Resistance to P. brasiliensis Experimental Infection of Inbred Mice Is Associated with an Efficient Neutrophil Mobilization and Activation by Mediators of Inflammation

• Main Authors: Felipe Fornias Sperandio (Author), Gisele Pesquero Fernandes (Author), Ana Carolina Silvério Cerqueira Mendes (Author), Giulia Maria de Alencar Castro Bani (Author), Vera Lucia Garcia Calich (Author), Eva Burger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic fungal infection, endemic in Brazil, that leads to severe morbidity and even mortality if not correctly treated. Patients may respond differently to PCM depending on the pattern of the acquired immune response developed. The onset of protective immune respo...