Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2012 Feb;18(2):120-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03681.x. Epub 2011 Oct 24.
Management of invasive aspergillosis in high-risk patients remains challenging. There is an increasing demand for novel therapeutic strategies aimed at enhancing or restoring antifungal immunity in immunocompromised patients. In this regard, modulation of specific innate immune functions and vaccination are promising immunotherapeutic strategies. Recent findings have also provided a compelling rationale for assessment of the contribution of the individual genetic profile to the immunotherapy outcome. Altogether, integration of immunological and genetic data may contribute to the optimization of therapeutic strategies exerting control over immune pathways, ultimately improving the management of fungal infections in high-risk settings.
高危患者侵袭性曲霉病的治疗仍然具有挑战性。目前,人们迫切需要新的治疗策略,旨在增强或恢复免疫功能低下患者的抗真菌免疫。在这方面,调节特定的固有免疫功能和疫苗接种是有前途的免疫治疗策略。最近的研究结果也为评估个体遗传谱对免疫治疗结果的贡献提供了有力的依据。总的来说,免疫和遗传数据的整合可能有助于优化控制免疫途径的治疗策略,最终改善高危环境下真菌感染的管理。