Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28448018›Full record

ArticleJournal of visualized experiments : JoVE2017

Live Imaging of Antifungal Activity by Human Primary Neutrophils and Monocytes in Response to A. fumigatus.

Shan F Brunel, Jude M Bain, Jill King, Lena J Heung, Shinji Kasahara, Tobias M Hohl, Adilia Warris

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Article in Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Shan F BrunelAberdeen Fungal Group, MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen.
Jude M BainAberdeen Fungal Group, MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen.
Jill KingAberdeen Fungal Group, MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen.
Lena J HeungDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, US.
Shinji KasaharaDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, US.
Tobias M HohlDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, US.
Adilia WarrisAberdeen Fungal Group, MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen; a.warris@abdn.ac.uk.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USInstitute of Medical Sciences · INUniversity of Aberdeen · GB

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
INITIATION OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUSR01AI093808 · NIAID · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI HOHL, TOBIAS M · 2011 to 2020
$4.9M
INITIATION OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUSR37AI093808 · NIAID · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI TOBIAS M HOHL · 2021 to 2026
$4.2M
Medical Research Council MR/N006364/1NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI093808NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI093808Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aspergillus fumigatus is an opportunistic fungal pathogen causing invasive infections in immunocompromised hosts with a high case-fatality rate. Research investigating immunological responses against A. fumigatus has been limited by the lack of consistent and reliable assays for measuring the antifungal activity of specific immune cells in vitro. A new method is described to assess the antifungal activity of primary monocytes and neutrophils from human donors against A. fumigatus using FLuorescent Aspergillus REporter (FLARE) conidia. These conidia contain a genetically encoded dsRed reporter, which is constitutively expressed by live FLARE conidia, and are externally labeled with Alexa Fluor 633, which is resistant to degradation within the phagolysosome, thus allowing a distinction between live and dead A. fumigatus conidia. Video microscopy and flow cytometry are subsequently used to visualize the interaction between conidia and innate immune cells, assessing fungicidal activity whilst also providing a wealth of information on phagocyte migration, phagocytosis and the inhibition of fungal growth. This novel technique has already provided exciting new insights into the host-pathogen interaction of primary immune cells against A. fumigatus. It is important to note the laboratory setup required to perform this assay, including the necessary microscopy and flow cytometry facilities, and the capacity to work with human donor blood and genetically manipulated fungi. However, this assay is capable of generating large amounts of data and can reveal detailed insights into the antifungal response. This protocol has successfully been used to study the host-pathogen interaction of primary immune cells against A. fumigatus. It is important to note the laboratory setup required to perform this assay, including the necessary microscopy and flow cytometry facilities, and the capacity to work with human donor blood and genetically manipulated fungi. However, this assay is capable of generating large amounts of data and can reveal detailed insights into the antifungal response. This protocol has successfully been used to study the host-pathogen interaction of primary immune cells against A. fumigatus.

Indexed as

Aspergillus fumigatusFlow CytometryGenes, ReporterHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansLuminescent ProteinsMicroscopy, VideoMonocytesNeutrophilsPhagocytesPhagocytosisSpores, Fungalfluorescent protein 583Luminescent Proteins

Identifiers

PMID28448018
PMCPMC5508861
OpenAlexW2605479251

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