MycoBiomDB – Record Details (MyCo_5713)

Biomarker Record Details

Database ID: MyCo_5713
DB IDMyCo_5713
TitleDual roles of CD40 on microbial containment and the development of immunopathology in response to persistent fungal infection in the lung
Year2010
PMID20864680
Fungal Diseases involvedCryptococcal infection
Associated Medical ConditionNone
GenusCryptococcus
Speciesneoformans
OrganismCryptococcus neoformans
Ethical StatementExperiments were approved by the Animal Care and Use Committee at the University of Michigan.
Site of InfectionLungs
Opportunistic invasiveNone
Sample typeBiopsy
Sample sourceExtracted Lungs tissue
Host GroupAnimal
Host Common nameMice
Host Scientific nameMus musculus
Biomarker NameCD40
Biomarker Full NameCD40
Biomarker TypeDiagnostic
BiomoleculeProtein
Geographical LocationUSA
CohortCD40 / mice (B6.129P2-Cd40tm1Kik/J) and wild type (CD40 / ) mice (C57BL/6J), used as control, were pur- chased from The Jackson Laboratory (Bar Harbor, ME). Mice were housed at the University of Michigan Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine facilities (Ann Arbor, MI), which is fully accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care.
Cohort No.None
Age GroupNone
P ValueNone
SensitivityNone
SpecificityNone
Positive Predictive ValueNone
MICNone
Fold ChangeNone
PathwayNone
Disease Introduction MechanismNone
TechniquePCR
Analysis MethodqRT-PCR
ELISA kitsNone
Assay DataNone
Validation Techniques usedFlow Cytometry Analysis, qRT-PCR
Up Regulation Down RegulationPositive
Sequence DataNone
External LinkNone