Neutrophils in oral paracoccidioidomycosis and the involvement of Nrf2.

Neutrophils have been implicated in granuloma formation in several infectious diseases, in addition to their main phagocytic and pathogen destruction role. It has been demonstrated that Nrf2 regulates antioxidant protection in neutrophils, attenuating inflammation without compromising the hosts bact...

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Main Authors: Vera Cavalcanti Araújo, Ana Paula Dias Demasi, Andresa Borges Soares, Fabrício Passador-Santos, Marcelo Henrique Napimoga, Elizabeth Ferreira Martinez, Nadir Severina Freitas, Ney Soares Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3811996?pdf=render