Th17-Inducing Cytokines IL-6 and IL-23 Are Crucial for Granuloma Formation during Experimental Paracoccidioidomycosis

Th17-Inducing Cytokines IL-6 and IL-23 Are Crucial for Granuloma Formation during Experimental Paracoccidioidomycosis

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), a chronic granulomatous disease caused by the thermally dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and Paracoccidioides lutzii, has the highest mortality rate among systemic mycosis. The T helper 1-mediated immunity is primarily responsible for acquired resistance d...

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Main Authors: Fabrine Sales Massafera Tristão, Fernanda Agostini Rocha, Daniela Carlos, Natália Ketelut-Carneiro, Camila Oliveira Silva Souza, Cristiane Maria Milanezi, João Santana Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
paracoccidioidomycosis
Th17
IL-17A
IL-6
IL-23
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.00949/full

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