Abstract
Disseminated fungal infections caused by Candida species are associated with homing of the pathogen to specific organs in human and murine hosts. Kidneys are a primary target organ of Candida albicans, and invasion into the kidney medulla can lead to loss of renal function and death. Therefore, development of noninvasive methods to assess kidney infections could aid in the management of disseminated candidemia. We describe a magnetic resonance imaging method utilizing iron oxide-based contrast agents to noninvasively assess recruitment of phagocytes and kidney inflammation. C. albicans also colonizes the brain and can cause meningoencephalitis. We describe additional imaging methods to assess loss of the blood–brain barrier function that initiates brain infections.
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This work was supported by the Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research (DDR, Z01 SC 009173), and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (MJL).
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Navarathna, D.H., Roberts, D.D., Munasinghe, J., Lizak, M.J. (2016). Imaging Candida Infections in the Host. In: Calderone, R., Cihlar, R. (eds) Candida Species. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1356. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3052-4_6
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