The Effect of Chitin Size, Shape, Source and Purification Method on Immune Recognition

TLR-2 and IL-17A in Chitin-Induced Macrophage Activation and Acute Inflammation

(2014) C. A. Da Silva et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Induction of innate immunity by Aspergillus fumigatus cell wall polysaccharides is enhanced by the composite presentation of chitin and beta-glucan

(2013) Lalit Kumar Dubey et al.   IMMUNOBIOLOGY

Complement Component 3C3 and C3a Receptor Are Required in Chitin-Dependent Allergic Sensitization to Aspergillus fumigatus but Dispensable in Chitin-Induced Innate Allergic Inflammation

(2013) R. M. Roy et al.   mBio

Protective effect of chitin oligosaccharides against lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory response in BV-2 microglia

(2012) Thanh-Sang Vo et al.   CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Chitin microparticles for the control of intestinal inflammation

(2012) Katsuya Nagatani et al.   INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

Chitin Elicits CCL2 from Airway Epithelial Cells and Induces CCR2-Dependent Innate Allergic Inflammation in the Lung

(2012) R. M. Roy et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Recognition and Blocking of Innate Immunity Cells by Candida albicans Chitin

(2011) Héctor M. Mora-Montes et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Fungal Chitin from Asthma-Associated Home Environments Induces Eosinophilic Lung Infiltration

(2011) S. J. Van Dyken et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Chitin particles induce size-dependent but carbohydrate-independent innate eosinophilia

(2011) M. Kogiso et al.   JOURNAL OF LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY

The dectin-1/inflammasome pathway is responsible for the induction of protective T-helper 17 responses that discriminate between yeasts and hyphae of Candida albicans

(2011) Shih-Chin Cheng et al.   JOURNAL OF LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY

Chitin Modulates Innate Immune Responses of Keratinocytes

(2011) Barbara Koller et al.   PLoS One

Sporangiospore Size Dimorphism Is Linked to Virulence of Mucor circinelloides

(2011) Charles H. Li et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Chitin Particles Are Multifaceted Immune Adjuvants

(2010) Carla A. Da Silva et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

The Candida albicans Sur7 Protein Is Needed for Proper Synthesis of the Fibrillar Component of the Cell Wall That Confers Strength

(2010) Hong X. Wang et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

The Candida Th17 response is dependent on mannan- and  -glucan-induced prostaglandin E2

(2010) S. P. Smeekens et al.   INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY

Chitin Research Revisited

(2010) Feisal Khoushab et al.   Marine Drugs

Spores ofMucor ramosissimus, Mucor plumbeusandMucor circinelloidesand their ability to activate human complement systemin vitro

(2010) Luiz Fernando Zmetek Granja et al.   MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

Chitin Is a Size-Dependent Regulator of Macrophage TNF and IL-10 Production

(2009) C. A. Da Silva et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Depletion of cellular cholesterol enhances macrophage MAPK activation by chitin microparticles but not by heat-killed Mycobacterium bovis BCG

(2008) Akihito Nishiyama et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Functional analysis of Candida albicans GPI-anchored proteins: Roles in cell wall integrity and caspofungin sensitivity

(2008) Armêl Plaine et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Stimulation of Chitin Synthesis Rescues Candida albicans from Echinocandins

(2008) Louise A. Walker et al.   PLoS Pathogens

An integrated model of the recognition of Candida albicans by the innate immune system

(2007) Mihai G. Netea et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY