Most of our knowledge concerning the virulence determinants of pathogenic fungicomes
from the infected host, mainly from animal models and more recently from in vitro studies …

The immune mechanisms that recognize inhaled Aspergillus fumigatus conidia to promote
their elimination from the lungs are incompletely understood. FleA is a lectin expressed by …

Environmental fungi are globally ubiquitous and human exposure is near universal.
However, relatively few fungal species are capable of infecting humans, and among fungi …

Increased and changed deposition of extracellular matrix proteins is a key feature of airway
wall remodeling in obstructive pulmonary diseases, including asthma and chronic …

Aspergillus is a ubiquitous fungus. It is commonly isolated as an upper respiratory tract
saprophyte and is the most frequent contaminant in laboratory specimens. Because species …

This review provides an overview of several molecular and cellular approaches that are
likely to supply insights into the host-fungus interaction. Fungi present intra-and/or …

Adhesion to extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins plays a crucial role in invasive fungal
diseases. ECM proteins bind to the surface of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis yeast cells in …

Aspergillus fumigatus, an opportunistic fungal pathogen, infects the human host via
inhalation of airborne conidia. Adhesion of fungal conidia, to host cells and extracellular …

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 …

Pneumonia is the commonest nosocomial infection complicating hospital stay, with both non-
ventilated hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) …