Microbiota in vaginal health and pathogenesis of recurrent vulvovaginal infections: a critical review

N Kalia, J Singh, M Kaur - Annals of clinical microbiology and …, 2020 - Springer
Recurrent vulvovaginal infections (RVVI) has not only become an epidemiological and
clinical problem but also include large social and psychological consequences …

Genetic variants of dectin-1 and their antifungal immunity impact in hematologic malignancies: a comprehensive systematic review

M Aghaei, R Khademi, MAJ Far, SS Bahreiny… - Current Research in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Fungal infections pose a significant threat to individuals with hematologic
malignancies due to compromised immune systems. Dectin-1, a pivotal pattern recognition …

The role of dectin-1 in health and disease

N Kalia, J Singh, M Kaur - Immunobiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Dendritic cell-associated C-type lectin-1 (Dectin-1), also known as β-glucan receptor is an
emerging pattern recognition receptor (PRR) which belongs to the family of C-type lectin …

Selective neuronal degeneration in MATR3 S85C knock-in mouse model of early-stage ALS

CS Kao, R van Bruggen, JR Kim, XXL Chen… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract A missense mutation, S85C, in the MATR3 gene is a genetic cause for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS). It is unclear how the S85C mutation affects MATR3 function and …

Interactions between Candida albicans and the resident microbiota

H Li, M Miao, C Jia, Y Cao, T Yan, Y Jiang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Candida albicans is a prevalent, opportunistic human fungal pathogen. It usually dwells in
the human body as a commensal, however, once in its pathogenic state, it causes diseases …

Immunopathology of recurrent vulvovaginal infections: new aspects and research directions

N Kalia, J Singh, M Kaur - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Recurrent vulvovaginal infections (RVVI), a devastating group of mucosal infection, are
severely affecting women's quality of life. Our understanding of the vaginal defense …

Advances in understanding human genetic variations that influence innate immunity to fungi

RM Merkhofer, BS Klein - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Fungi are ubiquitous. Yet, despite our frequent exposure to commensal fungi of the normal
mammalian microbiota and environmental fungi, serious, systemic fungal infections are rare …

SNPs in 3′-UTR region of MBL2 increases susceptibility to recurrent vulvovaginal infections by altering sMBL levels

N Kalia, J Singh, S Sharma, M Kaur - Immunobiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Recurrent vulvovaginal infections (RVVI), owing to their adverse health consequences, have
become a serious dilemma worldwide. Low serum levels of Mannose-Binding Lectin …

Impact of SNPs interplay across the locus of MBL2, between MBL and Dectin-1 gene, on women's risk of developing recurrent vulvovaginal infections

N Kalia, J Singh, S Sharma, M Kaur - Cell & bioscience, 2019 - Springer
Background Human mannose binding lectin (MBL) and dendritic cell-associated C-type
lectin-1 (Dectin-1) are the two prototypical PRRs of innate immunity, whose direct role in …

[PDF][PDF] Clinical Immunology Communications

A Iwai - Clinical Immunology, 2025 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT β-glucans consisting of β-(1, 3)-linked glucose as the main chain (hereafter
simply called “β-glucan”) are suggested to have the potential for many beneficial effects on …