Candida Extracellular Nucleotide Metabolism Promotes Neutrophils Extracellular Traps Escape

Host innate immunity is fundamental to the resistance against Candida albicans and Candida glabrata infection, two of the most important agents contributing to human fungal infections. Phagocytic cells, such as neutrophils, constitute the first line of host defense mechanisms, and the release of neu...

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Main Authors: Mariana Afonso, Ana Rita Mestre, Guilherme Silva, Ana Catarina Almeida, Rodrigo A. Cunha, José Roberto Meyer-Fernandes, Teresa Gonçalves, Lisa Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.678568/full