Publications
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| development of igg antibodies to exophiala dermatitidis is associated with inflammatory responses in patients with cystic fibrosis. | the clinical importance of airway colonisation by the fungus exophiala dermatitidis in patients with cystic fibrosis (cf) is unclear. we have previously shown that e. dermatitidis frequently colonises the airways of patients with cf. the aims of the present study were to determine whether patients who are colonised by e. dermatitidis have detectable fungal antigens in the circulation, develop anti-fungal antibodies, and show signs of inflammation and impaired respiratory function. | 2014 | 24439251 |
| hsp90-dependent regulatory circuitry controlling temperature-dependent fungal development and virulence. | the pathogenic fungi candida albicans, aspergillus fumigatus, and cryptococcus neoformans are an increasing cause of human mortality, especially in immunocompromised populations. during colonization and adaptation to various host environments, these fungi undergo morphogenetic alterations that allow for survival within the host. one key environmental cue driving morphological changes is external temperature. the hsp90 chaperone protein provides one mechanism to link temperature with the signalli ... | 2014 | 24438186 |
| mesenchymal stromal cells mediate aspergillus hyphal extract-induced allergic airway inflammation by inhibition of the th17 signaling pathway. | systemic administration of mesenchymal stromal cells (mscs) suppresses airway inflammation and methacholine-induced airway hyper-responsiveness (ahr) in mouse models of t helper cell (th) type 2-mediated eosinophilic allergic airway inflammation (aai); however, the efficacy of mscs in mouse models of severe th17-mediated neutrophilic aai has not yet been demonstrated. we assessed msc effects in a mouse model of mixed th2/th17 aai produced by mucosal exposure to aspergillus fumigatus hyphal extra ... | 2014 | 24436442 |
| [allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: report of 3 cases]. | to improve the clinical knowledge on allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (abpa) combined with copd by report of cases. | 2013 | 24433801 |
| sternal osteomyelitis caused by aspergillus fumigatus following cardiac surgery: case and review. | postsurgical sternal wound infection is a serious post-operative complication of cardiac surgery. aspergillus infection of the sternum is extremely rare. we describe a case of sternal infection due to aspergillus in an immunocompetent patient following aortic valve replacement. | 2012 | 24432203 |
| primary laryngeal aspergillosis related to oral sex? a case report and review of the literature. | primary laryngeal aspergillosis is an extremely rare opportunistic infection, especially in an immunocompetent host. here we report a case of a 23-year-old female with a history of oral sex, which may be a suspected predisposing factor in this immunocompetent patient. | 2012 | 24432202 |
| environmental contamination by aspergillus spp. in laying hen farms and associated health risks for farm workers. | data on the occurrence and epidemiology of aspergillus spp. in laying hens farms are scant. with the aims of determining levels of airborne contamination in laying hen farms and evaluating the potential risk of infection for workers and animals, 57 air samples from 19 sheds (group i), 69 from faeces (group ii), 19 from poultry feedstuffs (group iii) and 60 from three anatomical sites (i.e. nostrils, pharynx, ears) of 20 farm workers (group iv) were cultured. the aspergillus spp. prevalence in sa ... | 2014 | 24430250 |
| the aspergillus fumigatus β-1,3-glucanosyltransferase gel7 plays a compensatory role in maintaining cell wall integrity under stress conditions. | aspergillus fumigatus is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes fatal invasive aspergillosis among immunocompromised patients. the cell wall β-1,3-glucan is mainly elongated by β-1,3-glucanosyltransferase gel family, which is vital for growth and virulence of a. fumigatus. although seven members of gels have been annotated, only gel1, gel2 and gel4 were characterized. in this study, the function of gel7 was analyzed for the first time, by constructing δgel7, δgel7δcwh41 and δgel1δgel7δcwh4 ... | 2014 | 24429506 |
| production of xylanases byaspergillus fumigatus andaspergillus oryzae on xylan-based media. | aspergillus fumigatus anda. oryzae were cultivated in laboratory fermenters on media containing xylan as the main carbon source.a. fumigatus produced xylanase on unsubstituted, insoluble beech xylan but growth and enzyme production on soluble xylo-oligosaccharides from the steaming of hardwood were poor due to the presence of inhibitors. an essential prerequisite for good xylanase production bya. fumigatus was decrease in the ph of the cultivation below 3.0 at higher ph values, the production of ... | 1993 | 24419846 |
| low cost single-step purification of endoglucanase from aspergillus fumigatus abk-9. | low cost agro-waste was used as adsorption support for single-step purification of endoglucanase from the culture filtrate of a. fumigatus abk-9. among various agro-waste substrates, 1% naoh pretreated rice bran was proved to be the best for adsorbing about 74.8 and 71.1% of endoglucanase at 4 degrees c and 10 degrees c respectively. langmuir type adsorption isotherm at 4 degrees c showed maximum adsorption of enzyme at ph 5.0, which was in the range of optimum ph of the enzyme. the rice bran co ... | 2013 | 24416930 |
| production of cellulases by thermophilic fungi grown on leptochloa fusca straw. | seven indigenous thermophilic fungi were screened for cellulase and xylanase production when grown on leptochloa fusca (kallar grass) straw. aspergillus fumigatus produced the highest activities of 0.4, 2.5, 3.5 and 0.14 u/ml of filter paper cellulase, cm-cellulase, xylanase and β-xylosidase, respectively. sporotrichum thermophile produced 0.47 β-glucosidase/ml. chaetomium thermophile, humicola grisea and torula thermophila had lower activities than the other thermophilic fungi. | 1995 | 24414665 |
| [cloning, expression and characterization of beta-glucosidase from aspergillus fumigatus]. | exploring new beta-glucosidase genes is of great importance to industrialize beta-glucosidase. the genomes of aspergillus fumigatus contain a bgl gene, which encodes a 65 kda putative beta-glucosidase. the bgl gene was cloned into an expression plasmid and transformed to escherichia coli bl21 (de3). the bgl was expressed upon induction of isopropyl beta-d-1-thiogalactopyranoside (iptg). the recombinant protein was purified by gst-tag affinity chromatography. the purified recombinant bgl was char ... | 2013 | 24409688 |
| identification and characterization of prokaryotic dipeptidyl-peptidase 5 from porphyromonas gingivalis. | porphyromonas gingivalis, a gram-negative asaccharolytic anaerobe, is a major causative organism of chronic periodontitis. because the bacterium utilizes amino acids as energy and carbon sources and incorporates them mainly as dipeptides, a wide variety of dipeptide production processes mediated by dipeptidyl-peptidases (dpps) should be beneficial for the organism. in the present study, we identified the fourth p. gingivalis enzyme, dpp5. in a dpp4-7-11-disrupted p. gingivalis atcc 33277, a dpp7 ... | 2014 | 24398682 |
| aspergillosis of bones and joints - a review from 2002 until today. | poor clinical outcome and complicated neurological complications illustrate the severity of bone and joint infections with aspergillus species. host predisposing conditions are immunosuppression, intravenous drug use, a variety of chronic underlying diseases and prior surgical interventions. nosocomial infections may originate from contaminated air ventilation systems or water pipes. most common causative pathogen is aspergillus fumigatus, followed by aspergillus flavus and aspergillus nidulans. ... | 2014 | 24397460 |
| identification of a key lysine residue in heat shock protein 90 required for azole and echinocandin resistance in aspergillus fumigatus. | heat shock protein 90 (hsp90) is an essential chaperone involved in the fungal stress response that can be harnessed as a novel antifungal target for the treatment of invasive aspergillosis. we previously showed that genetic repression of hsp90 reduced aspergillus fumigatus virulence and potentiated the effect of the echinocandin caspofungin. in this study, we sought to identify sites of posttranslational modifications (phosphorylation or acetylation) that are important for hsp90 function in a. ... | 2014 | 24395240 |
| macrophage reporter cell assay for screening immunopharmacological activity of cell wall-active antifungals. | antifungal exposure can elicit immunological effects that contribute to activity in vivo, but this activity is rarely screened in vitro in a fashion analogous to mic testing. we used raw 264.7 murine macrophages that express a secreted embryonic alkaline phosphatase (seap) gene induced by transcriptional activation of nf-κb and activator protein 1 (ap-1) to develop a screen for immunopharmacological activity of cell wall-active antifungal agents. isolates of candida albicans and aspergillus fumi ... | 2014 | 24395226 |
| anethole induces apoptotic cell death accompanied by reactive oxygen species production and dna fragmentation in aspergillus fumigatus and saccharomyces cerevisiae. | trans-anethole (anethole), a major component of anise oil, has a broad antimicrobial spectrum, and antimicrobial activity that is weaker than that of other antibiotics on the market. when combined with polygodial, nagilactone e, and n-dodecanol, anethole has been shown to possess significant synergistic antifungal activity against a budding yeast, saccharomyces cerevisiae, and a human opportunistic pathogenic yeast, candida albicans. however, the antifungal mechanism of anethole has not been com ... | 2014 | 24393541 |
| ecology drives the distribution of specialized tyrosine metabolism modules in fungi. | gene clusters encoding accessory or environmentally specialized metabolic pathways likely play a significant role in the evolution of fungal genomes. two such gene clusters encoding enzymes associated with the tyrosine metabolism pathway (kegg #00350) have been identified in the filamentous fungus aspergillus fumigatus. the l-tyrosine degradation (td) gene cluster encodes a functional module that facilitates breakdown of the phenolic amino acid, l-tyrosine through a homogentisate intermediate, b ... | 2014 | 24391152 |
| de novo design of non-coordinating indolones as potential inhibitors for lanosterol 14-α-demethylase (cyp51). | the development of antifungal drugs that inhibit lanosterol 14-α-demethylase (cyp51) via non-covalent ligand interactions is a strategy that is gaining importance. a series of novel tetraindol-4-one derivatives with 1- and 2-(2,4-substituted phenyl) side chains were designed and synthesized based on the structure of cyp51 and fluconazole. the antifungal activities of these derivatives against eight human pathogenic filamentous fungi and yeast strains were evaluated in vitro by measuring the mini ... | 2014 | 24390489 |
| incidence of non-candidal fungal infections in severe burn injury: an australian perspective. | infection remains the primary cause of morbidity and mortality in the burns patient population. while candidal infection in burns patients is well described, there is dearth of information regarding non-candidal fungal infections in this setting. | 2014 | 24380706 |
| nanodisk containing super aggregated amphotericin b: a high therapeutic index antifungal formulation with enhanced potency. | nanodisk-amphotericin b (nd-amb) is a protein-phospholipid bioparticle containing a "super aggregate" form of antifungal amb. while lipid-based formulations of amb, including liposomal amb (l-amb), are safer than the deoxycholate (doc) solubilized form (doc-amb), the potency of lipid-based formulations is attenuated. we have developed an amb-based therapy that is both well tolerated and fully efficacious. | 2013 | 24379661 |
| eosinophil deficiency compromises lung defense against aspergillus fumigatus. | exposure to the mold aspergillus fumigatus may result in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis, or invasive aspergillosis (ia), depending on the host's immune status. neutrophil deficiency is the predominant risk factor for the development of ia, the most life-threatening condition associated with a. fumigatus exposure. here we demonstrate that in addition to neutrophils, eosinophils are an important contributor to the clearance of a. fumigatus from ... | 2014 | 24379296 |
| estimation of flavoniods, antimicrobial, antitumor and anticancer activity of carissa opaca fruits. | carissa opaca stapf ex hanes fruits is traditionally used in the treatment of asthma, hepatitis and microbial infections. the present study was arranged to investigate the antimicrobial, cytotoxic and antitumor activity of various fractions of c. opaca extract and its bioactive metabolites responsible for that activity. | 2013 | 24373124 |
| susceptibility testing in aspergillus species complex. | methods for susceptibility testing of aspergillus are developed and validated by the european committee on antibiotic susceptibility testing subcommittee on antifungal susceptibility testing. breakpoints for phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testing have been determined by breakpoint committees and as part of regulatory processes for the approval of new drugs. dosages, pharmacokinetics, resistance mechanisms, mic distributions, pharmacodynamics and epidemiological cut-off values are used i ... | 2014 | 24372722 |
| fulminant antiphospholipid antibody syndrome complicated by aspergillus tracheobronchitis. | aspergillus fumigatus is a filamentous mold that causes infections in patients who are inmmunocompromised. we report a case of aspergillus tracheobronchitis in fulminant systemic lupus erythematosus case. diagnosis with more invasive diagnostic procedures & aggressive antifungal therapy is indicated at early stage. | 2012 | 24371751 |
| early aspergillus pacemaker pocket infection: case and review. | we report the first case to our knowledge of an early pacemaker pocket infection due to aspergillus fumigatus. several cases of late pacemaker pocket infection by aspergillus have been reported, but it remains exceedingly rare. recognition of aspergillus infection as a potential early or late complication of placement of pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillator devices may help clinicians diagnose and treat future cases of this potentially devastating infection. | 2012 | 24371732 |
| allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis due to alternaria: case report and review. | while allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and mycosis are well recognised, no cases have been described related to alternaria spp. alternaria is a common sensitising fungus in asthmatics and related to thunderstorm asthma. we report a case of an asthmatic who presented with worsening asthma control, mild eosinophilia on high dose inhaled corticosteroids (800 μg/day), a total ige of 3800 kiu/l, an alternaria-specific ige of 21.3 kua/l and positive skin prick test, negative specific ige and sk ... | 2012 | 24371728 |
| aspergillus osteomyelitis of the lumbar spine complicated with orbital apex syndrome: a potential role of the batson's plexus in disease propagation. | we report a rare case of orbital apex syndrome following epidural steroid injections of the lumbar spine in an immunocompetent individual with osteomyelitis and discitis caused by aspergillus fumigatus. we suspect that the craniospinal venous system, also known as the batson's plexus, was the main route for steroid-facilitated disease propagation from the spine to intracranial structures. | 2012 | 24371725 |
| bioaerosols from a food waste composting plant affect human airway epithelial cell remodeling genes. | the composting procedure in food waste plants generates airborne bioaerosols that have the potential to damage human airway epithelial cells. persistent inflammation and repair responses induce airway remodeling and damage to the respiratory system. this study elucidated the expression changes of airway remodeling genes in human lung mucoepidermoid nci-h292 cells exposed to bioaerosols from a composting plant. different types of microorganisms were detectable in the composting plant, using the a ... | 2013 | 24368426 |
| the three aspergillus fumigatus cfem-domain gpi-anchored proteins (cfma-c) affect cell-wall stability but do not play a role in fungal virulence. | fungal cell-wall proteins containing the conserved fungal cfem domain have been implicated in host-pathogen interactions and virulence. to determine the role of these proteins in the mold pathogen aspergillus fumigatus, we deleted the entire family of three cfem-containing genes (cfma-c), singly and in all combinations. we found an additive increase in the susceptibility of the single, double and triple δcfm mutants towards the chitin/β-glucan-microfibril destabilizing compounds congo red (cr) a ... | 2014 | 24361821 |
| reactive oxygen species-inducing antifungal agents and their activity against fungal biofilms. | invasive fungal infections are associated with very high mortality rates ranging from 20-90% for opportunistic fungal pathogens such as candida albicans, cryptococcus neoformans and aspergillus fumigatus. fungal resistance to antimycotic treatment can be genotypic (due to resistant strains) as well as phenotypic (due to more resistant fungal lifestyles, such as biofilms). with regard to the latter, biofilms are considered to be critical in the development of invasive fungal infections. however, ... | 2014 | 24358949 |
| fumigaclavine c from a marine-derived fungus aspergillus fumigatus induces apoptosis in mcf-7 breast cancer cells. | recently, much attention has been given to discovering natural compounds as potent anti-cancer candidates. in the present study, the anti-cancer effects of fumigaclavine c, isolated from a marine-derived fungus, aspergillus fumigatus, was evaluated in vitro. in order to investigate the impact of fumigaclavine c on inhibition of proliferation and induction of apoptosis in breast cancer, mcf-7 cells were treated with various concentrations of fumigaclavine c, and fumigaclavine c showed significant ... | 2013 | 24351905 |
| aspergillus fumigatus--what makes the species a ubiquitous human fungal pathogen? | 2013 | 24348239 | |
| crystal structures of the fungal pathogen aspergillus fumigatus protein farnesyltransferase complexed with substrates and inhibitors reveal features for antifungal drug design. | species of the fungal genus aspergillus are significant human and agricultural pathogens that are often refractory to existing antifungal treatments. protein farnesyltransferase (ftase), a critical enzyme in eukaryotes, is an attractive potential target for antifungal drug discovery. we report high-resolution structures of a. fumigatus ftase (afftase) in complex with substrates and inhibitors. comparison of structures with farnesyldiphosphate (fpp) bound in the absence or presence of peptide sub ... | 2014 | 24347326 |
| a new diphenyl ether from the endophytic fungus verticillium sp. isolated from rehmannia glutinosa. | to investigate the chemical constituents of the endophytic fungus verticillium sp. isolated from rehmannia glutinosa. | 2013 | 24345509 |
| in vitro analyses of mild heat stress in combination with antifungal agents against aspergillus fumigatus biofilm. | aspergillus fumigatus biofilms still present a challenge for effective treatment in clinical settings. while mild heat stress has been introduced as a treatment for infectious diseases, the effectiveness of mild heat stress on a. fumigatus biofilm formation and antifungal susceptibility is still unknown. in the present study, confocal laser scanning microscopy (clsm) was used to image and quantify aspergillus fumigatus biofilm formation under three different regimens of continuous mild heat stre ... | 2014 | 24342649 |
| a soluble fucose-specific lectin from aspergillus fumigatus conidia--structure, specificity and possible role in fungal pathogenicity. | aspergillus fumigatus is an important allergen and opportunistic pathogen. similarly to many other pathogens, it is able to produce lectins that may be involved in the host-pathogen interaction. we focused on the lectin afl, which was prepared in recombinant form and characterized. its binding properties were studied using hemagglutination and glycan array analysis. we determined the specificity of the lectin towards l-fucose and fucosylated oligosaccharides, including α1-6 linked core-fucose, w ... | 2013 | 24340081 |
| aspergillus sensitization or carriage in cystic fibrosis patients. | aspergillus fumigatus (af) sensitization and persistent carriage are deleterious to lung function, but no consensus has been reached defining these medical entities. this work aimed to identify possible predictive factors for patients who become sensitized to af, compared with a control group of non-sensitized af carriers. | 2014 | 24336095 |
| synthesis and evaluation of novel azoles as potent antifungal agents. | using a rational approach to the design of antifungal agents, a series of azole agents with 1,3,4-oxadiazole side chains were designed and synthesized. the results of preliminary in vitro antifungal tests with eight human pathogenic compounds showed that all of the title compounds exhibited excellent activities against all of the tested fungi except aspergillus fumigatus. compounds 11e and 11f were found to be the most effective, with a minimum inhibitory concentration of 0.0039μg/ml, followed b ... | 2014 | 24332489 |
| role of prostaglandin d2 /crth2 pathway on asthma exacerbation induced by aspergillus fumigatus. | aspergillus fumigatus is often associated in asthmatic patients with the exacerbation of asthma symptoms. the pathomechanism of this phenomenon has not been fully understood. here, we evaluated the immunological mechanisms and the role of the prostaglandin d2 / chemoattractant receptor-homologous molecule expressed on th2 cells (crth2) pathway in the development of aspergillus-associated asthma exacerbation. we studied the effects of a. fumigatus on airway inflammation and bronchial hyper-respon ... | 2014 | 24329550 |
| hypothermic endpoint for an intranasal invasive pulmonary aspergillosis mouse model. | immunocompromised mice were infected intranasally with aspergillus fumigatus as part of a vaccine efficacy study. although body temperature was measured throughout the study, a formal evaluation of its usefulness as an endpoint criterion was not performed. we retrospectively evaluated survival data and temperature records to determine whether body temperature can be used as an objective predictor of death and included in the humane endpoint criteria for this mouse model. cf1 mice were immunosupp ... | 2013 | 24326222 |
| an important finding of systemic aspergillosis: skin involvement and amphotericin b resistance in an adolescent. | invasive aspergillosis is a life-threatening infectious complication in immunocompromised patients, especially with malignancy, and in some cases, it causes extensive tissue destruction and subsequent systemic illness, leading to multiorgan failure and death. skin involvement and amphotericin b resistance are very rare findings of aspergillosis. herein, we report the case of a primary hemophagocytic syndrome patient who developed subcutaneous nodules in the 3(rd) month of bone marrow transplanta ... | 2016 | 24326152 |
| crystallization and preliminary x-ray diffraction studies of the (r)-selective amine transaminase from aspergillus fumigatus. | the (r)-selective amine transaminase from aspergillus fumigatus was expressed in escherichia coli and purified to homogeneity. bright yellow crystals appeared while storing the concentrated solution in the refrigerator and belonged to space group c222(1). x-ray diffraction data were collected to 1.27 å resolution, as well as an anomalous data set to 1.84 å resolution that was suitable for s-sad phasing. | 2013 | 24316843 |
| crystal structure and biochemical characterization of a manganese superoxide dismutase from chaetomium thermophilum. | a manganese superoxide dismutase from the thermophilic fungus chaetomium thermophilum (ctmnsod) was expressed in pichia pastoris and purified to homogeneity. its optimal temperature was 60°c with approximately 75% of its activity retained after incubation at 70°c for 60min. recombinant yeast cells carrying c. thermophilum mnsod gene exhibited higher stress resistance to salt and oxidative stress-inducing agents than control yeast cells. in an effort to provide structural insights, ctmnsod was cr ... | 2014 | 24316252 |
| evaluation of pulmonary infections in solid organ transplant patients: 12 years of experience. | recipients of solid organ transplants (sots) are at higher risk to develop pulmonary infections (pis) owing to their immunocompromised state. flexible bronchoscopy (fb) is frequently performed to diagnose nature of these infections. the aim of 12-year review was to evaluate the demographic characteristics of sot recipients with pis and to study diagnostic utility of fb in this group of patients. | 2013 | 24314931 |
| nika/tcsc histidine kinase is involved in conidiation, hyphal morphology, and responses to osmotic stress and antifungal chemicals in aspergillus fumigatus. | the fungal high osmolarity glycerol (hog) pathway is composed of a two-component system (tcs) and hog1-type mitogen-activated protein kinase (mapk) cascade. a group iii (nik1-type) histidine kinase plays a major role in the hog pathway of several filamentous fungi. in this study, we characterized a group iii histidine kinase, nika/tcsc, in the life-threatening pathogenic fungus, aspergillus fumigatus. a deletion mutant of nika showed low conidia production, abnormal hyphae, marked sensitivity to ... | 2013 | 24312504 |
| treatment options in severe fungal asthma and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. | severe asthma with fungal sensitisation and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis encompass two closely related subgroups of patients with severe allergic asthma. pulmonary disease is due to pronounced host inflammatory responses to noninvasive subclinical endobronchial infection with filamentous fungi, usually aspergillus fumigatus. these patients usually do not achieve satisfactory disease control with conventional treatment of severe asthma, i.e. high-dose inhaled corticosteroids and long-a ... | 2014 | 24311776 |
| efficacy of the combination of voriconazole and caspofungin in experimental pulmonary aspergillosis by different aspergillus species. | invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (ipa) caused by aspergillus fumigatus, aspergillus flavus, or aspergillus niger is associated with high mortality. we evaluated the efficacy and compared the therapeutic effect differences of voriconazole (vrc) in combination with caspofungin (cas) in transiently neutropenic rats infected by a. fumigatus, a. flavus, or a. niger. | 2014 | 24306184 |
| osteomyelitis caused by aspergillus species: a review of 310 reported cases. | aspergillus osteomyelitis is a rare infection. we reviewed 310 individual cases reported in the literature from 1936 to 2013. the median age of patients was 43 years (range, 0-86 years), and 59% were males. comorbidities associated with this infection included chronic granulomatous disease (19%), haematological malignancies (11%), transplantation (11%), diabetes (6%), pulmonary disease (4%), steroid therapy (4%), and human immunodeficiency virus infection (4%). sites of infection included the sp ... | 2014 | 24303995 |
| the prevalence of positive fungal cultures in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis in a high altitude region of iran. | there are suspended fungal spores in the air and in the nasal mucosa of adults, especially in areas with a humid climate. several studies have revealed the role of fungi in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis (crs) in recent years but it is a topic of controversy, especially in regions with low humidity. the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of fungal species in intraoperative specimens from patients who underwent functional endoscopic sinus surgery (fess) for crs in hamada ... | 2012 | 24303382 |
| antigen-specific expansion of human regulatory t cells as a major tolerance mechanism against mucosal fungi. | foxp3(+) regulatory t cells (treg) have a central role for keeping the balance between pro- and anti-inflammatory immune responses against chronically encountered antigens at mucosal sites. however, their antigen specificity especially in humans is largely unknown. here we used a sensitive enrichment technology for antigen-reactive t cells to directly compare the conventional vs. regulatory cd4(+) t-cell response directed against two ubiquitous mucosal fungi, aspergillus fumigatus and candida al ... | 2014 | 24301658 |
| activated mouse eosinophils protect against lethal respiratory virus infection. | eosinophils are recruited to the airways as a prominent feature of the asthmatic inflammatory response where they are broadly perceived as promoting pathophysiology. respiratory virus infections exacerbate established asthma; however, the role of eosinophils and the nature of their interactions with respiratory viruses remain uncertain. to explore these questions, we established acute infection with the rodent pneumovirus, pneumonia virus of mice (pvm), in 3 distinct mouse models of th2 cytokine ... | 2014 | 24297871 |
| kinetic and structural evaluation of selected active site mutants of the aspergillus fumigatus kdnase (sialidase). | aspergillus fumigatus is an airborne fungal pathogen. we previously cloned and characterized an exo-sialidase from a. fumigatus and showed that it preferred 2-keto-3-deoxynononic acid (kdn) as a substrate to n-acetylneuraminic acid (neu5ac). the purpose of this study was to investigate the structure-function relationships of critical catalytic site residues. site-directed mutagenesis was used to create three mutant recombinant enzymes: the catalytic nucleophile (y358h), the general acid/base cat ... | 2013 | 24295366 |
| breakthrough filamentous fungal infections in pediatric hematopoetic stem cell transplant and oncology patients receiving caspofungin. | caspofungin is an echinocandin class antifungal medication that is commonly used empirically in immunocompromised patients at high risk for invasive fungal disease. | 2012 | 24294271 |
| enhanced production of fumigaclavine c in liquid culture of aspergillus fumigatus under a two-stage process. | fumigaclavine c (fc) produced by aspergillus fumigatus is a conidiation associated ergot alkaloid with strong anti-inflammatory activity. however, its wide application has been severely limited by low fc production from submerged culture. in this work, a novel two-stage culture process by combining shake culture with static culture was proposed to enhance the production of fc. after the process optimization, the fc production reached 62.7 mg/l, which was significantly higher than ever report. fo ... | 2014 | 24291794 |
| isolation and structural elucidation of novel cholestane glycosides and spirostane saponins from polygonatum odoratum. | much attention has been paid to cholestane-type steroidal glycosides because of their importance from the perspectives of both chemical diversity and significant biological activities. a phytochemical investigation of the rhizomes of polygonatum odoratum (liliaceae) resulted in the isolation of three novel cholestane-type steroidal glycosides (1-3) with unique δ(14,16)-unsaturated d-ring structures as well as two novel spirostane-type steroidal saponins (4 and 5) and three known steroidal glycos ... | 2014 | 24291419 |
| microbial diversity and dynamics during the production of may bryndza cheese. | diversity and dynamics of microbial cultures were studied during the production of may bryndza cheese, a traditional slovak cheese produced from unpasteurized ewes' milk. quantitative culture-based data were obtained for lactobacilli, lactococci, total mesophilic aerobic counts, coliforms, e. coli, staphylococci, coagulase-positive staphylococci, yeasts, fungi and geotrichum spp. in ewes' milk, curd produced from it and ripened for 0 - 10 days, and in bryndza cheese produced from the curd, in th ... | 2014 | 24291178 |
| effectiveness of voriconazole in the treatment of aspergillus fumigatus-associated asthma (evita3 study). | ige sensitization to aspergillus fumigatus and a positive sputum fungal culture result are common in patients with refractory asthma. it is not clear whether these patients would benefit from antifungal treatment. | 2014 | 24290286 |
| induction of innate immunity by aspergillus fumigatus cell wall polysaccharides is enhanced by the composite presentation of chitin and beta-glucan. | chitin and β-glucan are conserved throughout evolution in the fungal cell wall and are the most common polysaccharides in fungal species. together, these two polysaccharides form a structural scaffold that is essential for the survival of the fungus. in the present study, we demonstrated that aspergillus fumigatus alkali-insoluble cell wall fragments (aif), composed of chitin linked covalently to β-glucan, induced enhanced immune responses when compared with individual cell wall polysaccharides. ... | 2014 | 24286790 |
| an in vitro study of the antimicrobial effects of indigo naturalis prepared from strobilanthes formosanus moore. | indigo naturalis is effective in treating nail psoriasis coexisting with microorganism infections. this study examines the antimicrobial effects of indigo naturalis prepared from strobilanthes formosanus moore. eight bacterial and seven fungal strains were assayed using the agar diffusion method to examine the effects of indigo naturalis and its bioactive compounds. the bioactive compounds of indigo naturalis were purified sequentially using gfc, tlc, and hplc. their structures were identified u ... | 2013 | 24284490 |
| invasion of a subcutaneous aspergillus abscess into the brain. | we present the case of a 57 year old woman with contiguous infection by aspergillus fumigatus. the lesion started subcutaneously, forming an abscess. seventeen days later we observed an intracranial abscess, infection of the frontal sinus and destruction of the frontal bone between the subcutaneous abscess and the sinus. | 1995 | 24283642 |
| why is mucormycosis more difficult to cure than more common mycoses? | although considered to be a rare infection, mucormycosis (zygomycosis) has emerged as the second most common invasive mould infection. despite the advent of newer antifungal agents, mortality rate of mucormycosis remains exceedingly high. successful management of mucormycosis requires early diagnosis, reversal of underlying predisposing risk factors, surgical debridement and prompt administration of active antifungal agents. however, mucormycosis is not always amenable to cure. there are challen ... | 2014 | 24279587 |
| a novel class of fungal lipoxygenases. | lipoxygenases (loxs) are well-studied enzymes in plants and mammals. however, fungal loxs are less studied. in this study, we have compared fungal lox protein sequences to all known characterized loxs. for this, a script was written using shell commands to extract sequences from the ncbi database and to align the sequences obtained using multiple sequence comparison by log-expectation. we constructed a phylogenetic tree with the use of quicktree to visualize the relation of fungal loxs towards o ... | 2014 | 24276623 |
| a prominent role for the il1 pathway and il15 in susceptibility to chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis. | chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis (ccpa) is a progressive lung condition with a 10-30% annual mortality. although overtly immunocompetent, some immunogenetic defect in patients is likely. to investigate a possible immunogenetic defect in ccpa, we analysed biologically plausible candidate genes in 112 ccpa patients and 279 healthy controls in a genetic association study of genes involved in the post-recognition immune response to aspergillus fumigatus. we also compared gene expression in m ... | 2014 | 24274595 |
| feline aspergillosis. | feline aspergillosis includes sinonasal aspergillosis (sna), sino-orbital aspergillosis (soa), other focal invasive forms, and disseminated disease. soa is an invasive mycosis that is being increasingly recognized, and is most commonly caused by a recently discovered pathogen aspergillus felis. sna can be invasive or noninvasive and is most commonly caused by aspergillus fumigatus and aspergillus niger. molecular methods are required to correctly identify the fungi that cause sna and soa. sna ha ... | 2014 | 24268333 |
| a case of acute cerebral aspergillosis complicating influenza a/h1n1pdm 2009. | invasive aspergillosis is a rare complication in patients with influenza infection. several cases of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis accompanying influenza infections were reported during the influenza a/h1n1pdm 2009. we encountered a case of acute cerebral aspergillosis in a patient with influenza a/h1n1pdm 2009 infection. a 24-year-old man with uncontrolled diabetes was diagnosed with influenza a/h1n1pdm 2009 infection. initial evaluation indicated methicillin-sensitive staphylococcus aureus ... | 2013 | 24265971 |
| an immunomodulatory activity of micafungin in preclinical aspergillosis. | micafungin inhibits 1,3-β-d-glucan synthase and interferes with fungal cell wall synthesis. clinically, micafungin has been shown to be efficacious for the treatment of invasive fungal infections. however, little is known about the immunomodulatory activity of micafungin in these infections. | 2014 | 24265229 |
| characterization of fungal keratitis in alpacas: 11 cases (2003-2012). | to describe clinical, microbiological, in vivo confocal microscopic, and histopathologic features of fungal keratitis in alpacas and to estimate prevalence of the disease in a population of alpacas from the northeastern united states. | 2013 | 24261813 |
| overlapping and distinct roles of aspergillus fumigatus udp-glucose 4-epimerases in galactose metabolism and the synthesis of galactose-containing cell wall polysaccharides. | the cell wall of aspergillus fumigatus contains two galactose-containing polysaccharides, galactomannan and galactosaminogalactan, whose biosynthetic pathways are not well understood. the a. fumigatus genome contains three genes encoding putative udp-glucose 4-epimerases, uge3, uge4, and uge5. we undertook this study to elucidate the function of these epimerases. we found that uge4 is minimally expressed and is not required for the synthesis of galactose-containing exopolysaccharides or galactos ... | 2014 | 24257745 |
| highlights in pathogenic fungal biofilms. | a wide variety of fungi have demonstrated the ability to colonize surfaces and form biofilms. most studies on fungal biofilms have focused on candida albicans and more recently, several authors have reported the involvement of other genera of yeasts and candida species, as well as of filamentous fungi in the formation of biofilms, including: cryptococcus neoformans, cryptococcus gattii, rhodotorula species, aspergillus fumigatus, malassezia pachydermatis, histoplasma capsulatum, paracoccidioides ... | 2014 | 24252828 |
| interaction of aspergillus fumigatus conidia with acanthamoeba castellanii parallels macrophage-fungus interactions. | aspergillus fumigatus and free-living amoebae are common inhabitants of soil. mechanisms of a. fumigatus to circumvent the amoeba's digestion may facilitate overcoming the vertebrate macrophage defence mechanisms. we performed co-culture experiments using a. fumigatus conidia and the amoeba acanthamoeba castellanii. approximately 25% of the amoebae ingested a. fumigatus conidia after 1 h of contact. during intra-amoebal passage, part of the ingested conidia was able to escape the food vacuole an ... | 2013 | 24249290 |
| the zrfc alkaline zinc transporter is required for aspergillus fumigatus virulence and its growth in the presence of the zn/mn-chelating protein calprotectin. | aspergillus fumigatus can invade the lungs of immunocompromised individuals causing a life-threatening disease called invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (ipa). to grow in the lungs, a. fumigatus obtains from the host all nutrients, including zinc. in living tissues, however, most zinc is tightly bound to zinc-binding proteins. moreover, during infection the bioavailability of zinc can be further decreased by calprotectin, an antimicrobial zn/mn-chelating protein that is released by neutrophils in ... | 2014 | 24245710 |
| deletion of the α-(1,3)-glucan synthase genes induces a restructuring of the conidial cell wall responsible for the avirulence of aspergillus fumigatus. | α-(1,3)-glucan is a major component of the cell wall of aspergillus fumigatus, an opportunistic human fungal pathogen. there are three genes (ags1, ags2 and ags3) controlling the biosynthesis of α-(1,3)-glucan in this fungal species. deletion of all the three ags genes resulted in a triple mutant that was devoid of α-(1,3)-glucan in its cell wall; however, its growth and germination was identical to that of the parental strain in vitro. in the experimental murine aspergillosis model, this mutant ... | 2013 | 24244155 |
| deletion of the putative stretch-activated ion channel mid1 is hypervirulent in aspergillus fumigatus. | calcium ion is a universal and physiologically important molecule affecting almost every cellular function, while mid1 (mating induced death) is a stretch-activated ion channel localized in the plasma membrane, which can replenish the fungus with extracellular calcium. aspergillus fumigatus is one of the most important fungal pathogens but little is known about its calcium channels in the plasma membrane. in this study, a homolog of saccharomyces cerevisiae mid1 was identified in a. fumigatus an ... | 2014 | 24239700 |
| supercluster takes a walk on the wild side. | in a recent proc. natl. acad. sci. usa paper by wiemann et al., a gene supercluster for secondary metabolite production in aspergillus fumigatus is genetically dissected. the analysis demonstrates that gene regulation takes place at different layers and that genes belonging to specific clusters are intertwined. | 2013 | 24239205 |
| identification accuracy and diversity reproducibility associated with internal transcribed spacer-based fungal taxonomic library preparation. | this study investigated analytical parameters that are inherently relevant to identifying and quantifying fungal communities based on polymerase chain reaction amplicons. specifically, we evaluated the accuracy of the blastn-based identification for internal transcribed spacer (its) sequences generated from pure cultures, and quantified the reproducibility of relative abundances as well as α and β diversity measurements using duplicated environmental samples. the blastn-based method produced acc ... | 2014 | 24237760 |
| antimicrobial activity of heterotrophic bacterial communities from the marine sponge erylus discophorus (astrophorida, geodiidae). | heterotrophic bacteria associated with two specimens of the marine sponge erylus discophorus were screened for their capacity to produce bioactive compounds against a panel of human pathogens (staphylococcus aureus wild type and methicillin-resistant s. aureus (mrsa), bacillus subtilis, pseudomonas aeruginosa, acinetobacter baumanii, candida albicans and aspergillus fumigatus), fish pathogen (aliivibrio fischeri) and environmentally relevant bacteria (vibrio harveyi). the sponges were collected ... | 2013 | 24236081 |
| accessing indoor fungal contamination using conventional and molecular methods in portuguese poultries. | epidemiological studies showed increased prevalence of respiratory symptoms and adverse changes in pulmonary function parameters in poultry workers, corroborating the increased exposure to risk factors, such as fungal load and their metabolites. this study aimed to determine the occupational exposure threat due to fungal contamination caused by the toxigenic isolates belonging to the complex of the species of aspergillus flavus and also isolates from aspergillus fumigatus species complex. the st ... | 2014 | 24214296 |
| synthesis and characterization of some novel antimicrobial thiosemicarbazone o-carboxymethyl chitosan derivatives. | three novel thiosemicarbazone o-carboxymethyl chitosan derivatives were obtained via a condensation reaction of thiosemicarbazide o-carboxymethyl chitosan with o-hydroxybenzaldehyde, p-methoxybenzaldehyde, and p- chlorobenzaldehyde respectively. their structures were characterized by elemental analysis, ftir, (13)c nmr and x-ray diffraction. the antimicrobial behaviors of the prepared derivatives against three types of bacteria staphylococcus aureus (s. aureus, rcmba 2004), bacillus subtilis (b. ... | 2014 | 24211430 |
| prostatic and renal aspergillosis due to aspergillus fumigatus in a patient receiving alemtuzumab for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. | treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (cll) is rapidly evolving, with emerging new drugs. alemtuzumab is a monoclonal antibody recognizing cd52 antigen approved in the treatment of relapsing-refractory cll. a frequent side effect is the immunosuppression and patients treated with alemtuzumab risk to develop fungal infections such as aspergillosis. | 2013 | 24210582 |
| snapafu: a novel single nucleotide polymorphism multiplex assay for aspergillus fumigatus direct detection, identification and genotyping in clinical specimens. | early diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis is essential for positive patient outcome. likewise genotyping of fungal isolates is desirable for outbreak control in clinical setting. we designed a molecular assay that combines detection, identification, and genotyping of aspergillus fumigatus in a single reaction. | 2013 | 24204585 |
| are we there yet? recent progress in the molecular diagnosis and novel antifungal targeting of aspergillus fumigatus and invasive aspergillosis. | 2013 | 24204250 | |
| emergence of azole-resistant aspergillus fumigatus strains due to agricultural azole use creates an increasing threat to human health. | 2013 | 24204249 | |
| allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in asthma: epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic issues. | allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (abpa) is a complex pulmonary disorder caused by immunologic reactions to antigens released by aspergillus fumigatus, a ubiquitous fungi colonizing the tracheobronchial tree of asthmatic patients. the clinical presentation is usually poorly controlled asthma, recurrent pulmonary opacities and bronchiectasis. the prevalence of abpa in asthma clinics may be as high as 13% with a global burden of almost 5 million patients. a. fumigatus-specific ige level is t ... | 2013 | 24199804 |
| angiogenesis at the mold-host interface: a potential key to understanding and treating invasive aspergillosis. | invasive aspergillosis (ia) in neutropenic patients is characterized by angioinvasion, intravascular thrombosis and tissue infarction, features that lead to sequestration of infected tissue and impaired fungal clearance. recent research has shown that host angiogenesis, the homeostatic compensatory response to tissue hypoxia, is downregulated by aspergillus fumigatus secondary metabolites. a. fumigatus metabolites inhibit multiple key angiogenic mediators, notably basic fgf, vegf and their respe ... | 2013 | 24199803 |
| expression and activity of catalases is differentially affected by gpaa (ga) and flba (regulator of g protein signaling) in aspergillus fumigatus. | vegetative growth signaling of the opportunistic human pathogenic fungus aspergillus fumigatus is mediated by gpaa (gα). flba is a regulator of g protein signaling, which attenuates gpaa-mediated growth signaling in this fungus. the flba deletion (δflba) and the constitutively active gpaa (gpaa(q204l)) mutants exhibit enhanced proliferation, precocious autolysis, and reduced asexual sporulation. in this study, we demonstrate that both mutants also show enhanced tolerance against h2o2 and their r ... | 2013 | 24198669 |
| recurrent pulmonary aspergillosis and mycobacterial infection in an unsplenectomized patient with type 1 gaucher disease. | the clinical presentation of gaucher disease (gd), an inherited lysosomal storage disorder caused by the deficient activity of the lysosomal enzyme glucocerebrosidase, is highly variable, and three clinical types are distinguished based upon the presence of neurologic symptoms. thrombocytopenia, anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, and bone manifestations are the most typical signs of gd type 1 (gd1). | 2014 | 24195576 |
| the aspergillus genome database: multispecies curation and incorporation of rna-seq data to improve structural gene annotations. | the aspergillus genome database (aspgd; http://www.aspgd.org) is a freely available web-based resource that was designed for aspergillus researchers and is also a valuable source of information for the entire fungal research community. in addition to being a repository and central point of access to genome, transcriptome and polymorphism data, aspgd hosts a comprehensive comparative genomics toolbox that facilitates the exploration of precomputed orthologs among the 20 currently available asperg ... | 2014 | 24194595 |
| biochemical characterization of fruit-specific pathogenesis-related antifungal protein from basrai banana. | pathogenesis-related/thaumatin like (pr-5/tl) antifungal protein from basrai banana was purified by using a simple protocol consisting of ammonium sulphate precipitation, affinity chromatography (affi-gel blue gel), q-sepharose chromatography and gel filtration on sephadex g-75. the purified protein with acidic character (pi 6.67) has molecular weight of 21.155 kda, as determined by maldi-tof mass spectrometry. the purified protein shared n-terminal sequence homology with other tlps. crude banan ... | 2014 | 24192113 |
| the fungal upr: a regulatory hub for virulence traits in the mold pathogen aspergillus fumigatus. | aspergillus fumigatus is an opportunistic pathogen that is responsible for a life-threatening fungal infection known as invasive aspergillosis. current therapies for the treatment of this disease continue to be associated with a poor outcome, so there is a need for more information about aspects of the fungus-host interaction that could offer novel targets for drug intervention. one attractive possibility is the unfolded protein response (upr), an intracellular signaling network that helps the f ... | 2014 | 24189125 |
| potential allelopathic indole diketopiperazines produced by the plant endophytic aspergillus fumigatus using the one strain-many compounds method. | on the basis of the osmac (one strain-many compounds) strategy, 14 indole diketopiperazine (dkp) alkaloids, including spirotryprostatins (1-3), tryprostatins (4-6), and cyclotryprostatins (7-14), were isolated from the endophyte aspergillus fumigatus associated with melia azedarach l. their structures were identified by nuclear magnetic resonance and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry data. all the indole dkps were evaluated for plant growth regulation using the lettuce (lactuca sativa) s ... | 2013 | 24188331 |
| double-stranded rna mycovirus infection of aspergillus fumigatus is not dependent on the genetic make-up of the host. | aspergillus fumigatus is a fungus that causes opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients, with high morbidity and mortality. in its turn, a. fumigatus can become infected with mycoviruses. most mycoviruses have a dsrna genome and can cause fungal hypovirulence. for that reason, mycoviruses could theoretically be used as therapeutic tools to combat fungal infections. we determined if a certain genetic make-up of a. fumigatus was associated with the presence of mycoviruses in 86 clinic ... | 2013 | 24167572 |
| antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of the ethanol extract, fractions and eight compounds isolated from eriosema robustum (fabaceae). | the aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity and the cytotoxicity of the ethanol crude extract, fractions and isolated compounds from the twigs of eriosema robustum, a plant used for the treatment of coughs and skin diseases. | 2013 | 24165199 |
| human natural killer cells acting as phagocytes against candida albicans and mounting an inflammatory response that modulates neutrophil antifungal activity. | natural killer (nk) cells are innate lymphocytes with potent cytotoxic activity. whereas activity of nk cells has been demonstrated against the fungal pathogens aspergillus fumigatus and cryptococcus neoformans, little was known about their interaction with candida albicans. | 2014 | 24163416 |
| targeted gene deletion in aspergillus fumigatus using microbial machinery and a recyclable marker. | the emerging invasive fungal pathogen aspergillus fumigatus causes very serious infections among immunocompromised patient populations. while the genome of this pathogen has been sequenced, a major barrier to better understanding the complex biology of this eukaryotic organism is a lack of tools for efficient genetic manipulation. to improve upon this, we have generated a new gene deletion system for a. fumigatus using yeast recombinational cloning and agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transfor ... | 2013 | 24161898 |
| production and partial characterization of serine and metallo peptidases secreted by aspergillus fumigatus fresenius in submerged and solid state fermentation. | enzyme production varies in different fermentation systems. enzyme expression in different fermentation systems yields important information for improving our understanding of enzymatic production induction. comparative studies between solid-state fermentation (ssf) using agro-industrial waste wheat bran and submerged fermentation (smf) using synthetic media were carried out to determinate the best parameters for peptidase production by the fungus aspergillus fumigatus fresen. variables tested i ... | 2013 | 24159310 |
| monitoring environmental aspergillus spp. contamination and meteorological factors in a haematological unit. | the opportunistic pathogens belonging to the aspergillus genus are present in almost all seasons of the year, and their concentration is related to meteorological conditions. the high density of aspergillus spp. conidia in a haematological hospital ward may be a significant risk factor for developing invasive fungal diseases in immunocompromised patients. aim of the present study was to evaluate the variability of airborne aspergillus spp. conidia contamination in a haematological unit (hu) with ... | 2013 | 24158616 |
| aspergillus fumigatus invasion increases with progressive airway ischemia. | despite the prevalence of aspergillus-related disease in immune suppressed lung transplant patients, little is known of the host-pathogen interaction. because of the mould's angiotropic nature and because of its capacity to thrive in hypoxic conditions, we hypothesized that the degree of aspergillus invasion would increase with progressive rejection-mediated ischemia of the allograft. to study this relationship, we utilized a novel orthotopic tracheal transplant model of aspergillus infection, i ... | 2013 | 24155924 |
| biochemical and immunological analysis of mould skin prick test solution: current status of standardization. | sensitization prevalence to moulds reached from less than 10% in the general population to more than 25% in atopic and/or asthmatic subjects. to diagnose ige-mediated mould sensitization, skin prick test (spt) and specific ige (sige) measurement are recommended. however, concordance of spt and sige results is often less than 50% and standardization of the extracts is required to achieve reliable test results. | 2013 | 24152161 |
| role of carbonic anhydrases in pathogenic micro-organisms: a focus on aspergillus fumigatus. | aspergillus fumigatus is a ubiquitous saprophytic fungus responsible for organic material decomposition, and plays an important role in recycling environmental carbon and nitrogen. besides its important role in the environment, this fungus has been reported as one of the most important fungal pathogens in immunocompromised patients. due to changes in co2 concentration that some pathogens face during the infection process, studies have been undertaken to understand the pathogenic roles of carboni ... | 2014 | 24149624 |