Fungal diseases represent an important paradigm in immunology, as they can result from
either a lack of recognition by the immune system or overactivation of the inflammatory …

The topic of immunity to fungal infections is of interest to a wide range of disciplines, from
microbiology to immunology. It is of particular interest in terms of therapy of HIV-infected …

Aspergillus fumigatus is an environmental filamentous fungus that can cause life-threatening
disease in immunocompromised individuals. The interactions between A. fumigatus and …

… IL-22 production in infection, we measured IL-22 production in ex vivo cultures of gastric
specimens exposed to a physiologically relevant concentration of IAld or to supernatants of L. …

Pentraxins are a superfamily of conserved proteins that are characterized by a cyclic multimeric
structure 1 . The classical short pentraxins, C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid …

Although inflammation is an essential component of the protective response to fungi, its
dysregulation may significantly worsen fungal diseases. We found here that the IL‐23/IL‐17 …

Disease tolerance is the ability of the host to reduce the effect of infection on host fitness.
Analysis of disease tolerance pathways could provide new approaches for treating infections …

The air we breathe is filled with thousands of fungal spores (conidia) per cubic metre, which
in certain composting environments can easily exceed 10 9 per cubic metre. They originate …

… However, IFN-γ was unable to mediate conversion of externally added l-tryptophan to l-kynurenine
by mononuclear phagocytes from p47 phox -/- mice, confirming that, in experimental …

In vitro studies have indicated the importance of Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling in
response to the fungal pathogens Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus. However, the …