Cryptococcus neoformans Induces MCP-1 Release and Delays the Death of Human Mast Cells

Cryptococcus neoformans Induces MCP-1 Release and Delays the Death of Human Mast Cells

Cryptococcosis, caused by the basidiomycete Cryptococcus neoformans, is a life-threatening disease affecting approximately one million people per year worldwide. Infection can occur when C. neoformans cells are inhaled by immunocompromised people. In order to establish infection, the yeast must bypa...

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Main Authors: José Pedro Lopes, Marios Stylianou, Emelie Backman, Sandra Holmberg, Maria Ekoff, Gunnar Nilsson, Constantin F. Urban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
innate immunity
Cryptococcus neoformans
mast cells
monocytes
monocyte chemoattractant protein 1/CCL-2
fungi
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00289/full

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