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Virulence factors of medically important fungi Hogan LH; Klein BS; Levitz SMClin Microbiol Rev 1996[Oct]; 9 (4): 469-88Human fungal pathogens have become an increasingly important medical problem with the explosion in the number of immunocompromised patients as a result of cancer, steroid therapy, chemotherapy, and AIDS. Additionally, the globalization of travel and expansion of humankind into previously undisturbed habitats have led to the reemergence of old fungi and new exposure to previously undescribed fungi. Until recently, relatively little was known about virulence factors for the medically important fungi. With the advent of molecular genetics, rapid progress has now been made in understanding the basis of pathogenicity for organisms such as Aspergillus species and Cryptococcus neoformans. The twin technologies of genetic transformation and "knockout" deletion construction allowed for genetic tests of virulence factors in these organisms. Such knowledge will prove invaluable for the rational design of antifungal therapies. Putative virulence factors and attributes are reviewed for Aspergillus species, C. neoformans, the dimorphic fungal pathogens, and others, with a focus upon a molecular genetic approach. Candida species are excluded from coverage, having been the subject of numerous recent reviews. This growing body of knowledge about fungal pathogens and their virulence factors will significantly aid efforts to treat the serious diseases they cause.|*Virulence[MESH]|Antigens, Fungal/adverse effects[MESH]|Aspergillus/*pathogenicity[MESH]|Blastomyces/*pathogenicity[MESH]|Cell Wall/chemistry[MESH]|Coccidioides/*pathogenicity[MESH]|Cryptococcus neoformans/*pathogenicity[MESH]|Fungal Proteins/adverse effects[MESH]|Histoplasma/*pathogenicity[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Mucor/*pathogenicity[MESH]|Mycoses/*microbiology[MESH]|Paracoccidioides/*pathogenicity[MESH]|Sporothrix/*pathogenicity[MESH]|Toxins, Biological/adverse effects[MESH] |
