Fungal dissemination is limited by liver macrophage filtration of the blood

Patients with liver diseases are at increased risk of fungal infections. Here the authors show that Kupffer cells are critical for the filtration of fungi out of the blood and thereby for liver-mediated protection against disseminating fungal infection.

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Autores principales: Donglei Sun, Peng Sun, Hongmei Li, Mingshun Zhang, Gongguan Liu, Ashley B. Strickland, Yanli Chen, Yong Fu, Juan Xu, Mohammed Yosri, Yuchen Nan, Hong Zhou, Xiquan Zhang, Meiqing Shi
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/3391e8a2cfc74237befa72af3155d7c0
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Sumario:Patients with liver diseases are at increased risk of fungal infections. Here the authors show that Kupffer cells are critical for the filtration of fungi out of the blood and thereby for liver-mediated protection against disseminating fungal infection.