The Chitin Connection

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

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

A Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchor Is Required for Membrane Localization but Dispensable for Cell Wall Association of Chitin Deacetylase 2 in Cryptococcus neoformans

(2012) N. M. Gilbert et al.   mBio

Elevated Cell Wall Chitin in Candida albicans Confers Echinocandin ResistanceIn Vivo

(2011) Keunsook K. Lee et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Increased chitinase expression and fungal-specific antibodies in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of asthmatic children

(2011) D. L. Goldman et al.   CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY

Cell Wall Chitosan Is Necessary for Virulence in the Opportunistic Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

(2011) Lorina G. Baker et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

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

Fungal Exposure Modulates the Effect of Polymorphisms of Chitinases on Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations

(2010) Ann Chen Wu et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Chitin induces upregulation of B7-H1 on macrophages and inhibits T-cell proliferation

(2010) Claudia J. Wagner et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Polymorphisms of chitinases are not associated with asthma

(2010) Ann Chen Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

KREgenes are required for β-1,6-glucan synthesis, maintenance of capsule architecture and cell wall protein anchoring inCryptococcus neoformans

(2010) Nicole M. Gilbert et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

CHIT1 Mutations: Genetic Risk Factor for Severe Asthma With Fungal Sensitization?

(2010) A. G. Vicencio et al.   PEDIATRICS

Chitotriosidase and gene therapy for fungal infections

(2009) C. Gordon-Thomson et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Role of breast regression protein 39 (BRP-39)/chitinase 3-like-1 in Th2 and IL-13–induced tissue responses and apoptosis

(2009) Chun Geun Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

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

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

Randomized Controlled Trial of Oral Antifungal Treatment for Severe Asthma with Fungal Sensitization

(2008) David W. Denning et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Genetic association of acidic mammalian chitinase with atopic asthma and serum total IgE levels

(2008) Rajshekhar Chatterjee et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Chitinase-like Protein and Asthma

(2008)   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE