An Anti-β-Glucan Monoclonal Antibody Inhibits Growth and Capsule Formation of <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i> In Vitro and Exerts Therapeutic, Anticryptococcal Activity In Vivo

Anna Rachini, Donatella Pietrella, Patrizia Lupo, +7

Infection and Immunity

Antifungal AgentHealth SciencesMicrobial PathogensMab 2G8Immunology +12

A Multifunctional, Synthetic <i>Gaussia princeps</i> Luciferase Reporter for Live Imaging of <i>Candida albicans</i> Infections

Brice Enjalbert, Anna Rachini, Govindsamy Vediyappan, +5

Infection and Immunity

EngineeringBiomolecular ToolFungal Cell BiologyLuciferase ReportersBacterial Pathogens +17

Th17 Cells and IL-17 in Protective Immunity to Vaginal Candidiasis

Donatella Pietrella, Anna Rachini, Mark Pines, +5

PLoS ONE

A β-glucan-conjugate vaccine and anti-β-glucan antibodies are effective against murine vaginal candidiasis as assessed by a novel in vivo imaging technique

Donatella Pietrella, Anna Rachini, Antonella Torosantucci, +9

Vaccine

VaccinationMucosal VaccinationVaccine DevelopmentMedicineMurine Vaginal Candidiasis +8

Beneficial effect of Mentha suaveolens essential oil in the treatment of vaginal candidiasis assessed by real-time monitoring of infection

Donatella Pietrella, Letizia Angiolella, Elisabetta Vavala, +5

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

The Inflammatory Response Induced by Aspartic Proteases of <i>Candida albicans</i> Is Independent of Proteolytic Activity

Donatella Pietrella, Anna Rachini, Neelam Pandey, +5

Infection and Immunity

Microbial PathogensFungal Cell BiologyAspartic ProteasesInnate Immune SystemImmunology +22

A<i>Candida albicans</i>Mannoprotein Deprived of Its Mannan Moiety Is Efficiently Taken Up and Processed by Human Dendritic Cells and Induces T-Cell Activation without Stimulating Proinflammatory Cytokine Production

Donatella Pietrella, Patrizia Lupo, Anna Rachini, +5

Infection and Immunity

Microbial PathogensFungal Cell BiologyImmune RegulationImmunologyImmunologic Mechanism +19

Dectin-1 is required for human dendritic cells to initiate immune response to Candida albicans through Syk activation

Franck Skrzypek, Elio Cenci, Donatella Pietrella, +3

Microbes and Infection

Human Dendritic CellsCandida AlbicansInnate Immune SystemImmunologyInnate Immunity +6

A Luciferase Reporter for Gene Expression Studies and Dynamic Imaging of Superficial Candida albicans Infections

Donatella Pietrella, Brice Enjalbert, Ute Zeidler, +4

Methods in molecular biology