Methods of Controlling Invasive Fungal Infections Using CD8+ T Cells

Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) cause high rates of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Pattern-recognition receptors present on the surfaces of innate immune cells recognize fungal pathogens and activate the first line of defense against fungal infection. The second line of def...

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Main Authors: Pappanaicken R. Kumaresan, Thiago Aparecido da Silva, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01939/full