The Absence of N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine Causes Attenuation of Virulence of Candida albicans upon Interaction with Vaginal Epithelial Cells In Vitro

The Absence of N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine Causes Attenuation of Virulence of Candida albicans upon Interaction with Vaginal Epithelial Cells In Vitro

To better understand the molecular events underlying vulvovaginal candidiasis, we established an in vitro system. Immortalized vaginal epithelial cells were infected with live, yeast form C. albicans and C. albicans cultured in the same medium without vaginal epithelial cells were used as control. I...

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Main Authors: Máté Manczinger, Alexandra Bocsik, Gabriella F. Kocsis, Andrea Vörös, Zoltán Hegedűs, Lilla Ördögh, Éva Kondorosi, Annamária Marton, Csaba Vízler, Vilmos Tubak, Mária Deli, Lajos Kemény, István Nagy, Lóránt Lakatos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/398045

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