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 …

Because of the difficulties of recognizing allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) in
the context of cystic fibrosis (because of overlapping clinical, radiographic, microbiologic …

Fungal allergy including allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis, bronchial asthma, and allergic
bronchopulmonary mycoses results from exposure to spores. In this review we have dealt …

In recent years it has become evident that the structural polysaccharide chitin is synthesized
from a family of enzymes encoded by multiple CHS chitin synthase genes, and regulated by …

Aspergillus fumigatus, an opportunistic fungal pathogen, causes multiple allergic and non-
allergic airway diseases. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is a nonallergic, life …

Pulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans infection of C57BL/6 mice is an established model of
a chronic pulmonary fungal infection accompanied by an “allergic” response (T2) to the …

Pulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans infection of C57BL/6 mice is an established model of
an allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis that has also been used to test a number of …

Aspergillus is a spore-forming fungus that can be found in warm or cold environments,
indoors and outdoors. It is thermotolerant (grows at 15 C–53 C) and can thrive in the human …

Conidia of Aspergillus fumigatus are inhaled by humans on daily basis. As a consequence,
these conidia can cause infections that differ in severity ranging from allergic …

The production of chemokines at the site of a fungal infection is critical for effective
recruitment of leukocytes to that site. Over 40 chemokines and 20 chemokine receptors have …