Depletion of Neutrophils Exacerbates the Early Inflammatory Immune Response in Lungs of Mice Infected with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

• Hauptverfasser: Paula Andrea Pino-Tamayo (Verfasst von), Juan David Puerta-Arias (Verfasst von), Damaris Lopera (Verfasst von), Martha Eugenia Urán-Jiménez (Verfasst von), Ángel González (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Neutrophils predominate during the acute phase of the Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection. Herein, we determined the role of the neutrophil during the early stages of experimental pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis using a monoclonal antibody (mAb) specific for neutrophils. Male BALB/c mice were i...