mannan/fever

The cell wall mannan components of Candida albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae produced hyperthermic responses when injected intracerebroventricularly at doses of 10 microg in rats. Indomethacin treatment (5 mg/kg subcutaneously) completely abolished these responses. Serum interferon-gamma, tumor

BACKGROUND It is unknown whether serum concentrations of mannan-binding lectin (MBL) and MBL-associated serine protease-2 (MASP-2) influence the risk of adverse events (AEs) in children with cancer presenting with fever in neutropenia (FN). METHODS Pediatric patients with cancer presenting with FN

Mannan components of C. albicans (5 mg/kg, i.p.) and S. cerevisiae (2.5 mg/kg, i.p.) cell walls produced pyrogenic responses which were completely inhibited by indomethacin (5 mg/kg, s.c.) pretreatment in rats. A non-selective NOS inhibitor, L-NAME (10 mg/kg, s.c.), also inhibited the pyrogenic

OBJECTIVE Mannan-binding lectin (MBL) is a central component of the innate immune response. Genetic variations in the MBL gene that reduce circulating levels and alter functional properties of the MBL are associated with susceptibility for many infectious diseases. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

The diagnostic performance and usefulness of the Platelia antigen and antibody test (Bio-Rad) was investigated in a prospective study of haematological patients at risk for invasive Candida infections. Among 100 patients, 86 were eligible, of whom invasive candidiasis (IC) occurred in 12 (14%),

Late treatment of invasive candidiasis (IC) results in severe complications and high mortality. New tools are needed for early diagnosis. We conducted a retrospective study to assess the diagnostic utility of mannan antigenemia (Mn) and antimannan antibodies (anti-Mn) in neutropenic cancer patients

Background: A relationship has been proposed between increases in oral Candida concentrations and host immunity. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between oral Candida mannan concentrations and symptoms/signs of ill health

Chemotherapy causes neutropenia and an increased susceptibility to infection. Recent reports indicate that mannan-binding lectin (MBL) insufficiency is associated with an increased duration of febrile neutropenia and incidence of serious infections following chemotherapy for haematological

Rheumatic fever (RF) and its most severe sequela, chronic rheumatic heart disease (CRHD), are mediated by an abnormal immunological host response following a Streptococcus pyogenes oropharyngeal infection. Mannan-binding lectin (MBL), a collectin that activates complement, binds to

This study was conducted to determine whether the ingestion of mannan oligosaccharide (MOS, Bio-Mos) alters the immune response of nursery pigs challenged with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV). A total of 64 pigs (3 wk old), free of PRRSV, were used in 2 separate but

We encountered a case of an 83-year-old patient with candida endocarditis. He had been diagnosed as having aortic regurgitation with moderately calcified aortic valve 5 years previously, and had received medication. He was admitted to our hospital because of pancreatic cancer. He had high fever from

OBJECTIVE To study the role of the mannan binding lectin (MBL) pathway of complement activation in the host defence to microbial infection in vivo, and the role of MBL in infectious mortality in non-selected patients. METHODS A prospective observational study on 177 hospitalised medical patients

The study presented here was conducted to determine the diagnostic value of measuring procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, and mannan antigens to distinguish fungal from bacterial infections. The sensitivity and specificity of these measurements ranged from 35% to 97%. On days 1 and 3 following the

This study characterized gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cells from control- or mannan oligosaccharide (MOS)-fed pigs with or without porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) at d 7 postinfection (PI). Weaned

BACKGROUND Rheumatic fever (RF) is an autoimmune disease caused by the gram-positive bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes that follows a nontreated throat infection in susceptible children. The disease manifests as polyarthritis, carditis, chorea, erythema marginatum, and/or subcutaneous nodules.