Effects of fungal cell wall polysaccharides and lipopolysaccharide on in vitro tumour necrosis factor alpha production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells of sarcoidosis patients
Background: Living in damp and moldy environments is being associated with a high risk for sarcoidosis and recently fungi have been suspected to be involved in the immunopathogenesis of sarcoidosis. We developed a model to study the influence of fungal cell wall polysaccharides on in vitro cytokine...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Slovenian Medical Association
2010-10-01
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Series: | Zdravniški Vestnik |
Online Access: | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/308 |