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Phenotypic and functional changes on phagocytic cells recruited at the site of Candida albicans infection after chronic varied stress exposure.
Medical mycology - 1 Oct 2002
Rodriguez-Galán M C, Correa S G, Iribarren P, Sotomayor C E
Abstract excerpt
The transition of Candida albicans from commensalism to pathogenicity is associated with the immune status of the host; resistance to fungus involves macrophages (Mphi) and polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN), which act as effector cells. T-cell function is also involved. Previously, we found that in Wistar rats exposed to chronic varied stress (CVS) immediately after C. albicans infection (Ca-S group) some...
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