Protective Effect of Galectin-1 during Histoplasma capsulatum Infection Is Associated with Prostaglandin E2 and Nitric Oxide Modulation

• Main Authors: Lílian Cataldi Rodrigues (Author), Adriana Secatto (Author), Carlos A. Sorgi (Author), Naiara N. Dejani (Author), Alexandra I. Medeiros (Author), Morgana Kelly Borges Prado (Author), Simone Gusmão Ramos (Author), Richard D. Cummings (Author), Sean R. Stowell (Author), Lúcia Helena Faccioli (Author), Marcelo Dias-Baruffi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Histoplasma capsulatum is a dimorphic fungus that develops a yeast-like morphology in host's tissue, responsible for the pulmonary disease histoplasmosis. The recent increase in the incidence of histoplasmosis in immunocompromised patients highlights the need of understanding immunological cont...