Innate Immune Responses to Cryptococcus.
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SUBMITTER: Heung LJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5604851 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Innate Immune Responses to <i>Cryptococcus</i>.
Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) 20170702 3
<i>Cryptococcus</i> species are encapsulated fungi found in the environment that predominantly cause disease in immunocompromised hosts after inhalation into the lungs. Even with contemporary antifungal regimens, patients with cryptococcosis continue to have high morbidity and mortality rates. The development of more effective therapies may depend on our understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which the host promotes sterilizing immunity against the fungus. This review will hig ...[more]
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