Binding of <italic toggle="yes">Candida albicans</italic> to Human CEACAM1 and CEACAM6 Modulates the Inflammatory Response of Intestinal Epithelial Cells
ABSTRACT Candida albicans colonizes human mucosa, including the gastrointestinal tract, as a commensal. In immunocompromised patients, C. albicans can breach the intestinal epithelial barrier and cause fatal invasive infections. Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 (CEACAM1; CD6...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
American Society for Microbiology
2017-05-01
|
Series: | mBio |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02142-16 |