The pattern of immune cell infiltration in chromoblastomycosis: involvement of macrophage inflammatory protein-1 alpha/CCL3 and fungi persistence Padrão de infiltração de células do sistema imune na cromomicose: envolvimento de MIP-1 alfa da persistência fúngica

Chromoblastomycosis (CR) is a subcutaneous chronic mycosis characterized by a granulomatous inflammatory response. However, little is known regarding the pattern of leukocyte subsets in CR and the pathways involved in their recruitment. The objective of this study was to assess the cellular subsets,...

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Main Authors: Vanuza Cristina Sá, Tarcília Aparecida Silva, Carmelia Matos Santiago Reis, Fernando Queiroz Cunha, Florêncio Figueiredo, Anamélia Lorenzetti Bocca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2007-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652007000100009