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Host-pathogen interactions between the human innate immune system and Candida albicans - understanding and modeling defense and evasion strategies
Please always quote using this URN: urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-151621
- The diploid, polymorphic yeast Candida albicans is one of the most important human pathogenic fungi. C. albicans can grow, proliferate and coexist as a commensal on or within the human host for a long time. However, alterations in the host environment can render C. albicans virulent. In this review, we describe the immunological cross-talk between C. albicans and the human innate immune system. We give an overview in form of pairs of human defense strategies including immunological mechanisms as well as general stressors such as nutrientThe diploid, polymorphic yeast Candida albicans is one of the most important human pathogenic fungi. C. albicans can grow, proliferate and coexist as a commensal on or within the human host for a long time. However, alterations in the host environment can render C. albicans virulent. In this review, we describe the immunological cross-talk between C. albicans and the human innate immune system. We give an overview in form of pairs of human defense strategies including immunological mechanisms as well as general stressors such as nutrient limitation, pH, fever etc. and the corresponding fungal response and evasion mechanisms. Furthermore, Computational Systems Biology approaches to model and investigate these complex interactions are highlighted with a special focus on game-theoretical methods and agent-based models. An outlook on interesting questions to be tackled by Systems Biology regarding entangled defense and evasion mechanisms is given.…
Author: | Sybille Dühring, Sebastian Germerodt, Christine Skerka, Peter F. Zipfel, Thomas Dandekar, Stefan Schuster |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-151621 |
Document Type: | Journal article |
Faculties: | Fakultät für Biologie / Theodor-Boveri-Institut für Biowissenschaften |
Language: | English |
Parent Title (English): | Frontiers in Microbiology |
Year of Completion: | 2015 |
Volume: | 6 |
Issue: | 625 |
Source: | Frontiers in Microbiology, 6, 625 (2015). DOI: 3389/fmicb.2015.00625 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00625 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie |
Tag: | Candida albicans; agent-based model; antimicrobial peptides; beta-lactamase inhibition; biofilm formation; biomaterial surfaces; computational systems biology; defense and evasion strategies; dendritic cells; fungal pathogens; host-pathogen interaction; human immune system; immunological cross-talk; in vitro; infection; resistance |
Release Date: | 2017/10/26 |
Licence (German): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International |