Both Th1 and Th2 Cytokines Affect the Ability of Monoclonal Antibodies To Protect Mice against Cryptococcus neoformans

DO Beenhouwer, S Shapiro, M Feldmesser… - Infection and …, 2001 - Am Soc Microbiol
Variable-region-identical mouse immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1), IgG2b, and IgG2a monoclonal
antibodies to the capsular polysaccharide of Cryptococcus neoformans prolong the lives of …

Immunoglobulin G3 blocking antibodies to the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans.

G Nussbaum, RR Yuan, A Casadevall… - The Journal of …, 1996 - rupress.org
Vaccination and infection can elicit protective and nonprotective antibodies to the fungus
Cryptococcus neoformans in mice. The effect of nonprotective antibodies on host defense is …

Immunoglobulin G Monoclonal Antibodies to Cryptococcus neoformans Protect Mice Deficient in Complement Component C3

S Shapiro, DO Beenhouwer, M Feldmesser… - Infection and …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
Passive administration of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to the capsular polysaccharide of
Cryptococcus neoformans can alter the course of infection in mice. In a murine model of …

Antibodies to Cryptococcus neoformans glucuronoxylomannan enhance antifungal activity of murine macrophages

S Mukherjee, SC Lee, A Casadevall - Infection and immunity, 1995 - Am Soc Microbiol
Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to the capsular polysaccharide of the pathogenic fungus
Cryptococcus neoformans can prolong survival and decrease organ fungal burden in …

[HTML][HTML] Protective immunity against Cryptococcus neoformans infection

J Schop - McGill Journal of Medicine: MJM, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cryptococcus neoformans, the etiological agent of cryptococcosis, is an occasional
opportunistic fungal pathogen of immune competent individuals. However, it is a relatively …

T cells cooperate with passive antibody to modify Cryptococcus neoformans infection in mice

RR Yuan, A Casadevall, J Oh… - Proceedings of the …, 1997 - National Acad Sciences
Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated fungus that is a major cause of meningitis in
patients with AIDS. In immunocompetent mice, administration of IgG1 mAb protects against …

Cryptococcal capsular polysaccharide-induced modulation of murine immune responses

JF Breen, IC Lee, FR Vogel, H Friedman - Infection and Immunity, 1982 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cryptococcus neoformans, an opportunistic fungal pathogen, often causes serious and life-
threatening infections in immunocompromised hosts as well as in normal individuals. In the …

Protective murine monoclonal antibodies to Cryptococcus neoformans

J Mukherjee, MD Scharff, A Casadevall - Infection and immunity, 1992 - Am Soc Microbiol
Several murine monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) specific for the capsular
glucuronoxylomannan of Cryptococcus neoformans were studied for their capacity to confer …

Cryptococcus neoformans: paradigm for the role of antibody immunity against fungi?

LA Pirofski, A Casadevall - Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, 1996 - Elsevier
Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated fungus that is a frequent cause of
lifethreatening infections in patients with AIDS. C. neoformans has many similarities with …

Role of Interleukin-4 in Resistance to Cryptococcus neoformans Infection

R Blackstock, JW Murphy - American journal of respiratory cell and …, 2004 - atsjournals.org
The role of interleukin (IL)-4 in cryptococcal disease was studied in IL-4 knockout (IL-4KO)
and wild-type (WT) mice infected with Cryptococcus neoformans isolates that vary widely in …