Microglia are not protective against cryptococcal meningitis

Abstract Microglia provide protection against a range of brain infections including bacteria, viruses and parasites, but how these glial cells respond to fungal brain infections is poorly understood. We investigated the role of microglia in the context of cryptococcal meningitis, the most common cau...

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Main Authors: Sally H. Mohamed, Man Shun Fu, Sofia Hain, Alanoud Alselami, Eliane Vanhoffelen, Yanjian Li, Ebrima Bojang, Robert Lukande, Elizabeth R. Ballou, Robin C. May, Chen Ding, Greetje Vande Velde, Rebecca A. Drummond
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43061-0