Cyclophosphamide Treatment Mimics Sub-Lethal Infections With Encephalitozoon intestinalis in Immunocompromised Individuals

Cyclophosphamide Treatment Mimics Sub-Lethal Infections With Encephalitozoon intestinalis in Immunocompromised Individuals

Microsporidia, including Encephalitozoon intestinalis, are emerging pathogens which cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients, such as those with AIDS, cancer, the elderly and people on immunosuppressive drugs. Intestinal mucosa (IM) is crucial for developing an efficient adaptive...

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Main Authors: Maria Lucia Costa de Moura, Anuska Marcelino Alvares-Saraiva, Elizabeth Cristina Pérez, José Guilherme Xavier, Diva Denelle Spadacci-Morena, Carla Renata Serantoni Moysés, Paulo Ricardo Dell’Armelina Rocha, Maria Anete Lallo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Encephalitozoon intestinalis
microsporidia
mucosal immunity
intestinal inflammation
cyclophosphamide
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02205/full

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