Aspergillus fumigatus is one of the most ubiquitous of the airborne saprophytic fungi.
Humans and animals constantly inhale numerous conidia of this fungus. The conidia are …

Due to expansion of the population of itnmuno-compromised hosts and intensification of
medical treatments during the last three decades, the fre-quency of opportunistic fungal …

A strategy to achieve regular and long lasting organ and tissue allografts without using
immunosuppressants and/or irradiation has been established for mice. One hundred …

To investigate the possible use of immunomodulators as coadjuvants in the treatment of
chronic schistosomiasis, the study described in the present report evaluated the effects of …

Murine peritoneal macrophages in vitro could kill Aspergillus fumigatus conidia, and this
activity could be suppressed with dexamethasone. Treatment with granulocyte/macrophage …

Infiltration of antigen-specific CD4+ T cells and production of interleukin (IL)-5 in
inflammatory regions play a central role in antigen-induced pulmonary eosinophilia …

Asthma is clinically characterized as a disease manifested as reversible or mostly reversible
bronchial obstruction with cough and wheeze accompanied by hyperresponsiveness of the …