Aspergillus fumigatus-induced early inflammatory response in pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells: Role of p38 MAPK and inhibition by silibinin

J Song, W Pan, Y Sun, J Han, W Shi, W Liao - International …, 2017 - Elsevier
Human invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is a serious infectious disease mainly caused
by Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus). Pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells …

Aspergillus fumigatus Stimulates Leukocyte Adhesion Molecules and Cytokine Production by Endothelial Cells In Vitro and during Invasive Pulmonary Disease

LY Chiang, DC Sheppard, FN Gravelat… - Infection and …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
Invasive aspergillosis is characterized by hyphal invasion of the blood vessels, which
contributes to the pathogenesis of this disease. During this angioinvasion, Aspergillus …

Interleukin‐12 and interleukin‐2 alone or in combination against the infection in invasive pulmonary aspergillosis mouse model

CR Zhang, JC Lin, WM Xu, M Li, HS Ye, WL Cui… - Mycoses, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aspergillus fumigatus is an intracellular opportunistic fungus causing invasive pulmonary
mycosis, characterised by hyphal invasion and destruction of pulmonary tissue. Th1 …

Use of a human small airway epithelial cell line to study the interactions of Aspergillus fumigatus with pulmonary epithelial cells

H Liu, J Lin, QT Phan, FN Gravelat, DC Sheppard… - Msphere, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
During the initiation of invasive aspergillosis, inhaled Aspergillus fumigatus conidia are
deposited on the epithelial cells lining the bronchi, terminal bronchioles, and alveoli. While …

Aspergillus fumigatus Induces the Release of IL-8 and MCP-1 by Activating Nuclear Transcription Through Dectin-1 and CR3 Receptors in Alveolar Epithelial Cells

Y Liu, Z Li, S Wang, C Zhang, L Han, Q Sun, X Han - Current Microbiology, 2021 - Springer
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis induced by the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus is
one of the common fatal complications in immunocompromised patients. Lung epithelial …

Virulence capacity of different Aspergillus species from invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

B Chen, G Qian, Z Yang, N Zhang, Y Jiang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The opportunistic filamentous fungus Aspergillus causes invasive pulmonary
aspergillosis (IPA) that often turns into a fatal infection in immunocompromised hosts …

Aspergillus fumigatus germ tube growth and not conidia ingestion induces expression of inflammatory mediator genes in the human lung epithelial cell line A549

AP Bellanger, L Millon, K Khoufache… - Journal of Medical …, 2009 - microbiologyresearch.org
Inhalation of conidia is the main cause of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) and the
respiratory epithelium is the first line of defence. To explore the triggering factor for the …

Interaction of Aspergillus fumigatus with the alveolar macrophage

M Dubourdeau, R Athman, V Balloy, B Philippe… - Medical …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Aspergillus fumigatus is a human pathogen, able to cause invasive aspergillosis in
immunosuppressed patients. In the immunocompetent situation inhaled conidia are easily …

Aspergillus fumigatus-induced interleukin-8 synthesis by respiratory epithelial cells is controlled by the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, p38 MAPK, and ERK1/2 …

V Balloy, JM Sallenave, Y Wu, L Touqui… - Journal of biological …, 2008 - ASBMB
Previous studies have established that phagocytes are key cells of the pulmonary innate
immune defense against A. fumigatus, an opportunistic fungus responsible of invasive …

IL-1α and IL-1β play non-redundant roles in limiting in vivo Aspergillus fumigatus pulmonary growth (P3092)

J Obar, M Lehmann, A Caffrey, C Watschke… - The Journal of …, 2013 - journals.aai.org
Aspergillus fumigatus is a mold that causes severe pulmonary infections in humans, such as
invasive pulmonary Aspergillosis (IPA). Currently, our knowledge of how A. fumigatus …