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| Esther SegalSummaryAffiliation: Tel Aviv University Country: Israel Publications
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Candida, still number one--what do we know and where are we going from there?Esther Segal
Department of Human Microbiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
Mycoses 48:3-11. 2005..A vast body of scientific literature, has been accumulated on these pathogens. A review of the literature and topics for further research are discussed...- Induced production of antifungal naphthoquinones in the pitchers of the carnivorous plant Nepenthes khasianaHaviva Eilenberg
Department of Plant Sciences, The George S Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv 69978, Israel
J Exp Bot 61:911-22. 2010.... - Immunization protocols for use in animal models of candidiasisEsther Segal
Department of Human Microbiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Methods Mol Biol 499:27-34. 2009..We focus on recent efforts with the Als family of cell wall proteins to serve as a model, and also offer immunization methods in candidiasis models that can be adapted to any antigen of the organism... - Candida albicans metabolite affects the cytoskeleton and phagocytic activity of murine macrophagesBen Schindler
Department of Human Microbiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Med Mycol 46:251-8. 2008..In conclusion, our data indicate that a C. albicans metabolite affects phagocytic activity of macrophages, probably by alterations in their cytoskeleton... - Biomedical coatings based on chitin soluble extract for inhibition of fungal adhesion to polymeric surfacesMeital Zilberman
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
J Biomed Mater Res A 81:392-8. 2007..Hence, our new coatings may lead to a new generation of medical devices with surfaces that can prevent fungal adhesion... - Infection of HEp2 epithelial cells with Candida albicans: adherence and postadherence eventsHana Sandovsky-Losica
Department of Human Microbiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 46:470-5. 2006..Our results show that the interaction of C. albicans with HEp2 cells is, not unexpectedly, complex, and involves changes in the host cell that may be related to the effect of Candida-secreted biomolecules... - Efficacy of amphotericin B or amphotericin B-intralipid in combination with caspofungin against experimental aspergillosisEdward Sionov
Department of Human Microbiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel
J Infect 53:131-9. 2006..CONCLUSION: The successful results obtained in the experimental animal model of this study may possibly open the way to more effective management of aspergillosis in humans... - Experimental systemic murine aspergillosis: treatment with polyene and caspofungin combination and G-CSFEdward Sionov
Department of Human Microbiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, 69978, Israel
J Antimicrob Chemother 56:594-7. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: The successful results obtained in the experimental model may possibly open the way to more effective management of aspergillosis in humans... - Polyene and cytokine treatment of experimental aspergillosisEdward Sionov
Department of Human Microbiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel
FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 39:221-7. 2003..7 days) and to treatment with polyenes alone (up to 51.5% survival, MST 18.4 days). These data indicate that combination therapy could be beneficial for management of disseminated aspergillosis in humans... - Effect of a chitin derivative in combination with cleaning and preservation solutions for contact lenses on adherence of fungiS Rotman
Department of Ophthalmology, Assaf Harofe Medical Center, Zrifin, Israel
Mycoses 46:90-5. 2003....