Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Development Is Aggravated by Candida albicans Infection

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 amo...

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Main Authors: Thais F. C. Fraga-Silva, Luiza A. N. Mimura, Camila M. Marchetti, Fernanda Chiuso-Minicucci, Thais G. D. França, Sofia F. G. Zorzella-Pezavento, James Venturini, Maria S. P. Arruda, Alexandrina Sartori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/635052