Fungal Clearance
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Live-cell Video Microscopy of Fungal Pathogen Phagocytosis
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2013
We describe methods for live-cell video microscopy of Candida albicans phagocytosis by macrophages. These methods enable stage-specific analysis of macrophage migration, recognition, engulfment and phagosome maturation and reveal novel aspects of phagocytosis.
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Microbial and Fungal Diversity - Student Protocol
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2019
Examining Microbial Colony Structures ExpandTo begin, collect your allocated culture plates and then remove the Parafilm and lid from one of them. Place the uncovered plate under a dissecting microscope and then observe the individual communities within each quadrant of the plate. As the colonies are identified, fill out the observed colony properties in the appropriate column in the table. Click Here to download Table 1 Then, repeat the observations for each of the other two bacterial species.
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Microbial and Fungal Diversity - Concepts
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2019
Bacteria and fungi are two highly diverse groups of organisms that can have significant beneficial or detrimental impacts on human health. For this reason, it is important to understand and distinguish between individual species of these groups. As you will recall, biological taxonomists group organisms based on their phylogenetic relatedness. The three domains of life, Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukaryota segregate life into three distinct groupings. While all bacteria fall within the domain...
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A zWEDGI Technique to Visualize Fungal Pathogen-Infected Zebrafish Larvae
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2025
The video demonstrates a zebrafish wounding and entrapment device technique for observing fluorescently labeled fungal pathogen infection in zebrafish larvae. Initial infection attracts macrophages, and as infection persists, neutrophil recruitment progresses at the injection site.
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Hepatic Drug Clearance: Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clearance
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2025
Hepatic clearance refers to the volume of blood cleared of a drug by the liver per unit of time. It plays a crucial role in drug metabolism and elimination. While hepatic clearance is commonly estimated by subtracting renal clearance from total body clearance, other pathways, such as pulmonary or biliary clearance, may also contribute. However, these pathways are generally less significant than hepatic and renal clearance. Most drugs undergo restrictive clearance, which is proportional to the...
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Physical barriers and antimicrobial factors act before extensive immune-cell activity, limiting fungal entry and early persistence. This first layer reduces the number of organisms that reach tissues and constrains opportunities for infection to become established. In immunology studies, examining these defenses helps distinguish failures of initial protection from defects in later cellular or adaptive responses.
Recognition of fungal components directs immune cells toward containment rather than an uncoordinated response. Neutrophils and macrophages can engulf fungal cells or damage them, while also helping coordinate inflammation. This matters because successful clearance requires both direct restriction of the organism and an organized local response; impaired coordination may allow infection to persist or contribute to tissue damage.
T cells and antibodies strengthen control after the initial response by adding adaptive immune functions to innate activity. Their contribution can improve pathogen control and may support immune memory, allowing later responses to benefit from prior exposure. Researchers therefore consider adaptive responses when explaining why some infections resolve, while others remain persistent despite early containment.
Fungal clearance depends on balancing pathogen restriction with protection of host tissue. Immune activity must contain and eliminate organisms, yet the inflammatory response itself can contribute to tissue damage if it is poorly controlled. This balance provides a framework for interpreting disease progression and for asking whether an intervention improves fungal control without worsening injury.
Studies of fungal clearance can reveal which parts of host defense limit infection and which failures permit progression. Investigators may focus on barriers, antimicrobial factors, immune-cell activity, adaptive responses, or memory, depending on the question. This makes the topic useful for connecting cellular mechanisms with broader outcomes such as infection resolution, persistence, and tissue injury.
Antifungal therapy research is strengthened by an immune perspective because treatment outcomes involve interactions between pathogen control and host defenses. Examining innate and adaptive responses can help researchers assess these components together. The same framework supports investigation of immune deficiencies, where weakened defense mechanisms may clarify why clearance fails or infection progresses.