Atorvastatin reduces the survival of Candida albicans-infected BALB/c mice

Several antimicrobial and immunosuppressive effects have been attributed to the statins class of antihyperlipidemia drugs. Several studies have also indicated clinical benefits for the use of statins during the management of infections and sepsis. To assess whether the immunosuppressive effects of s...

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Main Authors: Elias Adel Rahal, Wissam eConstantin, Nabil eZeidan, Alexander Michael Abdelnoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01474/full