Resistance of melanized yeast cells of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis to antimicrobial oxidants and inhibition of phagocytosis using carbohydrates and monoclonal antibody to CD18
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, a thermal dimorphic fungal pathogen, produces a melanin-like pigment in vitro and in vivo. We investigated the involvement of carbohydrates and monoclonal antibody to CD18, on phagocytosis inhibition, involving macrophage receptors and the resistance of melanized funga...
Main Authors: | Marcelo Barbosa da Silva, Luciana Thomaz, Alexandre Ferreira Marques, Artur E Svidzinski, Josh D Nosanchuk, Arturo Casadevall, Luiz R Travassos, Carlos P Taborda |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2009-07-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762009000400019 |
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