Mira Edgerton

Best Publications

• Th17 cells and IL-17 receptor signaling are essential for mucosal host defense against oral candidiasis

  Heather R. Conti;Fang Shen;Namrata Nayyar;Eileen Stocum

  1188
  Citations

• CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells Promote Th17 Cells In Vitro and Enhance Host Resistance in Mouse Candida albicans Th17 Cell Infection Model

  Pushpa Pandiyan;Heather R. Conti;Lixin Zheng;Alanna C. Peterson

  325
  Citations

• Salivary Histatin 5 Induces Non-lytic Release of ATP fromCandida albicans Leading to Cell Death

  Unknown

  288
  Citations

• Candidacidal Activity of Salivary Histatins IDENTIFICATION OF A HISTATIN 5-BINDING PROTEIN ON Candida albicans

  Unknown

  253
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• Host Cell Invasion and Virulence Mediated by Candida albicans Ssa1

  Jianing N. Sun;Norma V. Solis;Quynh T. Phan;Jashanjot S. Bajwa

  250
  Citations

• Candida albicans Ssa1/2p Is the Cell Envelope Binding Protein for Human Salivary Histatin 5

  Unknown

  231
  Citations

• How Does It Kill?: Understanding the Candidacidal Mechanism of Salivary Histatin 5

  Unknown

  211
  Citations

• Human β-Defensins Kill Candida albicans in an Energy-Dependent and Salt-Sensitive Manner without Causing Membrane Disruption

  Unknown

  203
  Citations

• New mechanism of oral immunity to mucosal candidiasis in hyper-IgE syndrome

  H R Conti;O Baker;A F Freeman;W S Jang

  164
  Citations

• Human submandibular-sublingual saliva promotes adhesion of Candida albicans to polymethylmethacrylate.

  M Edgerton;F A Scannapieco;M S Reddy;M J Levine

  162
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• Salivary Histatin 5 and Human Neutrophil Defensin 1 Kill Candida albicans via Shared Pathways

  Unknown

  159
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• Sensitivity of Candida Albicans Biofilm Cells Grown on Denture Acrylic to Antifungal Proteins and Chlorhexidine

  Unknown

  150
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• Candida glabrata Binding to Candida albicans Hyphae Enables Its Development in Oropharyngeal Candidiasis

  Unknown

  146
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• Salivary histatin 5 and its similarities to the other antimicrobial proteins in human saliva

  Unknown

  132
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• Candida albicans biofilm development is governed by cooperative attachment and adhesion maintenance proteins.

  Unknown

  131
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• Innate Immunity and Saliva in Candida albicans–mediated Oral Diseases:

  Unknown

  126
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• Candida albicans cell wall ssa proteins bind and facilitate import of salivary histatin 5 required for toxicity.

  Unknown

  125
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• Distinct Antifungal Mechanisms: β-Defensins Require Candida albicans Ssa1 Protein, while Trk1p Mediates Activity of Cysteine-Free Cationic Peptides

  Unknown

  121
  Citations

• Histatin 5 Initiates Osmotic Stress Response in Candida albicans via Activation of the Hog1 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway

  Unknown

  120
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• Methodologies for in vitro and in vivo evaluation of efficacy of antifungal and antibiofilm agents and surface coatings against fungal biofilms

  Patrick Van Dijck;Jelmer Sjollema;Bruno P. A. Cammue;Katrien Lagrou

  113
  Citations