ABSTRACT: Diagnosis by metagenomic next-generation sequencing of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in an infant with Chronic Granulomatous Disease: A case report
Project description:Diagnosis by metagenomic next-generation sequencing of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in an infant with Chronic Granulomatous Disease: A case report
Project description:Diagnosis by metagenomic next-generation sequencing of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in an infant with Chronic Granulomatous Disease: A case report Metagenome
Project description:Despite available diagnostic tests and recent advances, diagnosis of pulmonary invasive aspergillosis (IPA) remains challenging. By undertaking a longitudinal case-control study, we explored the possibility to identify novel non-invasive human biomarkers candidates for IPA in patients post allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT). Using both RNA-sequencing and immunoassays, we investigated 66 blood samples of 3 probable IPA cases and 3 matched controls without Aspergillus infection. Selected potential biomarker candidates were evaluated further in additional alloSCT (n=23) and patients suffering from COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) and their appropriate control patients (n=65). Profiling analysis suggested LGALS2, MMP1 and caspase-3 as potential biomarker candidates indicating IPA in investigated alloSCT patients. Significant differences in IL-8 and caspase-3 levels were observed among CAPA patients compared to control patients. Given our conceptual work we demonstrate the value of seeking human IPA indicating biomarkers, which together with already established fungal biomarkers potentially improve the accuracy of IPA diagnostic.
Project description:Rapidly and Reconditely Progressing Small Cell Lung Cancer with Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Project description:Comprehensive proteomic analysis of the protein expression landscape of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid during invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in murine and human samples. 38 murine BALF samples (10 Aspergillus fumigatus infected mice without immunosuppression and without invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA), 19 immunosuppressed and infected mice with IPA and 9 immunosuppressed animals without infection) were analysed for their global protein expression. In addition, 54 human BALF specimen from patients with probable IPA (23 samples), proven IPA (4 cases) and 27 control samples from patients with unrelated pulmonary diseases were analysed for their global protein composition. Host responses and Aspergillus fumigatus-specific proteins detectable in BALF were studied.
Project description:To assess whether transcriptional differences exist in the epithelial tissue and the inflammatory infiltrate of invasive Aspergillus tracheobronchitis in patients with severe influenza or severe COVID-19, we performed GeoMx spatial transcriptomics on four biopsy samples in total: two of patients with influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (IAPA) and two of patients with COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA). Several regions of interest (ROIs) were delineated in each biopsy sample, and transcriptomic data was derived of each of these ROIs using GeoMx with a whole transcriptome atlas with SARS-CoV-2 spike-in.
Project description:In lung diseases caused by the major mould pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus the pulmonary epithelium is destroyed by invasive growth of fungal hyphae, a process thought to require fungal proteases. Here we show that the A. fumigatus pH-responsive transcription factor PacC governs expression of secreted proteases during invasive lung infections and is required for epithelial invasion and pathogenicity. In addition, A. fumigatus M-NM-^TpacC mutants aberrantly remodel the fungal cell wall during infection. This study defines distinct PacC-mediated mechanisms of host damage during pulmonary aspergillosis. ch1: treatment protocol Temporal transcriptional profiling of ATCC46645 strain and isogenic M-NM-^TpacC Aspergillus fumigatus mutant during murine infection
Project description:In lung diseases caused by the major mould pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus the pulmonary epithelium is destroyed by invasive growth of fungal hyphae, a process thought to require fungal proteases. Here we show that the A. fumigatus pH-responsive transcription factor PacC governs expression of secreted proteases during invasive lung infections and is required for epithelial invasion and pathogenicity. In addition, A. fumigatus ΔpacC mutants aberrantly remodel the fungal cell wall during infection. This study defines distinct PacC-mediated mechanisms of host damage during pulmonary aspergillosis. ch1: treatment protocol
