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ArticleMedical mycology2008

Antibody responses to Cryptococcus neoformans in Indian patients with cryptococcosis.

Dolan Champa Saha, Immaculata Xess, Wang Yong Zeng, David L Goldman

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Article in Medical mycology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Dolan Champa SahaAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Immaculata Xess
Wang Yong Zeng
David L Goldman
Albert Einstein College of Medicine · USAll India Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

Funding

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING IN AIDS/TB PREVENTION RESEARCHD43TW001403 · FIC · YESHIVA UNIVERSITY · PI PRASAD, VINAYAKA R. · 2000 to 2011
$3.8M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW001403FIC NIH HHS D43-TW001403
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An important element of the host response to cryptococcosis is humoral immunity. Specific antibody responses in patients with cryptococcosis however, have not been extensively studied. We analyzed the antibody responses of 22 Indian patients with cryptococcosis, including both HIV+ and HIV- individuals. Sera from 10 Indian patients with AIDS and without cryptococcosis were studied as controls. Antibody responses to cryptococcal proteins were detected by immunoblot, while antibodies to glucuronoxylomannan (GXM), the main component of the cryptococcal capsular polysaccharide were measured by ELISA. Our results indicate that cryptococcosis elicits antibodies to a specific pattern of cytoplasmic proteins. Further, we find that antibody responses to both cytoplasmic proteins and GXM are less robust in HIV+ patients when compared with HIV- patients.

Indexed as

AdolescentAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAntibodies, FungalCryptococcosisCryptococcus neoformansEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansImmunoblottingIndiaMaleMiddle AgedPolysaccharidesAntibodies, FungalglucuronoxylomannanPolysaccharides

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PMID18608912
PMCPMC4100580
OpenAlexW1997485179

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