Fungi can cause disease in humans, from mucocutaneous to life-threatening systemic
infections. Initiation of antifungal immunity involves fungal recognition by pattern recognition …

Neutrophils, the most copious leukocytes in human blood, play critical role in tumorigenesis,
cancer progression and immune suppression. Recently, neutrophils have attracted attention …

Here, we sought to explore the underlying role of interleukin (IL)-8 in neutrophil extracellular
traps (NETs) formation during atherosclerosis (AS). The concentration of pro-inflammatory …

We previously reported that administration of Cryptococcus neoformans Δsgl1 mutant
vaccine, accumulating sterylglucosides (SGs) and having normal capsule (GXM), protects …

The host immune response is critical in Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). Immunocompetent
hosts can eliminate the fungus without symptoms, while immunodeficient hosts develop PCP …

Pneumocystis is a ubiquitous atypical fungus that is distributed globally. The genus
comprises morphologically similar but genetically heterogeneous species that have co …

Pneumocystis is an unusual, opportunistic fungal pathogen capable of causing
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in immunocompromised hosts. Although PCP was …

T cell responses play critical roles in host adaptive immunity against Pneumocystis.
However, the dynamics and diversity of the T cell immune repertoire in human …

The pleiotropic cytokine IL-9 signals to target cells by binding to a heterodimeric receptor
consisting of the unique subunit IL-9R and the common subunit γ-chain shared by multiple …

Background The early detection of psoriatic arthritis (PSA) poses a challenge to
rheumatologists, even when their diagnosis is aided by sonography. In order to facilitate …