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SUBMITTER: Kotthoff P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5495798 | biostudies-other | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Kotthoff Philipp P Heine Annkristin A Held Stefanie Andrea Erika SAE Brossart Peter P
Scientific reports 20170703 1
Treatment of patients with glucocorticoids can result in an increased risk of infection with pathogens such as fungi. Dectin-1 is a member of the C-type lectin receptor superfamily and was shown to be one of the major receptors for fungal beta-glucans. Activation of Dectin-1 increases the production of cytokines and chemokines and T-cell stimulatory capacity of DC and mediates resolution of fungal infections. Here we show that antigen-presenting cells generated in the presence of dexamethasone ( ...[more]