<it>Candida </it>soluble cell wall β-glucan facilitates ovalbumin-induced allergic airway inflammation in mice: Possible role of antigen-presenting cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although fungi have been implicated as initiating/deteriorating factors for allergic asthma, their contributing components have not been fully elucidated. We previously isolated soluble β-glucan from <it>Candida albicans </i...

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Main Authors: Tamura Hiroshi, Adachi Yoshiyuki, Oda Toshio, Yanagisawa Rie, Koike Eiko, Takano Hirohisa, Inoue Ken-ichiro, Ishibashi Ken-ichi, Ohno Naohito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/10/1/68