
The genus Aspergillus contains etiologic agents of aspergillosis. The clinical manifestations
of the disease range from allergic reaction to invasive pulmonary infection. Among the …

What makes Aspergillus fumigatus a successful pathogen? Genes and molecules involved in invasive aspergillosis

A Abad, JV Fernández-Molina, J Bikandi… - Revista iberoamericana …, 2010 - Elsevier
Aspergillus fumigatus is an opportunistic pathogen that causes 90% of invasive aspergillosis
(IA) due to Aspergillus genus, with a 50–95% mortality rate. It has been postulated that …

The role of acute and chronic respiratory colonization and infections in the pathogenesis of COPD

JM Leung, PY Tiew, M Mac Aogáin, KF Budden… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT COPD is a major global concern, increasingly so in the context of ageing
populations. The role of infections in disease pathogenesis and progression is known to be …

Production of nanoparticles using organisms

H Korbekandi, S Iravani, S Abbasi - Critical reviews in …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Recent developments in the biosynthesis of nanomaterials have demonstrated the important
role of biological systems and microorganisms in nanoscience and nanotechnology. These …

Aspergillus and aspergilloses in wild and domestic animals: a global health concern with parallels to human disease

S Seyedmousavi, J Guillot, P Arné… - Medical …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The importance of aspergillosis in humans and various animal species has increased over
the last decades. Aspergillus species are found worldwide in humans and in almost all …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammatory monocytes facilitate adaptive CD4 T cell responses during respiratory fungal infection

TM Hohl, A Rivera, L Lipuma, A Gallegos, C Shi… - Cell host & …, 2009 - cell.com
Aspergillus fumigatus, a ubiquitous fungus, causes invasive disease in
immunocompromised humans. Although monocytes and antigen-specific CD4 T cells …

Molecular Mechanisms of Conidial Germination in Aspergillus spp

TJH Baltussen, J Zoll, PE Verweij… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Aspergilli produce conidia for reproduction or to survive hostile conditions, and they are
highly effective in the distribution of conidia through the environment. In …