Publications Print Alvarez Otero J, Mandrekar J, Wolf MJ, Starkey JC, Carmona EM, Dyrhovden R, Kommedal O, Patel R. Pleural space infection microbiology as assessed using a clinical sequencing-based assay: Fusobacterium nucleatum group, Streptococcus intermedius, and other oral normal microbiota are the most common bacteria identified in community-acquired pleural space infections. J Clin Microbiol. 2024 Dec 11; 62 (12):e0069424 Epub 2024 Nov 25 View PubMed Del Valle KT, Carmona EM. Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Manifestations of Telomere Biology Disorders. Curr Hematol Malig Rep. 2024 Dec; 19 (6):285-292 Epub 2023 Dec 30 View PubMed Epelbaum O, Marinelli T, Haydour QS, Pennington KM, Evans SE, Carmona EM, Husain S, Knox KS, Jarrett BJ, Azoulay E, Hope WW, Meyer-Zilla A, Murad MH, Limper AH, Hage CA. Treatment of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis and Preventive and Empirical Therapy for Invasive Candidiasis in Adult Pulmonary and Critical Care Patients. An Of fi cial American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Nov 18 [Epub ahead of print] View PubMed Kottom TJ, Carmona EM, Lepenies B, Limper AH. Metabolic modulation: Pneumocystis phosphoglucomutase is a target influencing host recognition. Cell Surf. 2024 Jun; 11:100123 Epub 2024 Mar 25 View PubMed Alrehaili G, Kemppainen J, Kalra S, Pinto E Vairo F, Moua T, Yi ES, Ferrer A, Patnaik MM, Carmona EM. Genetic Testing Goes Beyond Imaging and Histological Evaluation in Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis. Lung. 2024 Apr; 202 (2):151-156 Epub 2024 Mar 10 View PubMed Kottom TJ, Carmona EM, Limper AH. Characterization of the Pneumocystis jirovecii and Pneumocystis murina phosphoglucomutases (Pgm2s): a potential target for Pneumocystis therapy. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2024 Mar 6; 68 (3):e0075623 Epub 2024 Jan 23 View PubMed Kottom TJ, Carmona EM, Limper AH. Targeting host tyrosine kinase receptor EphA2 signaling via small-molecule ALW-II-41-27 inhibits macrophage pro-inflammatory signaling responses to Pneumocystis carinii beta-glucans. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2024 Feb 7; 68 (2):e0081123 Epub 2024 Jan 11 View PubMed Ellis MM, Ahmed N, Carmona EM. 36-Year-Old Woman With Progressive Dyspnea, Cough, and Chills. Mayo Clin Proc. 2024 Jan; 99 (1):141-145 View PubMed Ferrer A, Lasho T, Fernandez JA, Steinauer NP, Simon RA, Finke CM, Carmona EM, Wylam ME, Ongie LJ, Burnap BN, Arana Yi C, Sproat LZ, Foran J, Badar T, Mangaonkar AA, Patnaik MM. Patients with telomere biology disorders show context specific somatic mosaic states with high frequency of U2AF1 variants. Am J Hematol 2023 Dec; 98 (12):E357-E359 Epub 2023 Sept 04 View PubMed Gimenez-Miranda L, Samhouri BF, Wolf MJ, Anderson DK, Midthun DE, Lim KG, Kern RM, Patel R, Carmona EM. Diagnostic Yield of 16S Ribosomal Ribonucleic Acid Gene-Based Targeted Metagenomic Sequencing for Evaluation of Pleural Space Infection: A Prospective Study. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2023 Oct; 7 (5):373-381 Epub 2023 Aug 26 View PubMed Kottom TJ, Carmona EM, Limper AH. Lung Epithelial Cell Line Immune Responses to Pneumocystis. J Fungi (Basel). 2023 Jul 6; 9 (7) Epub 2023 July 06 View PubMed Kottom TJ, Carmona EM, Schaefbauer K, Limper AH. CLEC4A and CLEC12B C-type lectin receptors mediate interactions with Pneumocystis cell wall components. J Med Microbiol. 2023 Jun; 72 (6) View PubMed Berti A, Hillion S, Konig MF, Moura MC, Hummel AM, Carmona E, Peikert T, Fervenza FC, Kallenberg CGM, Langford CA, Merkel PA, Monach PA, Seo P, Spiera RF, Brunetta P, St Clair EW, Harris KM, Stone JH, Grandi G, Pers JO, Specks U, Cornec D. Autoreactive Plasmablasts After B Cell Depletion With Rituximab and Relapses in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2023 May; 75(5):736-747. Epub 2023 Mar 15. View PubMed Aversa Z, Atkinson EJ, Carmona EM, White TA, Heeren AA, Jachim SK, Zhang X, Cummings SR, Chiarella SE, Limper AH, LeBrasseur NK. Biomarkers of cellular senescence in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Respir Res. 2023 Apr 7; 24 (1):101 Epub 2023 Apr 07 View PubMed Berti A, Hillion S, Konig MF, Moura MC, Hummel AM, Carmona E, Peikert T, Fervenza FC, Kallenberg CGM, Langford CA, Merkel PA, Monach PA, Seo P, Spiera RF, Brunetta P, St Clair EW, Harris KM, Stone JH, Grandi G, Pers J, Specks U, Cornec D. Autoreactive plasmablasts after B cell depletion with rituximab and relapses in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody--associated vasculitis. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2023; 75 (5):736-47 Kottom TJ, Schaefbauer K, Carmona EM, Yi ES, Limper AH. Preclinical and Toxicology Studies of BRD5529, a Selective Inhibitor of CARD9. Drugs R D. 2022 Jun; 22 (2):165-173 Epub 2022 Apr 29 View PubMed Gupta R, Baughman RP, Nathan SD, Wells AU, Kouranos V, Alhamad EH, Culver DA, Barney J, Carmona EM, Cordova FC, Huitema M, Scholand MB, Wijsenbeek M, Ganesh S, Birring SS, Price LC, Wort SJ, Shlobin OA. The six-minute walk test in sarcoidosis associated pulmonary hypertension: Results from an international registry. Respir Med. 2022 May; 196:106801 Epub 2022 Mar 16 View PubMed Kottom TJ, Carmona EM, Limper AH. Gene expression in lung epithelial cells following interaction with Pneumocystis carinii and its specific life forms yields insights into host gene responses to infection. Microbiol Immunol. 2022 May; 66 (5):238-251 Epub 2022 Mar 31 View PubMed Kimbrough BA, Warrington KJ, Langenfeld HE, Crowson CS, Carmona EM, Virata AR, Koster MJ. Vasculitis in Patients With Sarcoidosis: A Single-Institution Case Series of 17 Patients. J Clin Rheumatol. 2022 Mar 21 [Epub ahead of print] View PubMed Koo CW, Larson NB, Parris-Skeete CT, Karwoski RA, Kalra S, Bartholmai BJ, Carmona EM. Prospective machine learning CT quantitative evaluation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in patients undergoing anti-fibrotic treatment using low- and ultra-low-dose CT. Clin Radiol. 2022 Mar; 77 (3):e208-e214 Epub 2021 Dec 07 View PubMed Kottom TJ, Schaefbauer K, Carmona EM, Limper AH. EphA2 Is a Lung Epithelial Cell Receptor for Pneumocystis beta-Glucans. J Infect Dis. 2022 Feb 1; 225 (3):525-530 View PubMed Atanasova E, Milosevic D, Bornschlegl S, Krucker KP, Jacob EK, Carmona Porquera EM, Anderson DK, Egan AM, Limper AH, Dietz AB. Normal ex vivo mesenchymal stem cell function combined with abnormal immune profiles sets the stage for informative cell therapy trials in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2022 Jan 31; 13(1):45. View PubMed Huitema MP, Post MC, Grutters JC, Wells AU, Kouranos V, Shlobin OA, Nathan SD, Culver DA, Barney J, Gupta R, Carmona E, Alhamad EH, Scholand MB, Wijsenbeek M, Ganesh S, Lower EE, Engel PJ, Baughman RP. Echocardiographic estimate of pulmonary artery pressure in sarcoidosis patients - real world data from a multi-national study. Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis. 2022; 38 (4):e2021032 Epub 2022 Jan 13 View PubMed Kottom TJ, Carmona EM, Schaefbauer K, Limper AH. Additional C-type lectin receptors mediate interactions with Pneumocystis organisms and major surface glycoprotein. J Med Microbiol. 2021 Dec; 70 (12) View PubMed Berti A, Hillion S, Hummel AM, Son YM, Chriti N, Peikert T, Carmona EM, Abdulahad WH, Heeringa P, Harris KM, St Clair EW, Brunetta P, Fervenza FC, Langford CA, Kallenberg CG, Merkel PA, Monach PA, Seo P, Spiera RF, Stone JH, Grandi G, Sun J, Pers JO, Specks U, Cornec D, RAVE-ITN Research Group. Circulating autoreactive proteinase 3+ B cells and tolerance checkpoints in ANCA-associated vasculitis. JCI Insight. 2021 Nov 22; 6 (22) View PubMed Coffey JD, Christopherson LA, Glasgow AE, Pearson KK, Brown JK, Gathje SR, Sangaralingham LR, Carmona Porquera EM, Virk A, Orenstein R, Speicher LL, Bierle DM, Ganesh R, Cox DL, Blegen RN, Haddad TC. Implementation of a multisite, interdisciplinary remote patient monitoring program for ambulatory management of patients with COVID-19. NPJ Digit Med. 2021 Aug 13; 4 (1):123 View PubMed Epelbaum O, Carmona EM, Evans SE, Hage CA, Jarrett B, Knox KS, Limper AH, Pennington KM. Antifungal Prophylaxis for Adult Recipients of Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Cautionary Stance During the COVID-19 Pandemic. ASAIO J. 2021 Jun 1; 67 (6):611-613 View PubMed Ali MF, Egan AM, Shaughnessy GF, Anderson DK, Kottom TJ, Dasari H, Van Keulen VP, Aubry MC, Yi ES, Limper AH, Peikert T, Carmona EM. Antifibrotics Modify B-Cell-induced Fibroblast Migration and Activation in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2021 Jun; 64(6):722-733. View PubMed Kottom TJ, Schaefbauer K, Carmona EM, Limper AH. Survey of the Transcription Factor Responses of Mouse Lung Alveolar Macrophages to Pneumocystis murina. Pathogens. 2021 May 8; 10 (5) Epub 2021 May 08 View PubMed Zhou B, Shao J, Schaefbauer KJ, Egan AM, Carmona EM, Limper AH, Zhang X. Grading Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in ex vivo Mouse Lungs Using Ultrasound Image Analysis. J Ultrasound Med. 2021 Apr; 40 (4):763-770 Epub 2020 Aug 31 View PubMed Salian VS, Wright JA, Vedell PT, Nair S, Li C, Kandimalla M, Tang X, Carmona Porquera EM, Kalari KR, Kandimalla KK. COVID-19 Transmission, Current Treatment, and Future Therapeutic Strategies. Mol Pharm. 2021 Mar 1; 18 (3):754-771 Epub 2021 Jan 19 View PubMed O'Horo JC, Cerhan JR, Cahn EJ, Bauer PR, Temesgen Z, Ebbert J, Abril A, Abu Saleh OM, Assi M, Berbari EF, Bierle DM, Bosch W, Burger CD, Cano Cevallos EJ, Clements CM, Carmona Porquera EM, Castillo Almeida NE, Challener DW, Chesdachai S, Comba IY, Corsini Campioli CG, Crane SJ, Dababneh AS, Enzler MJ, Fadel HJ, Ganesh R, De Moraes AG, Go JR, Gordon JE, Gurram PR, Guru PK, Halverson EL, Harrison MF, Heaton HA, Hurt R, Kasten MJ, Lee AS, Levy ER, Libertin CR, Mallea JM, Marshall WF 3rd, Matcha G, Meehan AM, Franco PM, Morice WG 2nd, O'Brien JJ, Oeckler R, Ommen S, Oravec CP, Orenstein R, Ough NJ, Palraj R, Patel BM, Pureza VS, Pickering B, Phelan DM, Razonable RR, Rizza S, Sampathkumar P, Sanghavi DK, Sen A, Siegel JL, Singbartl K, Shah AS, Shweta F, Speicher LL, Suh G, Tabaja H Jr, Tande A, Ting HH, Tontz RC 3rd, Vaillant JJ, Vergidis P, Warsame MY, Yetmar ZA, Zomok CCD, Williams AW, Badley AD. Outcomes of COVID-19 With the Mayo Clinic Model of Care and Research. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Mar; 96 (3):601-618 Epub 2020 Dec 26 View PubMed Kottom TJ, Carmona EM, Limper AH. Current State of Carbohydrate Recognition and C-Type Lectin Receptors in Pneumocystis Innate Immunity. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:798214 Epub 2021 Dec 16 View PubMed Ferrer A, Mangaonkar AA, Stroik S, Zimmermann MT, Sigafoos AN, Kamath PS, Simonetto DA, Wylam ME, Carmona EM, Lazaridis KN, Peters S, Stewart K, Klee EW, Hendrickson EA, Patnaik MM. Functional validation of TERT and TERC variants of uncertain significance in patients with short telomere syndromes. Blood Cancer J 2020 Nov 17; 10 (11):120 View PubMed Kottom TJ, Carmona EM, Limper AH. Targeting CARD9 with Small-Molecule Therapeutics Inhibits Innate Immune Signaling and Inflammatory Response to Pneumocystis carinii beta-Glucans. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2020 Oct 20; 64 (11) View PubMed Channick CL, Garrison G, Huie TJ, Narewski E, Caplan-Shaw C, Cho J, Rafeq S, Alalawi R, Alashram R, Bailey KL, Carmona EM, Habib N, Kapolka R, Krishnan A, Lammi MR, Peck T, Pennington KM, Rali P, Small BL, Swenson C, Witkin A, Hayes MM. ATS Core Curriculum 2020. Adult Pulmonary Medicine. ATS Sch. 2020 Oct 8; 1 (4):416-435 Epub 2020 Oct 08 View PubMed Kottom TJ, Nandakumar V, Hebrink DM, Carmona EM, Limper AH. A critical role for CARD9 in pneumocystis pneumonia host defence. Cell Microbiol. 2020 Oct; 22 (10):e13235 Epub 2020 July 22 View PubMed Kottom TJ, Hebrink DM, Carmona EM, Limper AH. Pneumocystis carinii Major Surface Glycoprotein Dampens Macrophage Inflammatory Responses to Fungal beta-Glucan. J Infect Dis. 2020 Sep 1; 222 (7):1213-1221 View PubMed Razonable RR, Carmona EM, Vergidis P, Wilson JW, Marshall WF 3rd. Clinical Guidance and the Delivery of Care for Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Sep; 95 (9S):S23-S25 Epub 2020 June 23 View PubMed Razonable RR, Pennington KM, Meehan AM, Wilson JW, Froemming AT, Bennett CE, Marshall AL, Virk A, Carmona EM. A Collaborative Multidisciplinary Approach to the Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the Hospital Setting. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Jul; 95 (7):1467-1481 Epub 2020 May 30 View PubMed Shlobin OA, Kouranos V, Barnett SD, Alhamad EH, Culver DA, Barney J, Cordova FC, Carmona EM, Scholand MB, Wijsenbeek M, Ganesh S, Lower EE, Engel PJ, Wort J, Price L, Wells AU, Nathan SD, Baughman RP. Physiological predictors of survival in patients with sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension: results from an international registry. Eur Respir J. 2020 May; 55 (5) Epub 2020 May 14 View PubMed Rahaghi FF, Baughman RP, Saketkoo LA, Sweiss NJ, Barney JB, Birring SS, Costabel U, Crouser ED, Drent M, Gerke AK, Grutters JC, Hamzeh NY, Huizar I, Ennis James W 4th, Kalra S, Kullberg S, Li H, Lower EE, Maier LA, Mirsaeidi M, Muller-Quernheim J, Carmona Porquera EM, Samavati L, Valeyre D, Scholand MB. Delphi consensus recommendations for a treatment algorithm in pulmonary sarcoidosis. Eur Respir Rev. 2020 Mar 31; 29 (155) Epub 2020 Mar 20 View PubMed Di Stefano C, Bruno G, Arciniegas Calle MC, Acharya GA, Fussner LM, Ungprasert P, Cooper LT Jr, Blauwet LA, Ryu JH, Pellikka PA, Carmona Porquera EM, Villarraga HR. Diagnostic and predictive value of speckle tracking echocardiography in cardiac sarcoidosis. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2020 Jan 20; 20 (1):21 View PubMed Zhou B, Schaefbauer KJ, Egan AM, Carmona Porquera EM, Limper AH, Zhang X. An ex vivo technique for quantifying mouse lung injury using ultrasound surface wave elastography. J Biomech. 2020 Jan 2; 98:109468 Epub 2019 Oct 31 View PubMed Hage CA, Carmona EM, Evans SE, Limper AH, Ruminjo J, Thomson CC. Summary for Clinicians: Microbiological Laboratory Testing in the Diagnosis of Fungal Infections in Pulmonary and Critical Care Practice. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 Dec; 16 (12):1473-1477 View PubMed Kottom TJ, Hebrink DM, Monteiro JT, Lepenies B, Carmona EM, Wuethrich M, Santo Dias LD, Limper AH. Myeloid C-type lectin receptors that recognize fungal mannans interact with Pneumocystis organisms and major surface glycoprotein. J Med Microbiol. 2019 Nov; 68 (11):1649-1654 View PubMed Haydour Q, Hage CA, Carmona EM, Epelbaum O, Evans SE, Gabe LM, Knox KS, Kolls JK, Wengenack NL, Prokop LJ, Limper AH, Murad MH. Diagnosis of Fungal Infections. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Supporting American Thoracic Society Practice Guideline. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 Sep; 16 (9):1179-1188 View PubMed Hage CA, Carmona EM, Epelbaum O, Evans SE, Gabe LM, Haydour Q, Knox KS, Kolls JK, Murad MH, Wengenack NL, Limper AH. Microbiological Laboratory Testing in the Diagnosis of Fungal Infections in Pulmonary and Critical Care Practice. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 Sep 1; 200 (5):535-550 View PubMed Albitar HAH, Carmona EM. 48-Year-Old Man With Bilateral Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy, Orbital Pseudotumors, Kidney Masses, and Acute Pancreatitis. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 Mar; 94 (3):531-535 Epub 2019 Jan 31 View PubMed Neier SC, Ferrer A, Wilton KM, Smith SEP, Kelcher AMH, Pavelko KD, Canfield JM, Davis TR, Stiles RJ, Chen Z, McCluskey J, Burrows SR, Rossjohn J, Hebrink DM, Carmona EM, Limper AH, Kappes DJ, Wettstein PJ, Johnson AJ, Pease LR, Daniels MA, Neuhauser C, Gil D, Schrum AG. The early proximal alphabeta TCR signalosome specifies thymic selection outcome through a quantitative protein interaction network. Sci Immunol. 2019 Feb 15; 4 (32) View PubMed Huang S, Goplen NP, Zhu B, Cheon IS, Son Y, Wang Z, Li C, Dai Q, Jiang L, Xiang M, Carmona EM, Vassallo R, Limper AH, Sun J. Macrophage PPAR-gamma suppresses long-term lung fibrotic sequelae following acute influenza infection. PLoS One. 2019; 14 (10):e0223430 Epub 2019 Oct 04 View PubMed Fussner LA, Karlstedt E, Hodge DO, Fine NM, Kalra S, Carmona EM, Utz JP, Isaac DL, Cooper LT. Management and outcomes of cardiac sarcoidosis: a 20-year experience in two tertiary care centres. Eur J Heart Fail. 2018 Dec; 20 (12):1713-1720 Epub 2018 Oct 31 View PubMed Baughman RP, Shlobin OA, Wells AU, Alhamad EH, Culver DA, Barney J, Cordova FC, Carmona EM, Scholand MB, Wijsenbeek M, Ganesh S, Birring SS, Kouranos V, O'Hare L, Baran JM, Cal JG, Lower EE, Engel PJ, Nathan SD. Clinical features of sarcoidosis associated pulmonary hypertension: Results of a multi-national registry. Respir Med. 2018 Jun; 139:72-78 Epub 2018 May 05 View PubMed Ungprasert P, Crowson CS, Carmona EM, Matteson EL. Outcome of pulmonary sarcoidosis: a population-based study 1976-2013. Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis. 2018; 35 (2):123-128 Epub 2018 Apr 28 View PubMed Azadeh N, Limper AH, Carmona EM, Ryu JH. The Role of Infection in Interstitial Lung Diseases: A Review. Chest. 2017 Oct; 152 (4):842-852 Epub 2017 Apr 08 View PubMed Haak AJ, Girtman MA, Ali MF, Carmona EM, Limper AH, Tschumperlin DJ. Phenylpyrrolidine structural mimics of pirfenidone lacking antifibrotic activity: A new tool for mechanism of action studies. Eur J Pharmacol. 2017 Sep 15; 811:87-92 Epub 2017 May 30 View PubMed Carmona EM, Limper AH. Overview of Treatment Approaches for Fungal Infections. Clin Chest Med. 2017 Sep; 38 (3):393-402 Epub 2017 May 31 View PubMed Murphy SJ, Terra SB, Harris FR, Nasir A, Voss JS, Smadbeck JB, Johnson SH, Serla V, Ryu JH, Yi ES, Kipp BR, Vasmatzis G, Carmona EM. Genomic rearrangements in sporadic lymphangioleiomyomatosis: an evolving genetic story. Mod Pathol. 2017 Sep; 30 (9):1223-1233 Epub 2017 June 23 View PubMed Ungprasert P, Crowson CS, Achenbach SJ, Carmona EM, Matteson EL. Hospitalization Among Patients with Sarcoidosis: A Population-Based Cohort Study 1987-2015. Lung. 2017 Aug; 195 (4):411-418 Epub 2017 Apr 29 View PubMed Ali MF, Dasari H, Van Keulen VP, Cornec D, Vasmatzis G, Peikert T, Carmona EM. Microbial Antigens Stimulate Metalloprotease-7 Secretion in Human B-Lymphocytes Using mTOR-Dependent and Independent Pathways. Sci Rep. 2017 Jun 20; 7 (1):3869 Epub 2017 June 20 View PubMed Ali MF, Dasari H, Van Keulen VP, Carmona EM. Canonical Stimulation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome by Fungal Antigens Links Innate and Adaptive B-Lymphocyte Responses by Modulating IL-1beta and IgM Production. Front Immunol. 2017; 8:1504 Epub 2017 Nov 09 View PubMed Bourne MH Jr, Fussner LA, Carmona EM. 46-Year-Old Man With Jaundice and Hypoxemia. Mayo Clin Proc. 2016 Dec; 91 (12):1834-1839 Epub 2016 Aug 05 View PubMed Hu X, Carmona EM, Yi ES, Pellikka PA, Ryu J. Causes of death in patients with chronic sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis. 2016 Oct 07; 33: (3)275-280. View PubMed Carmona EM, Kalra S, Ryu JH. Pulmonary Sarcoidosis: Diagnosis and Treatment. Mayo Clin Proc. 2016 Jul; 91 (7):946-54 View PubMed Ungprasert P, Carmona EM, Utz JP, Ryu JH, Crowson CS, Matteson EL. Epidemiology of Sarcoidosis 1946-2013: A Population-Based Study. Mayo Clin Proc. 2016 Feb; 91 (2):183-8 Epub 2015 Dec 22 View PubMed Ungprasert P, Carmona EM, Crowson CS, Matteson EL. Diagnostic Utility of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme in Sarcoidosis: A Population-Based Study. Lung. 2016 Feb; 194 (1):91-5 Epub 2015 Nov 13 View PubMed Calero-Bernal ML, Martin-Garrido I, Donazar-Ezcurra M, Limper AH, Carmona EM. Intermittent Courses of Corticosteroids Also Present a Risk for Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Non-HIV Patients. Can Respir J. 2016; 2016:2464791 Epub 2016 Sept 18 View PubMed Ali MF, Driscoll CB, Walters PR, Limper AH, Carmona EM. beta-Glucan-Activated Human B Lymphocytes Participate in Innate Immune Responses by Releasing Proinflammatory Cytokines and Stimulating Neutrophil Chemotaxis. J Immunol. 2015 Dec 1; 195 (11):5318-26 Epub 2015 Oct 30 View PubMed Arvelo CL , Carmona EM , Ryu JH . Lung and airway disorders in IgG4-related diseases. Shortness of Breath 2015.2015;4 (3):77-87. Carmona EM, Pallanch JF, Morgenthaler TI, Lim KG. Correlation Between Nasal Symptoms and Nasal Nitric Oxide at Baseline and While Humming. Journal of Rhinolargyno-Otologies. 2014; 2:74-84. Martin-Garrido I, Carmona EM, Specks U, Limper AH. Pneumocystis pneumonia in patients treated with rituximab. Chest. 2013 Jul; 144 (1):258-265 View PubMed Moua T, Levin DL, Carmona EM, Ryu JH. Frequency of mediastinal lymphadenopathy in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. Chest. 2013 Feb 01; 143: (2)344-348. View PubMed Carmona EM, Kottom TJ, Hebrink DM, Moua T, Singh RD, Pagano RE, Limper AH. Glycosphingolipids mediate pneumocystis cell wall beta-glucan activation of the IL-23/IL-17 axis in human dendritic cells. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2012 Jul; 47 (1):50-9 Epub 2012 Feb 16 View PubMed Carmona EM, Limper AH. The impact of the opportunistic fungal pathogen Pneumocystis jirovecii after transplantation. Int J Clin Rev. 2012; 03:01. Carmona EM, Limper AH. Update on the diagnosis and treatment of Pneumocystis pneumonia. Ther Adv Respir Dis. 2011 Feb; 5 (1):41-59 Epub 2010 Aug 24 View PubMed Carmona EM, Lamont JD, Xue A, Wylam M, Limper AH. Pneumocystis cell wall beta-glucan stimulates calcium-dependent signaling of IL-8 secretion by human airway epithelial cells. Respir Res. 2010 Jul 13; 11:95 Epub 2010 July 13 View PubMed Nguyen DL, Carmona EM, Edson RS. 28-year-old woman with rapidly progressive shortness of breath. Diagnosis: CSS. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 Feb; 85 (2):e5-8 View PubMed Carmona EM, Vassallo R, Vuk-Pavlovic Z, Standing JE, Kottom TJ, Limper AH. Pneumocystis cell wall beta-glucans induce dendritic cell costimulatory molecule expression and inflammatory activation through a Fas-Fas ligand mechanism. J Immunol. 2006 Jul 1; 177 (1):459-67 View PubMed McCann F, Carmona E, Puri V, Pagano RE, Limper AH. Macrophage internalization of fungal B-Glucans and related inflammatory responses. Infect Immun. 2005 Oct; 73(10):6340-9. McCann F, Carmona E, Puri V, Pagano RE, Limper AH. Macrophage internalization of fungal beta-glucans is not necessary for initiation of related inflammatory responses. Infect Immun. 2005 Oct; 73 (10):6340-9 View PubMed Trushin SA, Pennington KN, Carmona EM, Asin S, Savoy DN, Billadeau DD, Paya CV. Protein kinase Calpha (PKCalpha) acts upstream of PKCtheta to activate IkappaB kinase and NF-kappaB in T lymphocytes. Mol Cell Biol. 2003 Oct; 23 (19):7068-81 View PubMed Trushin SA, Pennington KN, Carmona EM, Asin S, Savory DN, Billadeau D, Paya CV. Protein Kinase Cα (ΡkCα) acts upstream of PkCΘ to activate IkBkinase and NF-kB in T lymphocytes. MCB. 2003 Oct; 23(19):7068-81. Solan NJ, Miyoshi H, Carmona EM, Bren GD, Paya CV. RelB cellular regulation and transcriptional activity are regulated by p100. J Biol Chem. 2002 Jan 11; 277 (2):1405-18 Epub 2001 Oct 30 View PubMed Asin S, Bren GD, Carmona EM, Solan NJ, Paya CV. NF-kappaB cis-acting motifs of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) long terminal repeat regulate HIV transcription in human macrophages. J Virol. 2001 Dec; 75 (23):11408-16 View PubMed Ten RM, Carmona EM, Babovic-Vuksanovic D, Katzmann JA. Mannose-binding lectin deficiency associated with neutrophil chemotactic unresponsiveness to C5a. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1999 Aug; 104 (2 Pt 1):419-24 View PubMed Fernandez-Anaya S, Crespo JF, Rodriguez JR, Daroca P, Carmona E, Herraez L, Lopez-Rubio A. Beer anaphylaxis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1999 May; 103(5 Pt 1):959-60. View PubMed PST-20225177 Home Publications