Neutrophilic inflammation in asthma and association with disease severity

A Ray, JK Kolls - Trends in immunology, 2017 - cell.com
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. While the local infiltration of
eosinophils and mast cells, and their role in the disease have long been recognized …

Regulatory circuitry governing fungal development, drug resistance, and disease

RS Shapiro, N Robbins, LE Cowen - Microbiology and molecular …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pathogenic fungi have become a leading cause of human mortality due to the increasing
frequency of fungal infections in immunocompromised populations and the limited …

Effect of air pollution on the total bacteria and pathogenic bacteria in different sizes of particulate matter

H Liu, X Zhang, H Zhang, X Yao, M Zhou, J Wang… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
In recent years, air pollution events have occurred frequently in China during the winter.
Most studies have focused on the physical and chemical composition of polluted air. Some …

Fungal allergy in asthma–state of the art and research needs

DW Denning, C Pashley, D Hartl, A Wardlaw… - Clinical and translational …, 2014 - Springer
Sensitization to fungi and long term or uncontrolled fungal infection are associated with poor
control of asthma, the likelihood of more severe disease and complications such as …

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 …

Production of Extracellular Traps against Aspergillus fumigatus In Vitro and in Infected Lung Tissue Is Dependent on Invading Neutrophils and Influenced by …

S Bruns, O Kniemeyer, M Hasenberg… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Aspergillus fumigatus is the most important airborne fungal pathogen causing life-
threatening infections in immunocompromised patients. Macrophages and neutrophils are …

Aspergillus Galactosaminogalactan Mediates Adherence to Host Constituents and Conceals Hyphal β-Glucan from the Immune System

FN Gravelat, A Beauvais, H Liu, MJ Lee… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Aspergillus fumigatus is the most common cause of invasive mold disease in humans. The
mechanisms underlying the adherence of this mold to host cells and macromolecules have …

Infectious diseases in allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation: prevention and prophylaxis strategy guidelines 2016

AJ Ullmann, M Schmidt-Hieber, H Bertz, WJ Heinz… - Annals of …, 2016 - Springer
Infectious complications after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT)
remain a clinical challenge. This is a guideline provided by the AGIHO (Infectious Diseases …

Aspergillus fumigatus Stimulates the NLRP3 Inflammasome through a Pathway Requiring ROS Production and the Syk Tyrosine Kinase

N Saïd-Sadier, E Padilla, G Langsley, DM Ojcius - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a life-threatening disease that occurs in immunodepressed
patients when infected with Aspergillus fumigatus. This fungus is the second most-common …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal model systems and the elucidation of pathogenicity determinants

E Perez-Nadales, MFA Nogueira, C Baldin… - Fungal genetics and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Fungi have the capacity to cause devastating diseases of both plants and animals, causing
significant harvest losses that threaten food security and human mycoses with high mortality …