Perinuclear Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (pANCA) Impair Neutrophil Candidacidal Activity and Are Increased in the Cellular Fraction of Vaginal Samples from Women with Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

Perinuclear Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (pANCA) Impair Neutrophil Candidacidal Activity and Are Increased in the Cellular Fraction of Vaginal Samples from Women with Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is primarily caused by <i>Candida albicans</i> and affects 75% of childbearing age women. Although <i>C. albicans</i> can colonize asymptomatically, disease is associated with an increased <i>Candida</i> burden, a loss of epithelial...

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Main Authors: Andrea Ardizzoni, Arianna Sala, Bruna Colombari, Lavinia Beatrice Giva, Claudio Cermelli, Samuele Peppoloni, Anna Vecchiarelli, Elena Roselletti, Elisabetta Blasi, Robert T. Wheeler, Eva Pericolini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
<i>Candida</i>
VVC
pANCA
ASCA
CAGTA
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/6/4/225

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