Interaction of Blastomyces dermatitidis, Sporothrix schenckii, and Histoplasma capsulatum with Acanthamoeba castellanii.

PubWeight™: 1.14‹?› | Rank: Top 10%

🔗 View Article (PMC 415723)

Published in Infect Immun on June 01, 2004

Authors

Judith N Steenbergen1, Joshua D Nosanchuk, Stephanie D Malliaris, Arturo Casadevall

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA.

Articles citing this

Sporothrix schenckii and Sporotrichosis. Clin Microbiol Rev (2011) 1.94

Giant viruses, giant chimeras: the multiple evolutionary histories of Mimivirus genes. BMC Evol Biol (2008) 1.87

Exploiting amoeboid and non-vertebrate animal model systems to study the virulence of human pathogenic fungi. PLoS Pathog (2007) 1.55

Accidental virulence, cryptic pathogenesis, martians, lost hosts, and the pathogenicity of environmental microbes. Eukaryot Cell (2007) 1.38

Cryptococcus neoformans capsular enlargement and cellular gigantism during Galleria mellonella infection. PLoS One (2011) 1.29

Intracellular pathogenic bacteria and fungi--a case of convergent evolution? Nat Rev Microbiol (2008) 1.06

Drosophila and Galleria insect model hosts: new tools for the study of fungal virulence, pharmacology and immunology. Virulence (2011) 1.05

Phagocytosis of Cryptococcus neoformans by, and nonlytic exocytosis from, Acanthamoeba castellanii. Appl Environ Microbiol (2010) 1.04

On the evolution of fungal and yeast cell walls. Yeast (2010) 0.86

Cryptococcus: from environmental saprophyte to global pathogen. Nat Rev Microbiol (2015) 0.85

Concurrent amoebic and histoplasma colitis: a rare cause of massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding. World J Gastroenterol (2010) 0.85

The spectrum of fungi that infects humans. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med (2014) 0.81

Determinants of virulence in the pathogenic fungi. Fungal Biol Rev (2007) 0.81

Mimivirus Fibrils Are Important for Viral Attachment to the Microbial World by a Diverse Glycoside Interaction Repertoire. J Virol (2015) 0.80

Dictyostelium discoideum as a Novel Host System to Study the Interaction between Phagocytes and Yeasts. Front Microbiol (2016) 0.75

Diffuse perforated necrotising amoebic colitis with histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent individual presenting as an acute abdomen. BMJ Case Rep (2013) 0.75

Vermamoeba vermiformis-Aspergillus fumigatus relationships and comparison with other phagocytic cells. Parasitol Res (2016) 0.75

Articles cited by this

Reticulum cell sarcoma: an effector cell in antibody-dependent cell-mediated immunity. J Immunol (1975) 7.00

Cryptococcus neoformans interactions with amoebae suggest an explanation for its virulence and intracellular pathogenic strategy in macrophages. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2001) 3.37

Pseudomonas-Candida interactions: an ecological role for virulence factors. Science (2002) 3.35

Host-pathogen interactions: redefining the basic concepts of virulence and pathogenicity. Infect Immun (1999) 2.69

Comparative studies on related free-living and pathogenic amebae with special reference to Acanthamoeba. J Protozool (1975) 2.53

A quantitative model of intracellular growth of Legionella pneumophila in Acanthamoeba castellanii. Infect Immun (1992) 2.44

Killing of Caenorhabditis elegans by Cryptococcus neoformans as a model of yeast pathogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2002) 2.29

Interaction of Legionella pneumophila with Acanthamoeba castellanii: uptake by coiling phagocytosis and inhibition of phagosome-lysosome fusion. Infect Immun (1996) 2.19

Ecology of free-living amoebae. Crit Rev Microbiol (1994) 2.14

Microevolution of a standard strain of Cryptococcus neoformans resulting in differences in virulence and other phenotypes. Infect Immun (1998) 2.12

The origin and maintenance of virulence for the human pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans. Microbes Infect (2003) 1.84

Virulence factors of medically important fungi. Clin Microbiol Rev (1996) 1.83

'Ready made' virulence and 'dual use' virulence factors in pathogenic environmental fungi--the Cryptococcus neoformans paradigm. Curr Opin Microbiol (2003) 1.79

Targeted gene disruption reveals an adhesin indispensable for pathogenicity of Blastomyces dermatitidis. J Exp Med (1999) 1.67

Spontaneous mutant of Blastomyces dermatitidis attenuated in virulence for mice. Sabouraudia (1982) 1.51

Cryptococcus neoformans virulence is enhanced after growth in the genetically malleable host Dictyostelium discoideum. Infect Immun (2003) 1.44

Host versus in vitro signals and intrastrain allelic differences in the expression of a Candida albicans virulence gene. Mol Microbiol (2002) 1.31

Detection of the 70-kilodalton histoplasma capsulatum antigen in serum of histoplasmosis patients: correlation between antigenemia and therapy during follow-up. J Clin Microbiol (1999) 1.21

Histoplasma capsulatum molecular genetics, pathogenesis, and responsiveness to its environment. Fungal Genet Biol (2002) 1.18

Molecular aspects of fungal dimorphism. Crit Rev Microbiol (1984) 1.17

Hyphae of Coccidioides immitis in tissues of the human host. Am Rev Tuberc (1954) 1.17

Virulence of Paracoccidiodes brasiliensis: the influence of in vitro passage and storage. Mycopathologia (1990) 1.05

A role for a protease in morphogenic responses during yeast cell fusion. J Cell Biol (1998) 1.03

BAD1, an essential virulence factor of Blastomyces dermatitidis, suppresses host TNF-alpha production through TGF-beta-dependent and -independent mechanisms. J Immunol (2002) 1.01

Phenotypic variation and persistence of Histoplasma capsulatum yeasts in host cells. Infect Immun (1996) 0.96

Leukocyte effects on the dimorphism of Coccidioides immitis. J Infect Dis (1982) 0.93

Endemic sporotrichosis. Curr Opin Infect Dis (2001) 0.93

Isolation of Blastomyces dermatitidis from pigeon manure. Am Rev Respir Dis (1976) 0.92

Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii can exploit Acanthamoeba castellanii for growth. Med Mycol (2004) 0.92

Protective efficacy of H antigen from Histoplasma capsulatum in a murine model of pulmonary histoplasmosis. Infect Immun (2001) 0.91

Hyphal forms of Histoplasma capsulatum. A common manifestation of intravascular infections. Arch Pathol Lab Med (1985) 0.90

Miliary blastomycosis and HIV infection. CMAJ (1990) 0.89

Quantitative analysis of phagocytosis of Cryptococcus neoformans by adherent phagocytic cells by fluorescence multi-well plate reader. J Microbiol Methods (2000) 0.85

Germination and mitochondrial damage in spores of Dictyostelium discoideum following supraoptimal heating. Arch Microbiol (1975) 0.84

Macrophage- and oxidant-mediated inhibition of the ability of live Blastomyces dermatitidis conidia to transform to the pathogenic yeast phase: implications for the pathogenesis of dimorphic fungal infections. J Infect Dis (1991) 0.83

Ultrastructural changes of Acanthamoeba cyst of clinical isolates after treatment with minimal cysticidal concentration of polyhexamethylene biguanide. Korean J Parasitol (1998) 0.82

Preliminary studies on conidial liberation of Blastomyces dermatitidis and Histoplasma capsulatum. Sabouraudia (1976) 0.82

Pulmonary blastomycosis: filamentous forms in an immunocompromised patient with fulminating respiratory failure. Hum Pathol (1983) 0.78

Ultrastructural study of the interaction of the fungi Sporothrix schenckii and Ceratocystis stenoceras with bone-marrow-derived murine macrophages. Ann Inst Pasteur Microbiol (1986) 0.78

Blastomycosis. Occurence of filamentous forms in vivo. Am J Clin Pathol (1974) 0.77

Filamentous forms of Ajellomyces (blastomyces) dermatitidis in a dog. Vet Pathol (1979) 0.77

Articles by these authors

Misconduct accounts for the majority of retracted scientific publications. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2012) 5.89

Causes for the persistence of impact factor mania. MBio (2014) 3.77

Why has the number of scientific retractions increased? PLoS One (2013) 3.59

Candida parapsilosis, an emerging fungal pathogen. Clin Microbiol Rev (2008) 3.52

Retracted science and the retraction index. Infect Immun (2011) 3.35

The contribution of melanin to microbial pathogenesis. Cell Microbiol (2003) 3.12

Cryptococcosis. Infect Dis Clin North Am (2002) 3.01

Phagosome extrusion and host-cell survival after Cryptococcus neoformans phagocytosis by macrophages. Curr Biol (2006) 2.92

Replication of Cryptococcus neoformans in macrophages is accompanied by phagosomal permeabilization and accumulation of vesicles containing polysaccharide in the cytoplasm. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2002) 2.68

Vesicular polysaccharide export in Cryptococcus neoformans is a eukaryotic solution to the problem of fungal trans-cell wall transport. Eukaryot Cell (2006) 2.55

Public health and biosecurity. Adaptations of avian flu virus are a cause for concern. Science (2012) 2.52

Extracellular vesicles produced by Cryptococcus neoformans contain protein components associated with virulence. Eukaryot Cell (2007) 2.42

NIH peer review reform--change we need, or lipstick on a pig? Infect Immun (2009) 2.21

Antimicrobial and healing efficacy of sustained release nitric oxide nanoparticles against Staphylococcus aureus skin infection. J Invest Dermatol (2009) 2.16

Impact of melanin on microbial virulence and clinical resistance to antimicrobial compounds. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2006) 2.12

The physical properties of the capsular polysaccharides from Cryptococcus neoformans suggest features for capsule construction. J Biol Chem (2005) 2.07

Fungal cell gigantism during mammalian infection. PLoS Pathog (2010) 2.04

Superoxide dismutase influences the virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans by affecting growth within macrophages. Infect Immun (2003) 2.00

The capsule of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. Adv Appl Microbiol (2009) 1.97

Induction of capsule growth in Cryptococcus neoformans by mammalian serum and CO(2). Infect Immun (2003) 1.89

Reforming science: methodological and cultural reforms. Infect Immun (2011) 1.85

The origin and maintenance of virulence for the human pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans. Microbes Infect (2003) 1.84

CR3 (CD11b/CD18) and CR4 (CD11c/CD18) are involved in complement-independent antibody-mediated phagocytosis of Cryptococcus neoformans. Immunity (2002) 1.83

More is not necessarily better: prozone-like effects in passive immunization with IgG. J Immunol (2003) 1.81

Mycobacteria release active membrane vesicles that modulate immune responses in a TLR2-dependent manner in mice. J Clin Invest (2011) 1.80

'Ready made' virulence and 'dual use' virulence factors in pathogenic environmental fungi--the Cryptococcus neoformans paradigm. Curr Opin Microbiol (2003) 1.79

An insight into the antifungal pipeline: selected new molecules and beyond. Nat Rev Drug Discov (2010) 1.78

Nontoxic radioactive Listeria(at) is a highly effective therapy against metastatic pancreatic cancer. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2013) 1.76

Vesicular transport in Histoplasma capsulatum: an effective mechanism for trans-cell wall transfer of proteins and lipids in ascomycetes. Cell Microbiol (2008) 1.73

Ionizing radiation delivered by specific antibody is therapeutic against a fungal infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 1.71

Ionizing radiation changes the electronic properties of melanin and enhances the growth of melanized fungi. PLoS One (2007) 1.70

Lost in translation--basic science in the era of translational research. Infect Immun (2009) 1.70

DIAGNOSIS OF HISTOPLASMOSIS. Braz J Microbiol (2006) 1.67

The immunoglobulin heavy chain constant region affects kinetic and thermodynamic parameters of antibody variable region interactions with antigen. J Biol Chem (2007) 1.67

Cryptococcus neoformans CAP59 (or Cap59p) is involved in the extracellular trafficking of capsular glucuronoxylomannan. Eukaryot Cell (2004) 1.64

Susceptibility of Gram-positive and -negative bacteria to novel nitric oxide-releasing nanoparticle technology. Virulence (2011) 1.63

The presence of female conveners correlates with a higher proportion of female speakers at scientific symposia. MBio (2014) 1.63

Self-aggregation of Cryptococcus neoformans capsular glucuronoxylomannan is dependent on divalent cations. Eukaryot Cell (2007) 1.63

Bacillus anthracis produces membrane-derived vesicles containing biologically active toxins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 1.62

Phase I evaluation of the safety and pharmacokinetics of murine-derived anticryptococcal antibody 18B7 in subjects with treated cryptococcal meningitis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2005) 1.61

An innate immune system cell is a major determinant of species-related susceptibility differences to fungal pneumonia. J Immunol (2005) 1.61

Antibodies to a cell surface histone-like protein protect against Histoplasma capsulatum. J Clin Invest (2003) 1.60

Important science--it's all about the SPIN. Infect Immun (2009) 1.59

A requirement for FcγR in antibody-mediated bacterial toxin neutralization. J Exp Med (2010) 1.58

Ionizing radiation: how fungi cope, adapt, and exploit with the help of melanin. Curr Opin Microbiol (2008) 1.58

Melanization of Cryptococcus neoformans and Histoplasma capsulatum reduces their susceptibilities to amphotericin B and caspofungin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2002) 1.57

Global warming will bring new fungal diseases for mammals. MBio (2010) 1.56

Exploiting amoeboid and non-vertebrate animal model systems to study the virulence of human pathogenic fungi. PLoS Pathog (2007) 1.55

Policy: Adaptations of avian flu virus are a cause for concern. Nature (2012) 1.54

Methamphetamine inhibits antigen processing, presentation, and phagocytosis. PLoS Pathog (2008) 1.53

Experimental modulation of capsule size in Cryptococcus neoformans. Biol Proced Online (2004) 1.52

Vertebrate endothermy restricts most fungi as potential pathogens. J Infect Dis (2009) 1.51

Cell-to-cell spread and massive vacuole formation after Cryptococcus neoformans infection of murine macrophages. BMC Immunol (2007) 1.51

Capsule enlargement in Cryptococcus neoformans confers resistance to oxidative stress suggesting a mechanism for intracellular survival. Cell Microbiol (2008) 1.50

Melanin and fungi. Curr Opin Infect Dis (2003) 1.48

Susceptibility of the human pathogenic fungi Cryptococcus neoformans and Histoplasma capsulatum to gamma-radiation versus radioimmunotherapy with alpha- and beta-emitting radioisotopes. J Nucl Med (2004) 1.47

Interaction of radiolabeled antibodies with fungal cells and components of the immune system in vitro and during radioimmunotherapy for experimental fungal infection. J Infect Dis (2006) 1.47

Monoclonal antibody-based therapies for microbial diseases. Vaccine (2009) 1.47

Sec6-dependent sorting of fungal extracellular exosomes and laccase of Cryptococcus neoformans. Mol Microbiol (2008) 1.46

Synthesis and assembly of fungal melanin. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol (2011) 1.45

The efficacy of complement-mediated phagocytosis of Cryptococcus neoformans is dependent on the location of C3 in the polysaccharide capsule and involves both direct and indirect C3-mediated interactions. Eur J Immunol (2003) 1.45

Cryptococcus neoformans capsular polysaccharide and exopolysaccharide fractions manifest physical, chemical, and antigenic differences. Eukaryot Cell (2007) 1.45

The PD-1/PD-L costimulatory pathway critically affects host resistance to the pathogenic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2008) 1.44

Cryptococcus neoformans virulence is enhanced after growth in the genetically malleable host Dictyostelium discoideum. Infect Immun (2003) 1.44

The effect of L-DOPA on Cryptococcus neoformans growth and gene expression. Virulence (2011) 1.42

Susceptibility of Cryptococcus neoformans biofilms to antifungal agents in vitro. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2006) 1.42

Specific antibody can prevent fungal biofilm formation and this effect correlates with protective efficacy. Infect Immun (2005) 1.42

Extracellular vesicles from Cryptococcus neoformans modulate macrophage functions. Infect Immun (2010) 1.40

Virulence of Candida parapsilosis, Candida orthopsilosis, and Candida metapsilosis in reconstituted human tissue models. Fungal Genet Biol (2007) 1.40

Microstructure of cell wall-associated melanin in the human pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans. Biochemistry (2005) 1.40

Experimental murine cryptococcal infection results in contamination of bedding with Cryptococcus neoformans. Contemp Top Lab Anim Sci (2003) 1.40

Capsule structural heterogeneity and antigenic variation in Cryptococcus neoformans. Eukaryot Cell (2007) 1.39

Targeted killing of virally infected cells by radiolabeled antibodies to viral proteins. PLoS Med (2006) 1.38

A monoclonal antibody to Bacillus anthracis protective antigen defines a neutralizing epitope in domain 1. Infect Immun (2006) 1.38

The polysaccharide capsule of the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans enlarges by distal growth and is rearranged during budding. Mol Microbiol (2006) 1.37

Vesicular transport across the fungal cell wall. Trends Microbiol (2009) 1.36

Fc gamma receptors regulate immune activation and susceptibility during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. J Immunol (2008) 1.36

Monoclonal antibodies to heat shock protein 60 alter the pathogenesis of Histoplasma capsulatum. Infect Immun (2009) 1.36

Binding of the wheat germ lectin to Cryptococcus neoformans suggests an association of chitinlike structures with yeast budding and capsular glucuronoxylomannan. Eukaryot Cell (2007) 1.36

The radioprotective properties of fungal melanin are a function of its chemical composition, stable radical presence and spatial arrangement. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res (2008) 1.36

Reforming science: structural reforms. Infect Immun (2011) 1.36

The capsular dynamics of Cryptococcus neoformans. Trends Microbiol (2006) 1.35

Targeted gene deletion in Candida parapsilosis demonstrates the role of secreted lipase in virulence. J Clin Invest (2007) 1.33

Cryptococcus neoformans {alpha} strains preferentially disseminate to the central nervous system during coinfection. Infect Immun (2005) 1.33

The immunoglobulin constant region contributes to affinity and specificity. Trends Immunol (2008) 1.32

Histoplasma capsulatum synthesizes melanin-like pigments in vitro and during mammalian infection. Infect Immun (2002) 1.31

Vesicle-associated melanization in Cryptococcus neoformans. Microbiology (2009) 1.31