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<i>Candida albicans</i>Phospholipomannan Is Sensed through Toll‐Like Receptors
1 Jul 2003
Abstract excerpt
Candida albicans is a common, harmless yeast in the human digestive tract that also causes severe systemic fungal infection in hospitalized patients. Its cell-wall surface displays a unique glycolipid called phospholipomannan (PLM). The ability of PLM to stimulate tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha production by J774 mouse cells correlates with the activation of nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB. We examined the...
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