Levitz, Stuart M.

Hidden Killers: Human Fungal Infections

Brown, G. D., Denning, D. W., Gow, N. A. R., Levitz, S. M., Netea, M. G., & White, T. C. (2012) · Science Translational Medicine

Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityFungal Infections and Studies

Cited by 4,284

The contribution of the Toll-like/IL-1 receptor superfamily to innate and adaptive immunity to fungal pathogens in vivo

Bellocchio, S., Montagnoli, C., Bozza, S., Gaziano, R., Rossi, G., Mambula, S. S., Vecchi, A., Mantovani, A., Levitz, S. M., & Romani, L. (2004) · The Journal of Immunology

Immune Response and InflammationAntifungal resistance and susceptibility

Cited by 515

The immune response to fungal infections

Shoham, S., & Levitz, S. M. (2005) · British Journal of Haematology

Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityFungal Infections and Studies

Cited by 392

A Chitin Synthase and Its Regulator Protein Are Critical for Chitosan Production and Growth of the Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

Banks, I. R., Specht, C. A., Donlin, M. J., Gerik, K. J., Levitz, S. M., & Lodge, J. K. (2005) · Eukaryotic Cell

Fungal and yeast genetics researchFungal Infections and Studies

Cited by 245

Cryptococcus neoformans Resides in an Acidic Phagolysosome of Human Macrophages

Levitz, S. M., Nong, S.-H., Seetoo, K. F., Harrison, T. S., Speizer, R. A., & Simons, E. R. (1999) · Infection and Immunity

Fungal Infections and StudiesAntifungal resistance and susceptibility

Cited by 231

Chitin Recognition via Chitotriosidase Promotes Pathologic Type-2 Helper T Cell Responses to Cryptococcal Infection

Wiesner, D. L., Specht, C. A., Lee, C. K., Smith, K. D., Mukaremera, L., Lee, S. T., Lee, C. G., Elias, J. A., Nielsen, J. N., Boulware, D. R., et al. (2015) · PLOS Pathogens

Fungal Infections and StudiesStudies on Chitinases and Chitosanases

Cited by 214

Host Control of Fungal Infections: Lessons from Basic Studies and Human Cohorts

Lionakis, M. S., & Levitz, S. M. (2018) · Annual Review of Immunology

Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityFungal Infections and Studies

Cited by 209

Recognition of Aspergillus fumigatus Hyphae by Human Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Is Mediated by Dectin-2 and Results in Formation of Extracellular Traps

Loures, F. V., Röhm, M., Lee, C. K., Santos, E., Wang, J. P., Specht, C. A., Calich, V. L. G., Urban, C. F., & Levitz, S. M. (2015) · PLOS Pathogens

Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative MechanismsImmune Response and Inflammation

Cited by 165

Paradoxical Immune Responses in Non-HIV Cryptococcal Meningitis

Panackal, A. A., Wuest, S. C., Lin, Y.-C., Wu, T., Zhang, N., Kosa, P., Komori, M., Blake, A., Browne, S. K., Rosen, L. B., et al. (2015) · PLOS Pathogens

Fungal Infections and StudiesInfectious Diseases and Tuberculosis

Cited by 162

Distinct Patterns of Dendritic Cell Cytokine Release Stimulated by Fungal β-Glucans and Toll-Like Receptor Agonists

Huang, H., Ostroff, G. R., Lee, C. K., Wang, J. P., Specht, C. A., & Levitz, S. M. (2009) · Infection and Immunity

Immune Response and InflammationImmunotherapy and Immune Responses

Cited by 146

Immunotherapeutic approaches to treatment of fungal diseases

Armstrong-James, D., Brown, G. D., Netea, M. G., Zelante, T., Gresnigt, M. S., van de Veerdonk, F. L., & Levitz, S. M. (2017) · The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityFungal Infections and Studies

Cited by 135

Vaccines for human fungal diseases: close but still a long way to go

Oliveira, L. V. N., Wang, R., Specht, C. A., & Levitz, S. M. (2021) · npj Vaccines

Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityFungal Infections and Studies

Cited by 135

Interactions of fungi with phagocytes

Mansour, M. K., & Levitz, S. M. (2002) · Current Opinion in Microbiology

Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityFungal Infections and Studies

Cited by 132

Chloroquine Interferes with Lipopolysaccharide-Induced TNF-α Gene Expression by a Nonlysosomotropic Mechanism

Weber, S. M., & Levitz, S. M. (2000) · The Journal of Immunology

Immune Response and InflammationImmunotoxicology and immune responses

Cited by 129

Chloroquine induces human mononuclear phagocytes to inhibit and kill Cryptococcus neoformans by a mechanism independent of iron deprivation.

Levitz, S. M., Harrison, T. S., Tabuni, A., & Liu, X. (1997) · Journal of Clinical Investigation

Fungal Infections and StudiesAntifungal resistance and susceptibility

Cited by 121

A Nonredundant Role for Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells in Host Defense against the Human Fungal Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

Ramirez-Ortiz, Z. G., Lee, C. K., Wang, J. P., Boon, L., Specht, C. A., & Levitz, S. M. (2011) · Cell Host & Microbe

Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityImmune Response and Inflammation

Cited by 121

Innate Recognition of Cell Wall β-Glucans Drives Invariant Natural Killer T Cell Responses against Fungi

Cohen, N. R., Tatituri, R. V. V., Rivera, A., Watts, G. F. M., Kim, E. Y., Chiba, A., Fuchs, B. B., Mylonakis, E., Besra, G. S., Levitz, S. M., et al. (2011) · Cell Host & Microbe

Immune Response and InflammationT-cell and B-cell Immunology

Cited by 115

Human Neutrophil-Mediated Nonoxidative Antifungal Activity against Cryptococcus neoformans

Mambula, S. S., Simons, E. R., Hastey, R., Selsted, M. E., & Levitz, S. M. (2000) · Infection and Immunity

Fungal Infections and StudiesNeutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms

Cited by 104

Vaccination with Recombinant Cryptococcus Proteins in Glucan Particles Protects Mice against Cryptococcosis in a Manner Dependent upon Mouse Strain and Cryptococcal Species

Specht, C. A., Lee, C. K., Huang, H., Hester, M. M., Liu, J., Luckie, B. A., Torres Santana, M. A., Mirza, Z., Khoshkenar, P., Abraham, A., et al. (2017) · mBio

Fungal Infections and StudiesBacterial Infections and Vaccines

Cited by 91

Central Role of IL-23 and IL-17 Producing Eosinophils as Immunomodulatory Effector Cells in Acute Pulmonary Aspergillosis and Allergic Asthma

Guerra, E. S., Lee, C. K., Specht, C. A., Yadav, B., Huang, H., Akalin, A., Huh, J. R., Mueller, C., & Levitz, S. M. (2017) · PLOS Pathogens

Asthma and respiratory diseasesIL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways

Cited by 88

Reemergence of intravenous drug use as risk factor for candidemia, Massachusetts, USA.

Poowanawittayakom, N., Dutta, A., Stock, S., Touray, S., Ellison, R. T., & Levitz, S. M. (2018) · Emerging Infectious Diseases

Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

Cited by 58