Lysozyme plays a dual role against the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis A lisozima desempenha um papel duplo contra o fungo dimórfico Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

In order to determine the role of lysozyme, an antimicrobial peptide belonging to the innate immune system, against the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, co-cultures of the MH-S murine alveolar macrophages cell line with P. brasiliensis conidia were done; assays to evaluate the effect...

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Published in:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors:	Damaris Lopera, Beatriz H. Aristizabal, Angela Restrepo, Luz Elena Cano, Ángel González
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2008-06-01
Subjects:	Lysozyme TNF- Alveolar macrophages Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652008000300008