Despite the strong interest in the NK cell-mediated immunity toward malignant cells and
viruses, there is a relative lack of data on the interplay between NK cells and filamentous …

Invasive fungal infections are still an important cause of morbidity and mortality in
immunocompromised patients such as patients suffering from hematological malignancies …

Invasive aspergillosis is among the most common human fungal infections and occurs in
patients with severe and complex defects in immune responses. NK cells have previously …

As a result of improved experimental methodologies and a better understanding of the
immune system, there is increasing insight into the antifungal activity of natural killer (NK) …

Because natural killer (NK) cells kill tumor cells and combat infections, there is growing
interest in adoptively transferring NK cells to hematopoietic stem cell recipients …

Background. Natural killer (NK) cells are innate lymphocytes with potent cytotoxic activity.
Whereas activity of NK cells has been demonstrated against the fungal pathogens …

Besides their role in fighting viral infection and tumor resistance, recent studies have shown
that NK cells also participate in the immune response against other infectious diseases. The …

Aspergillus (A.) fumigatus is an opportunistic fungal mold inducing invasive aspergillosis (IA)
in immunocompromised patients. Although antifungal activity of human natural killer (NK) …

The potential of recombinant human interleukin-12 (IL-12) to enhance the capacity of human
monocytes (MNC) to elicit an oxidative burst and damage hyphae of Aspergillus fumigatus …

Little is known regarding the role of NK cells during primary and secondary disseminated
Candida albicans infection. We assessed the role of NK cells for host defense against …