The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Governs Epithelial Cell Invasion during Oropharyngeal Candidiasis

ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC), caused predominantly by Candida albicans, is a prevalent infection in patients with advanced AIDS, defects in Th17 immunity, and head and neck cancer. A characteristic feature of OPC is fungal invasion of the oral epithelial cells. One mechanism by which C. ...

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Main Authors: Norma V. Solis, Marc Swidergall, Vincent M. Bruno, Sarah L. Gaffen, Scott G. Filler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017-05-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00025-17