The Role of B-Cells and Antibodies against Candida Vaccine Antigens in Invasive Candidiasis

M Shukla, P Chandley, S Rohatgi - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Systemic candidiasis is an invasive fungal infection caused by members of the genus
Candida. The recent emergence of antifungal drug resistance and increased incidences of …

Surfomics: shaving live organisms for a fast proteomic identification of surface proteins

A Olaya-Abril, I Jiménez-Munguía, L Gómez-Gascón… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Surface proteins play a critical role in the interaction between cells and their environment, as
they take part in processes like signaling, adhesion, transport, etc. In pathogenic …

Compositional and immunobiological analyses of extracellular vesicles released by Candida albicans

G Vargas, JDB Rocha, DL Oliveira… - Cellular …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The release of extracellular vesicles (EV) by fungal organisms is considered an alternative
transport mechanism to trans‐cell wall passage of macromolecules. Previous studies have …

Mucosal damage and neutropenia are required for Candida albicans dissemination

AY Koh, JR Köhler, KT Coggshall… - PLoS …, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Candida albicans fungemia in cancer patients is thought to develop from initial
gastrointestinal (GI) colonization with subsequent translocation into the bloodstream after …

Sequential fractionation and two-dimensional gel analysis unravels the complexity of the dimorphic fungus Candida albicans cell wall proteome

A Pitarch, M Sánchez, C Nombela, C Gil - Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, 2002 - ASBMB
The cell wall proteins of Candida albicans play a key role in morphogenesis and
pathogenesis and might be potential target sites for new specific antifungal drugs. However …

Genome plasticity in Candida albicans is driven by long repeat sequences

RT Todd, TD Wikoff, A Forche, A Selmecki - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Genome rearrangements resulting in copy number variation (CNV) and loss of
heterozygosity (LOH) are frequently observed during the somatic evolution of cancer and …

Preclinical assessment of the efficacy of mycograb, a human recombinant antibody against fungal HSP90

RC Matthews, G Rigg, S Hodgetts… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Mycograb (Neu Tec Pharma plc) is a human genetically recombinant antibody
against fungal heat shock protein 90 (HSP90). Antibody to HSP90 is closely associated with …

Stage‐specific gene expression of Candida albicans in human blood

C Fradin, M Kretschmar, T Nichterlein… - Molecular …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The pathogenic fungus Candida albicans commonly causes mucosal surface infections. In
immunocompromised patients, C. albicans may penetrate into deeper tissue, enter the …

Identification of T helper (Th)1- and Th2-associated antigens of Cryptococcus neoformans in a murine model of pulmonary infection

C Firacative, AE Gressler, K Schubert, B Schulze… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Cryptococcosis, caused by Cryptococcus neoformans, has been demonstrated to be
controlled by T helper (Th) 1 cells while Th2 cells are associated with fungal growth and …

Proteomics‐based identification of novel Candida albicans antigens for diagnosis of systemic candidiasis in patients with underlying hematological malignancies

A Pitarch, J Abian, M Carrascal, M Sánchez… - …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Systemic candidiasis remains a major cause of disease and death, particularly among
patients suffering from hematological malignancies. In an attempt to contribute to the …