Fungal melanin stimulates surfactant protein D–mediated opsonization of and host immune response toAspergillus fumigatusspores

Fertility defects in Surfactant associated protein D knockout female mice: altered ovarian hormone profile

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Aspergillus Cell Wall Chitin Induces Anti- and Proinflammatory Cytokines in Human PBMCs via the Fc-γ Receptor/Syk/PI3K Pathway

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Identification ofAspergillus fumigatusSurface Components That Mediate Interaction of Conidia and Hyphae With Human Platelets

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Surface Structure Characterization of Aspergillus fumigatus Conidia Mutated in the Melanin Synthesis Pathway and Their Human Cellular Immune Response

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Unraveling the Nanoscale Surface Properties of Chitin Synthase Mutants of Aspergillus fumigatus and Their Biological Implications

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Toward a structure-based comprehension of the lectin pathway of complement

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Aspergillus fumigatus melanins: interference with the host endocytosis pathway and impact on virulence

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Collectin-11/MASP Complex Formation Triggers Activation of the Lectin Complement Pathway - The Fifth Lectin Pathway Initiation Complex

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Inflammatory Macrophages Induce Nrf2 Transcription Factor-dependent Proteasome Activity in Colonic NCM460 Cells and Thereby Confer Anti-apoptotic Protection

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Galactosaminogalactan, a New Immunosuppressive Polysaccharide of Aspergillus fumigatus

(2011) Thierry Fontaine et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Conidial Dihydroxynaphthalene Melanin of the Human Pathogenic Fungus Aspergillus fumigatus Interferes with the Host Endocytosis Pathway

(2011) Andreas Thywißen et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Collectins and fungal pathogens: roles of surfactant proteins and mannose binding lectin in host resistance

(2010) Elmer Brummer et al.   MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

Susceptibility of mice genetically deficient in SP-A or SP-D gene to Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis

(2010) Taruna Madan et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Melanin is an essential component for the integrity of the cell wall of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia

(2009) Marc Pihet et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Aspergillus fumigatus Conidial Melanin Modulates Host Cytokine Response

(2009) Louis Y.A. Chai et al.   IMMUNOBIOLOGY

Immune Sensing of Aspergillus fumigatus Proteins, Glycolipids, and Polysaccharides and the Impact on Th Immunity and Vaccination

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Surface hydrophobin prevents immune recognition of airborne fungal spores

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