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Induction of memory-like dendritic cell responses in vivo by Hole, Camaron R., Wager, Chrissy M. Leopold, Castro-Lopez, Natalia, Campuzano, Althea, Cai, Hong, Wozniak, Karen L., Wang, Yufeng, Wormley, Floyd L.

“…Dendritic cells (DCs), a vital component of the innate immune system, are considered to lack antigen specificity and be devoid of immunological memory…”
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STAT1 signaling within macrophages is required for antifungal activity against Cryptococcus neoformans by Leopold Wager, Chrissy M, Hole, Camaron R, Wozniak, Karen L, Olszewski, Michal A, Mueller, Mathias, Wormley, Jr, Floyd L

“…Cryptococcus neoformans, the predominant etiological agent of cryptococcosis, is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that primarily affects AIDS patients and…”
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Pulmonary Macrophage and Dendritic Cell Responses to Cryptococcus neoformans by Nelson, Benjamin N, Hawkins, Ashlee N, Wozniak, Karen L

“…The fungal pathogen can cause life-threatening infections in immune compromised individuals. This pathogen is typically acquired via inhalation, and enters the…”
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Non-Antibiotic Antimony-Based Antimicrobials by Gerasimchuk, Nikolay, Pinks, Kevin, Salpadoru, Tarosha, Cotton, Kaitlyn, Michka, Olga, Patrauchan, Marianna A, Wozniak, Karen L

“…A series of the eight novel organoantimony(V) cyanoximates of Sb(C6H5)4L composition was synthesized using the high-yield heterogeneous metathesis reaction…”
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IFN-γ immune priming of macrophages in vivo induces prolonged STAT1 binding and protection against Cryptococcus neoformans by Leopold Wager, Chrissy M, Hole, Camaron R, Campuzano, Althea, Castro-Lopez, Natalia, Cai, Hong, Caballero Van Dyke, Marley C, Wozniak, Karen L, Wang, Yufeng, Wormley, Jr, Floyd L

“…Development of vaccines against opportunistic infections is difficult as patients most at risk of developing disease are deficient in aspects of the adaptive…”
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STAT1 signaling is essential for protection against Cryptococcus neoformans infection in mice by Leopold Wager, Chrissy M, Hole, Camaron R, Wozniak, Karen L, Olszewski, Michal A, Wormley, Jr, Floyd L

“…Nonprotective immune responses to highly virulent Cryptococcus neoformans strains, such as H99, are associated with Th2-type cytokine production, alternatively…”
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Role of IL-17A on resolution of pulmonary C. neoformans infection by Wozniak, Karen L, Hardison, Sarah E, Kolls, Jay K, Wormley, Floyd L

“…The current studies evaluated the role of interleukin (IL)-17A in the induction of protective immunity against pulmonary cryptococcosis in mice. Protection…”
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Borrelia peptidoglycan interacting Protein (BpiP) contributes to the fitness of Borrelia burgdorferi against host-derived factors and influences virulence in mouse models of Lyme disease by Chen, Yue, Vargas, Sean M, Smith, 2nd, Trever C, Karna, Sai Lakshmi Rajasekhar, MacMackin Ingle, Taylor, Wozniak, Karen L, Wormley, Jr, Floyd L, Seshu, Janakiram

“…The Peptidoglycan (PG) cell wall of the Lyme disease (LD) spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), contributes to structural and morphological integrity of Bb;…”
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Dectin-3 Is Not Required for Protection against Cryptococcus neoformans Infection by Campuzano, Althea, Castro-Lopez, Natalia, Wozniak, Karen L, Leopold Wager, Chrissy M, Wormley, Jr, Floyd L

“…C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) are diverse, trans-membrane proteins that function as pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) which are necessary for orchestrating…”
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Cryptococcus and Phagocytes: Complex Interactions that Influence Disease Outcome by Leopold Wager, Chrissy M, Hole, Camaron R, Wozniak, Karen L, Wormley, Jr, Floyd L

“…Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii are fungal pathogens that cause life-threatening disease. These fungi commonly enter their host via inhalation into the…”
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Antifungal activity of dendritic cell lysosomal proteins against Cryptococcus neoformans by Nelson, Benjamin N., Beakley, Savannah G., Posey, Sierra, Conn, Brittney, Maritz, Emma, Seshu, Janakiram, Wozniak, Karen L.

“…Cryptococcal meningitis is a life-threatening disease among immune compromised individuals that is caused by the opportunistic fungal pathogen Cryptococcus…”
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Innate Pulmonary Phagocytes and Their Interactions with Pathogenic Cryptococcus Species by Conn, Brittney N, Wozniak, Karen L

“…is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes over 180,000 annual deaths in HIV/AIDS patients. Innate phagocytes in the lungs, such as dendritic cells (DCs)…”
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Transcriptional Changes in Pulmonary Phagocyte Subsets Dictate the Outcome Following Interaction With The Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans by Hawkins, Ashlee N, Determann, 2nd, Brenden F, Nelson, Benjamin N, Wozniak, Karen L

“…With over 220,000 cases and 180,000 deaths annually, is the most common cause of fungal meningitis and a leading cause of death in HIV/AIDS patients in…”
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The acute neutrophil response mediated by S100 alarmins during vaginal Candida infections is independent of the Th17-pathway by Yano, Junko, Kolls, Jay K, Happel, Kyle I, Wormley, Floyd, Wozniak, Karen L, Fidel, Jr, Paul L

“…Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) caused by Candida albicans affects a significant number of women during their reproductive ages. Clinical observations revealed…”
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Antifungal activity of eumelanin-inspired indoylenepheyleneethynylene against Cryptococcus neoformans by Conn, Brittney N, Lieberman, Jacob A, Chatman, Priscilla, Cotton, Kaitlyn, Essandoh, Martha A, Ebqa'ai, Mohammad, Nelson, Toby L, Wozniak, Karen L

“…is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes meningitis in >152,000 immunocompromised individuals annually, leading to 112,000 yearly deaths. The four…”
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Protective interaction of human phagocytic APC subsets with Cryptococcus neoformans induces genes associated with metabolism and antigen presentation by Nelson, Benjamin N., Daugherty, Cheyenne S., Sharp, Rachel R., Booth, J. Leland, Patel, Vineet I., Metcalf, Jordan P., Jones, Kenneth L., Wozniak, Karen L.

“…Cryptococcal meningitis is the most common cause of meningitis among HIV/AIDS patients in sub-Saharan Africa, and worldwide causes over 223,000 cases leading…”
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Development of protective inflammation and cell-mediated immunity against Cryptococcus neoformans after exposure to hyphal mutants by Zhai, Bing, Wozniak, Karen L, Masso-Silva, Jorge, Upadhyay, Srijana, Hole, Camaron, Rivera, Amariliz, Wormley, Jr, Floyd L, Lin, Xiaorong

“…Morphological switch is tightly coupled with the pathogenesis of many dimorphic fungal pathogens. Cryptococcus neoformans, the major causative agent of…”
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Cryptococcus neoformans Enters the Endolysosomal Pathway of Dendritic Cells and Is Killed by Lysosomal Components by WOZNIAK, Karen L, LEVITZ, Stuart M

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Characterization of IL-22 and antimicrobial peptide production in mice protected against pulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans infection by Wozniak, Karen L, Hole, Camaron R, Yano, Junko, Fidel, Paul L, Wormley, Floyd L

“…Cryptococcus neoformans is a significant cause of fungal meningitis in patients with impaired T cell-mediated immunity (CMI). Experimental pulmonary infection…”
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Dendritic Cells: Multifunctional Roles in Host Defenses to Cryptococcus Infections by Goughenour, Kristie D, Nair, Ayesha S, Xu, Jintao, Olszewski, Michal A, Wozniak, Karen L

“…Fungal infections are an increasingly growing public health concern, and is one of the most problematic fungal organisms causing substantial mortality and…”
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