2015
Compartment-Specific and Sequential Role of MyD88 and CARD9 in Chemokine Induction and Innate Defense during Respiratory Fungal Infection
Jhingran A, Kasahara S, Shepardson KM, Junecko BA, Heung LJ, Kumasaka DK, Knoblaugh SE, Lin X, Kazmierczak BI, Reinhart TA, Cramer RA, Hohl TM. Compartment-Specific and Sequential Role of MyD88 and CARD9 in Chemokine Induction and Innate Defense during Respiratory Fungal Infection. PLOS Pathogens 2015, 11: e1004589. PMID: 25621893, PMCID: PMC4306481, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory fungal infectionsDistinct signal transduction pathwaysSignal transduction pathwaysNeutrophil recruitmentChemokine inductionGenetic deletionFungal infectionsFungal clearanceCellular compartmentsTransduction pathwaysC-type lectinProtein triggersLung epithelial cellsNeutrophil-dependent host defenseInterleukin-1 receptorReceptor signalsConidial uptakeLung neutrophil recruitmentLung-infiltrating neutrophilsNeutrophil chemokines CXCL1Sequential rolesMyD88-deficient miceHematopoietic compartmentProtein knockout miceMajor cellular source
2011
Innate immune responses to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection
Lavoie EG, Wangdi T, Kazmierczak BI. Innate immune responses to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. Microbes And Infection 2011, 13: 1133-1145. PMID: 21839853, PMCID: PMC3221798, DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2011.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacterial ProteinsComplement System ProteinsCytokinesDendritic CellsHumansImmunity, InnateInflammasomesLipopolysaccharidesLungLymphocytesMacrophages, AlveolarMiceMice, KnockoutNeutrophilsPneumoniaPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsReceptors, Pattern RecognitionSignal Transduction