The in vitro effects of interferon-gamma, alone or in combination with amphotericin B, tested against the pathogenic fungi Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus

The in vitro effects of interferon-gamma, alone or in combination with amphotericin B, tested against the pathogenic fungi Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus

Abstract Objective Recent studies into the antifungal activity of NK-cells against the Aspergillus fumigatus have presented differing accounts on their mode of antifungal activity. One of these mechanisms proposed that NK-cells may kill the fungus via the direct effects of exposure to Interferon gam...

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Main Authors: Moufid El-Khoury, Rogine Ligot, Simon Mahoney, Colin M. Stack, Gabriel G. Perrone, C. Oliver Morton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Amphotericin B
Interferon-gamma
Antifungals
Aspergillosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2696-4

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