A review of innate and adaptive immunity to coccidioidomycosis

CY Hung, AP Hsu, SM Holland, J Fierer - Medical mycology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Coccidioidomycosis is a human fungal disease cause by inhalation of aerosol spores
produced by Coccidioides posadasii or Coccidioides immitis. This disease is a common …

The Rise of Coccidioides: Forces Against the Dust Devil Unleashed

MCC Van Dyke, GR Thompson 3rd… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) is a fungal disease caused by the inhalation of
Coccidioides posadasii or C. immitis. This neglected disease occurs in the desert areas of …

β-Glucan microparticles are good candidates for mucosal antigen delivery in oral vaccination

R De Smet, T Demoor, S Verschuere, M Dullaers… - Journal of controlled …, 2013 - Elsevier
Continuously improving the developmental process and the efficacy of oral vaccines is
essential in the fight against intestinal pathogens. A promising strategy for vaccination …

Characterization of multilayered nanoparticles encapsulated in yeast cell wall particles for DNA delivery

ER Soto, GR Ostroff - Bioconjugate chemistry, 2008 - ACS Publications
Nonviral gene delivery technologies have been developed using layer-by-layer self-
assembly of nanomaterials held together by electrostatic interactions in order to provide …

Relative contributions of dectin-1 and complement to immune responses to particulate β-glucans

H Huang, GR Ostroff, CK Lee, S Agarwal… - The Journal of …, 2012 - journals.aai.org
Abstract Glucan particles (GPs) are Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell walls chemically
extracted so they are composed primarily of particulate β-1, 3-d-glucans. GPs are …

Comparison of the potency of a variety of β-glucans to induce cytokine production in human whole blood

I Noss, G Doekes, PS Thorne, DJJ Heederik… - Innate …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
β-Glucans are components of fungal cell walls and potent stimulants of innate immunity. The
majority of research on biological activities of glucans has focused on β-(1→ 3)-glucans …

Recent advances in oral vaccine development: Yeast-derived β-glucan particles

R De Smet, L Allais, CA Cuvelier - Human vaccines & …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Oral vaccination is the most challenging vaccination method due to the administration route.
However, oral vaccination has socio-economic benefits and provides the possibility of …

Prospect of yeast probiotic inclusion enhances livestock feeds utilization and performance: An overview

MMM Elghandour, SH Abu Hafsa, JW Cone… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
An important aspect of live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) inclusion in the diets of
ruminants is improved animal productivity. Inclusion of yeasts in ruminant diets may alter …

Glucan and mannan—two peas in a pod

TA Korolenko, NP Bgatova, V Vetvicka - International journal of molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, various polysaccharides isolated from algae, mushrooms, yeast, and
higher plants have attracted serious attention in the area of nutrition and medicine. The …

Glucan-chitin particles enhance Th17 response and improve protective efficacy of a multivalent antigen (rCpa1) against pulmonary Coccidioides posadasii infection

CY Hung, H Zhang, N Castro-Lopez… - Infection and …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Developing an effective and safe recombinant vaccine requires microbe-specific antigens
combined with an adjuvant/delivery system to strengthen protective immunity. In this study …