Interplay of cytokines and chemokines in Aspergillosis

J Shankar, R Thakur, KV Clemons, DA Stevens - Journal of Fungi, 2024 - mdpi.com
Aspergillosis is a fungal infection caused by various species of Aspergillus, most notably A.
fumigatus. This fungus causes a spectrum of diseases, including allergic bronchopulmonary …

Role of microglia in fungal infections of the central nervous system

GW Koutsouras, RL Ramos, LR Martinez - Virulence, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Most fungi are capable of disseminating into the central nervous system (CNS) commonly
being observed in immunocompromised hosts. Microglia play a critical role in responding to …

Cytokines induce effector T-helper cells during invasive aspergillosis; what we have learned about T-helper cells?

R Thakur, R Anand, S Tiwari, AP Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Invasive aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus species (Aspergillus fumigatus, A. flavus, and
A. terreus) is life-threatening infections in immunocompromised patients. Understanding the …

[HTML][HTML] Accelerating the understanding of Aspergillus terreus: Epidemiology, physiology, immunology and advances

R Thakur, SK Shishodia, A Sharma, A Chauhan… - Current Research in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aspergillus species encompass a variety of infections, ranging from invasive aspergillosis to
allergic conditions, contingent upon the immune status of the host. In this spectrum …

Neuroimmune responses in a new experimental animal model of cerebral aspergillosis

BN Sullivan, MA Baggett, C Guillory, MJ Jones… - Mbio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Exposure of immunosuppressed individuals to the opportunistic fungal pathogen Aspergillus
fumigatus may result in invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA), which can lead to the …

RNA-Seq Profile Reveals Th-1 and Th-17-Type of Immune Responses in Mice Infected Systemically with Aspergillus fumigatus

J Shankar, GC Cerqueira, JR Wortman, KV Clemons… - Mycopathologia, 2018 - Springer
With the increasing numbers of immunocompromised hosts, Aspergillus fumigatus emerges
as a lethal opportunistic fungal pathogen. Understanding innate and acquired immunity …

In silico Analysis Revealed High-risk Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Human Pentraxin-3 Gene and their Impact on Innate Immune Response against Microbial …

R Thakur, J Shankar - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) protein is an evolutionary conserved protein that acts as a soluble
pattern-recognition receptor for pathogens and plays important role in innate immune …

Neutrophil-mediated and low density lipoprotein receptor-mediated dual-targeting nanoformulation enhances brain accumulation of scutellarin and exerts …

Y Dang, C An, Y Li, D Han, X Liu, F Zhang, Y Xu… - RSC …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Delivery of poorly permeable drugs across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a great challenge
in the treatment of ischemic stroke. In order to construct a suitable delivery system for this …

Evaluation of 2-[18F]-Fluorodeoxysorbitol PET Imaging in Preclinical Models of Aspergillus Infection

J Lai, S Shah, R Knight, N Martinez-Orengo, R Patel… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Despite increasing associated mortality and morbidity, the diagnosis of fungal infections,
especially with Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus), remains challenging. Based on known …

Neutrophil affinity for PGP and HAIYPRH (T7) peptide dual-ligand functionalized nanoformulation enhances the brain delivery of tanshinone IIA and exerts …

Y Li, C An, D Han, Y Dang, X Liu, F Zhang… - New Journal of …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
A great challenge to the therapy of ischemic stroke is the poor physicochemical properties
and inability of the drug to cross the blood–brain barrier (BBB). In order to overcome these …