@phdthesis{Englert2020,
  author    = {Englert, Anne},
  title     = {Modulation der Immunantwort humaner NK-Zellen nach Stimulation mit steigenden Konzentrationen von Aspergillus fumigatus},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-20233},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-202335},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Diese Arbeit besch{\"a}ftigt sich mit den antimykotischen Eigenschaften von NK-Zellen und dient der Charakterisierung der Immunantwort gegen{\"u}ber A. fumigatus in Abh{\"a}ngigkeit der MOI (Multiplizit{\"a}t der Infektion). Klinisch interessant ist dies bei immunsupprimierten Patienten mit invasiver Aspergillose. Anhand von Oberfl{\"a}chenmarkern konnten eine an die Pilzkonzentration angepasste Bindung und Aktivierung von NK-Zellen demonstriert werden. Daneben kam es zu einer Modulation der Freisetzung ausgew{\"a}hlter Zytokine nach Konfrontation mit steigenden Mengen von A. fumigatus. Besonders deutlich war der Effekt bei den Chemokinen CCL3 und CCL4, deren Zusammenhang mit Pilzinfektionen bereits gezeigt wurde. Die Ergebnisse zum MOI-abh{\"a}ngigen Verhalten von NK-Zellen gegen{\"u}ber A. fumigatus best{\"a}tigen die Relevanz bei der antimykotischen Immunantwort und verdeutlichen, weshalb ihnen zunehmende diagnostische und therapeutische Bedeutung zukommt.},
  subject      = {Nat{\"u}rliche Killerzelle},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{MarischenEnglertSchmittetal.2018,
  author    = {Marischen, Lothar and Englert, Anne and Schmitt, Anna-Lena and Einsele, Hermann and Loeffler, Juergen},
  title     = {Human NK cells adapt their immune response towards increasing multiplicities of infection of Aspergillus fumigatus},
  series = {BMC Immunology},
  volume    = {19},
  journal   = {BMC Immunology},
  number    = {39},
  doi       = {10.1186/s12865-018-0276-6},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-176331},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Background: The saprophytic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus reproduces by generation of conidia, which are spread by airflow throughout nature. Since humans are inhaling certain amounts of spores every day, the (innate) immune system is constantly challenged. Even though macrophages and neutrophils carry the main burden, also NK cells are regarded to contribute to the antifungal immune response. While NK cells reveal a low frequency, expression and release of immunomodulatory molecules seem to be a natural way of their involvement. Results: In this study we show, that NK cells secrete chemokines such as CCL3/MIP-1α, CCL4/MIP-1β and CCL5/RANTES early on after stimulation with Aspergillus fumigatus and, in addition, adjust the concentration of chemokines released to the multiplicity of infection of Aspergillus fumigatus. Conclusions: These results further corroborate the relevance of NK cells within the antifungal immune response, which is regarded to be more and more important in the development and outcome of invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Additionally, the correlation between the multiplicity of infection and the expression and release of chemokines shown here may be useful in further studies for the quantification and/or surveillance of the NK cell involvement in antifungal immune responses.},
  language  = {en}
}