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SUBMITTER: Fraga-Silva TF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4417602 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fraga-Silva Thais F C TF Mimura Luiza A N LA Marchetti Camila M CM Chiuso-Minicucci Fernanda F França Thais G D TG Zorzella-Pezavento Sofia F G SF Venturini James J Arruda Maria S P MS Sartori Alexandrina A
Journal of immunology research 20150419
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory/autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS) mainly mediated by myelin specific T cells. It is widely believed that environmental factors, including fungal infections, contribute to disease induction or evolution. Even though Candida infection among MS patients has been described, the participation of this fungus in this pathology is not clear. The purpose of this work was to evaluate the effect of a Candida albicans infection on experimental ...[more]