Oropharyngeal Candidiasis in HIV Infection: Analysis of Impaired Mucosal Immune Response to Candida albicans in Mice Expressing the HIV-1 Transgene

Oropharyngeal Candidiasis in HIV Infection: Analysis of Impaired Mucosal Immune Response to Candida albicans in Mice Expressing the HIV-1 Transgene

IL-17-producing Th17 cells are of critical importance in host defense against oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC). Speculation about defective Th17 responses to oral C. albicans infection in the context of HIV infection prompted an investigation of innate and adaptive immune responses to Candida albica...

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Main Authors: Louis de Repentigny, Mathieu Goupil, Paul Jolicoeur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-06-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
Candidiasis
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
AIDS
mucosal immunity
transgenic mice
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/4/2/406

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