Published in Microbes Infect on March 17, 2005
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Extracellular vesicles produced by Cryptococcus neoformans contain protein components associated with virulence. Eukaryot Cell (2007) 2.42
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Biology and pathogenesis of Fonsecaea pedrosoi, the major etiologic agent of chromoblastomycosis. FEMS Microbiol Rev (2007) 1.22
Melanin from Fonsecaea pedrosoi induces production of human antifungal antibodies and enhances the antimicrobial efficacy of phagocytes. Infect Immun (2004) 1.21
Capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans grows by enlargement of polysaccharide molecules. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 1.19
Protein tyrosine phosphorylation and protein tyrosine nitration in redox signaling. Antioxid Redox Signal (2008) 1.18
Melanin in the dimorphic fungal pathogen Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: effects on phagocytosis, intracellular resistance and drug susceptibility. Microbes Infect (2005) 1.15
Melanin as a virulence factor of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and other dimorphic pathogenic fungi: a minireview. Mycopathologia (2008) 1.15
Capsular localization of the Cryptococcus neoformans polysaccharide component galactoxylomannan. Eukaryot Cell (2008) 1.13
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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis enolase is a surface protein that binds plasminogen and mediates interaction of yeast forms with host cells. Infect Immun (2010) 1.08
Structural and functional properties of the Trichosporon asahii glucuronoxylomannan. Fungal Genet Biol (2009) 1.07
Cryptococcus neoformans cryoultramicrotomy and vesicle fractionation reveals an intimate association between membrane lipids and glucuronoxylomannan. Fungal Genet Biol (2009) 1.07
Monoclonal antibody to fungal glucosylceramide protects mice against lethal Cryptococcus neoformans infection. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2007) 1.07
Structure and biological functions of fungal cerebrosides. An Acad Bras Cienc (2004) 1.06
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Glucuronoxylomannan-mediated interaction of Cryptococcus neoformans with human alveolar cells results in fungal internalization and host cell damage. Microbes Infect (2005) 1.05
Therapeutic DNA vaccine encoding peptide P10 against experimental paracoccidioidomycosis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2012) 1.05
Structure, cellular distribution, antigenicity, and biological functions of Fonsecaea pedrosoi ceramide monohexosides. Infect Immun (2005) 1.04
A monoclonal antibody to glucosylceramide inhibits the growth of Fonsecaea pedrosoi and enhances the antifungal action of mouse macrophages. Microbes Infect (2004) 1.03
Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored mucin-like glycoproteins from Trypanosoma cruzi bind to CD1d but do not elicit dominant innate or adaptive immune responses via the CD1d/NKT cell pathway. J Immunol (2002) 1.01
Transient inflammatory response induced by apoptotic cells is an important mediator of melanoma cell engraftment and growth. Int J Cancer (2005) 1.01
Antibody complementarity-determining regions (CDRs) can display differential antimicrobial, antiviral and antitumor activities. PLoS One (2008) 1.00
The GATA-type transcriptional activator Gat1 regulates nitrogen uptake and metabolism in the human pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. Fungal Genet Biol (2010) 1.00
Role for chitin and chitooligomers in the capsular architecture of Cryptococcus neoformans. Eukaryot Cell (2009) 0.99
Immunomodulatory effects of serotype B glucuronoxylomannan from Cryptococcus gattii correlate with polysaccharide diameter. Infect Immun (2010) 0.98
Additive effect of P10 immunization and chemotherapy in anergic mice challenged intratracheally with virulent yeasts of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Microbes Infect (2008) 0.98
A role for vesicular transport of macromolecules across cell walls in fungal pathogenesis. Commun Integr Biol (2008) 0.98
In vitro activity of the antifungal plant defensin RsAFP2 against Candida isolates and its in vivo efficacy in prophylactic murine models of candidiasis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2008) 0.96
Chemokine production and leukocyte recruitment to the lungs of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis-infected mice is modulated by interferon-gamma. Am J Pathol (2003) 0.96
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The elastic properties of the Cryptococcus neoformans capsule. Biophys J (2009) 0.94
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis vaccine formulations based on the gp43-derived P10 sequence and the Salmonella enterica FliC flagellin. Infect Immun (2009) 0.93
In vitro and in vivo trypanocidal effects of the cyclopalladated compound 7a, a drug candidate for treatment of Chagas' disease. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2010) 0.93
Paracoccin, an N-acetyl-glucosamine-binding lectin of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, is involved in fungal growth. Microbes Infect (2007) 0.92
Poly(lactic acid-glycolic acid) nanoparticles markedly improve immunological protection provided by peptide P10 against murine paracoccidioidomycosis. Br J Pharmacol (2010) 0.91
Jacaranone induces apoptosis in melanoma cells via ROS-mediated downregulation of Akt and p38 MAPK activation and displays antitumor activity in vivo. PLoS One (2012) 0.91
Glucosylceramides in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides are involved in the differentiation of conidia into mycelial cells. FEBS Lett (2004) 0.91
Comparison of Fonsecaea pedrosoi sclerotic cells obtained in vivo and in vitro: ultrastructure and antigenicity. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol (2002) 0.91
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Attempts at a peptide vaccine against paracoccidioidomycosis, adjuvant to chemotherapy. Mycopathologia (2008) 0.91
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Capsules from pathogenic and non-pathogenic Cryptococcus spp. manifest significant differences in structure and ability to protect against phagocytic cells. PLoS One (2012) 0.90
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Differentiation of Fonsecaea pedrosoi mycelial forms into sclerotic cells is induced by platelet-activating factor. Res Microbiol (2003) 0.90
Effective topical treatment of subcutaneous murine B16F10-Nex2 melanoma by the antimicrobial peptide gomesin. Neoplasia (2008) 0.90
α-Pinene isolated from Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (Anacardiaceae) induces apoptosis and confers antimetastatic protection in a melanoma model. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2011) 0.90
β-Actin-binding complementarity-determining region 2 of variable heavy chain from monoclonal antibody C7 induces apoptosis in several human tumor cells and is protective against metastatic melanoma. J Biol Chem (2012) 0.89
The role of adjuvants in therapeutic protection against paracoccidioidomycosis after immunization with the P10 peptide. Front Microbiol (2012) 0.89
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Macrophage signaling by glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored mucin-like glycoproteins derived from Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigotes. Microbes Infect (2002) 0.89
Cleavage of human fibronectin and other basement membrane-associated proteins by a Cryptococcus neoformans serine proteinase. Microb Pathog (2003) 0.88
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Antibody binding to Cryptococcus neoformans impairs budding by altering capsular mechanical properties. J Immunol (2012) 0.87
An ectophosphatase activity in Cryptococcus neoformans. FEMS Yeast Res (2006) 0.86
Chitin-like molecules associate with Cryptococcus neoformans glucuronoxylomannan to form a glycan complex with previously unknown properties. Eukaryot Cell (2012) 0.86
Immunization with P10 peptide increases specific immunity and protects immunosuppressed BALB/c mice infected with virulent yeasts of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Mycopathologia (2014) 0.86
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