Pneumocystis

"Pneumocystis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A genus of ascomycetous FUNGI, family Pneumocystidaceae, order Pneumocystidales. It includes various host-specific species causing PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA in humans and other MAMMALS.

Descriptor ID

D011010

MeSH Number(s)

B01.300.107.730

Concept/Terms

Pneumocystis

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Fungi [B01.300]
Ascomycota [B01.300.107]
Pneumocystis [B01.300.107.730]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pneumocystis" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Pneumocystis" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 28 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 1998

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1993	3	0	3
1994	3	1	4
1995	1	0	1
1996	1	1	2
1997	1	0	1
1998	5	0	5
1999	2	0	2
2000	3	0	3
2001	1	1	2
2002	0	1	1
2004	1	1	2
2005	0	1	1
2006	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumocystis" by people in Profiles.

Galleria mellonella are resistant to Pneumocystis murina infection. Mycopathologia. 2011 Apr; 171(4):273-7.

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Pneumocystis-mediated IL-8 release by macrophages requires coexpression of mannose receptors and TLR2. J Leukoc Biol. 2007 Jan; 81(1):205-11.

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Negative regulatory role of mannose receptors on human alveolar macrophage proinflammatory cytokine release in vitro. J Leukoc Biol. 2005 Sep; 78(3):665-74.

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Cdc42 and RhoB activation are required for mannose receptor-mediated phagocytosis by human alveolar macrophages. Mol Biol Cell. 2005 Feb; 16(2):824-34.

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Pneumocystis activates human alveolar macrophage NF-kappaB signaling through mannose receptors. Infect Immun. 2004 Jun; 72(6):3147-60.

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Experimental Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in simian immunodeficiency virus-infected rhesus macaques. J Infect Dis. 2003 Feb 15; 187(4):576-88.

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Structural studies on bioactive compounds. Part 36: design, synthesis and biological evaluation of pyrimethamine-based antifolates against Pneumocystis carinii. Bioorg Med Chem. 2002 Sep; 10(9):3001-10.

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Antiparasitic agent atovaquone. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2002 May; 46(5):1163-73.

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Underuse of primary Mycobacterium avium complex and Pneumocystis carinii prophylaxis in the United States. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2001 Dec 01; 28(4):340-4.

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Discontinuation of Pneumocystis carinii prophylaxis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus: a meta-analysis and decision analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2001 Dec 01; 33(11):1901-9.

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