Results 1 to 10 of about 35,475 (166)
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis of a bagpipe player: Fungal antigens as trigger?
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2019 Here we present a 79-year old man with chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis probably caused by fungal contamination of a bagpipe. Several samples were taken from the patient's bagpipe.
Katharina Ziegler +5 more
doaj +3 more sources
Fungal-specific IgG responses in allergic conjunctivitis: comparison with IgE and immunological implications [PDF]
PeerJBackground Immunoglobulin G (IgG) is the most abundant antibody class in the bloodstream and is characterized by a long half-life compared to other immunoglobulins.
Tatsuya Mimura
doaj +3 more sources
Microfluidic and MEMS-Based Biosensing Platforms for Fungal Respiratory Infections in Immunocompromised Patients: Toward Rapid, Specific, and Minimally Invasive Diagnosis [PDF]
BiosensorsInvasive fungal respiratory infections (IFRIs) remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality among immunocompromised patients, yet diagnosis continues to be hindered by nonspecific clinical features, limited sample accessibility, and the poor ...
Vasiliki E. Georgakopoulou +1 more
doaj +2 more sources
Biomarkers in the Diagnosis of Aspergillosis [PDF]
Journal of FungiAspergillosis is a group of different invasive and non-invasive diseases affecting the lung and other organs, caused by species of the genus Aspergillus.
Laura Rivera-Agudelo +5 more
doaj +2 more sources
Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 Immunological assays based on the detection of circulating fungal biomarkers are helpful in clinical practice for diagnosing invasive fungal infections. Some of these targeting antigenic components are common to several different fungi. Histoplasmosis is
Juan David Puerta-Arias +2 more
doaj +1 more source
A fungal antigenic driver for Löfgren’s syndrome sarcoidosis [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2021 Löfgren’s syndrome is an acute form of sarcoidosis that is characterized by the activation of CD4+ T helper cells. In this issue of JEM, Greaves et al. (2021. J. Exp. Med.https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20210785) identified a peptide derived from an airborne mold species that stimulates T cells of Löfgren’s syndrome patients in an HLA-DR3–restricted manner.
Clarice X. Lim, Thomas Weichhart
openaire +2 more sources
Novel Pneumocystis Antigens for Seroprevalence Studies
Journal of Fungi, 2023 Pneumocystis jirovecii is the most common cause of fungal pneumonia in children under the age of 2 years. However, the inability to culture and propagate this organism has hampered the acquisition of a fungal genome as well as the development of ...
Dora Pungan +8 more
doaj +1 more source
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2023 Mannans are polysaccharide antigens expressed on the cell wall of different fungal species including Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida spp. These fungi are components of the normal intestinal microflora, and the presence of antibodies to fungal ...
Vadim B. Krylov +8 more
doaj +1 more source
Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 Patients suffering from coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) are susceptible to deadly secondary fungal infections such as COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis and COVID-19-associated mucormycosis.
Beeke Tappe +22 more
doaj +1 more source
Allergic Diseases Caused by Aspergillus Species in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Antibiotics, 2021 Aspergillus spp. are spore forming molds; a subset of which are clinically relevant to humans and can cause significant morbidity and mortality. A.
Aidan K. Curran, David L. Hava
doaj +1 more source