Sphingolipids as Regulators of the Phagocytic Response to Fungal Infections

Fungal infections pose a significant risk for the increasing population of individuals who are immunocompromised. Phagocytes play an important role in immune defense against fungal pathogens, but the interactions between host and fungi are still not well understood. Sphingolipids have been shown to...

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Main Authors: Arielle M. Bryan, Maurizio Del Poeta, Chiara Luberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/640540