Galectin-3 impacts Cryptococcus neoformans infection through direct antifungal effects

The protein Galectin-3 modulates host immunity and plays roles during infections. Here, Almeida et al. show that this protein contributes to host defence against infection with the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans by inhibiting fungal growth and inducing lysis of fungal extracellular vesicles...

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Autores principales: Fausto Almeida, Julie M. Wolf, Thiago Aparecido da Silva, Carlos M. DeLeon-Rodriguez, Caroline Patini Rezende, André Moreira Pessoni, Fabrício Freitas Fernandes, Rafael Silva-Rocha, Roberto Martinez, Marcio L. Rodrigues, Maria Cristina Roque-Barreira, Arturo Casadevall
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/51e4d237ab50421ba3097cb708688eb4
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