Immunopathogenesis of oropharyngeal candidiasis in human immunodeficiency virus infection

L de Repentigny, D Lewandowski… - Clinical microbiology …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
Oropharyngeal and esophageal candidiases remain significant causes of morbidity in
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, despite the dramatic ability of …

Immunity to Candida

PL Fidel Jr - Oral diseases, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Candida species are commensal fungal organisms as well as opportunistic pathogens of
mucosal tissues. From the commensal relationship, most healthy individuals have …

Candida-Host Interactions in HIV Disease: Relationships in Oropharyngeal Candidiasis

PL Fidel Jr - Advances in dental research, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
Oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) caused by the commensal organism, Candida albicans, is
the most common oral infection in HIV disease. Although cell-mediated immunity (CMI) by …

Distinct protective host defenses against oral and vaginal candidiasis

PLF Jr - Medical mycology, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Oral and vaginal candidiasis are the two most common forms of opportunistic fungal
infections. However, the prevalence of each can be quite variable depending on the immune …

Generation of a multipathogen-specific T-cell product for adoptive immunotherapy based on activation-dependent expression of CD154

N Khanna, C Stuehler, B Conrad… - Blood, The Journal …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
Viral and fungal infections remain a leading cause of mortality in patients after hematopoietic
stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Adoptive transfer of multipathogen-specific T cells is …

Elevated aspartic proteinase secretion and experimental pathogenicity of Candida albicans isolates from oral cavities of subjects infected with human …

F De Bernardis, P Chiani, M Ciccozzi… - Infection and …, 1996 - Am Soc Microbiol
Isolates of Candida albicans from the oral cavities of subjects at different stages of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or uninfected controls were examined for (i) …

Mannoproteins from Cryptococcus neoformans Promote Dendritic Cell Maturation and Activation

D Pietrella, C Corbucci, S Perito, G Bistoni… - Infection and …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Our previous data show that mannoproteins (MPs) from Cryptococcus neoformans are able
to induce protective responses against both C. neoformans and Candida albicans. Here we …

T helper cell type 1 (Th1)-and Th2-like responses are present in mice with gastric candidiasis but protective immunity is associated with Th1 development

E Cenci, A Mencacci, R Spaccapelo… - Journal of Infectious …, 1995 - academic.oup.com
The relative contributions of local T helper cell type 1 (Th1)-and Th2-like responses to the
course of primary and secondary gastrointestinal (GI) candidiasis were examined in adult …

Oral candidosis in HIV-infected patients

H Egusa, NS Soysa, AN Ellepola, H Yatani… - Current HIV …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Oral candidosis (syn. Oral candidiasis; OC), is a collective term given to a group of oral
mucosal disorders caused by the fugal pathogen belonging to the genus Candida. The …

Antiretroviral Therapy with Protease Inhibitors Has an Early, Immune Reconstitution–Independent Beneficial Effect on Candida Virulence and Oral Candidiasis in …

A Cassone, E Tacconelli, F De Bernardis… - The Journal of …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Highly active antiretroviral therapies (HAARTs) that contain human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) protease inhibitors (PIs) or nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) …