Expression of Dectin-1 and Enhanced Activation of NALP3 Inflammasome Are Associated with Resistance to Paracoccidioidomycosis

Dectin-1 is a pattern recognition receptor (PRR) that recognizes β-glucans and plays a major role in the immunity against fungal pathogens. Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, the causative agent of paracoccidioidomycosis, has a sugar-rich cell wall mainly composed of mannans and glucans. To investigate...

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Egile Nagusiak: Vera Lucia Garcia Calich, Claudia eFeriotti, Silvia B. Bazan, Flavio Vieira Loures, Eliseu Frank Araujo, Tania A. Costa
Formatua: Artikulua
Hizkuntza:English
Argitaratua: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Saila:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Sarrera elektronikoa:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00913/full