title: Immunity to fungi.
abstract: The global increase in fungal disease burden, the emergence of novel pathogenic fungi, and the lack of fungal vaccines have focused intense interest in elucidating immune defense mechanisms against fungi. Recent studies in animal models and in humans identify an integrated role for C-type lectin and Toll-like receptor signaling in activating innate and adaptive responses that control medically relevant fungi. Beyond the critical role of phagocytes in host defense, the generation and balance of specific T helper subsets contributes to sterilizing immunity. These advances form a basis for the development of fungal vaccines and immune-based therapeutic adjuncts.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Salomé
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: LeibundGut-Landmann
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wüthrich
authors.forename: Tobias M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Hohl
mesh_terms: D056704:Adaptive Immunity / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D005658:Fungi / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000502:physiology*; D037181:Lectins, C-Type / Q000378:metabolism; D009181:Mycoses / Q000276:immunology*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000276:immunology; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors