Cryptococcal glucuronoxylomannan induces interleukin (IL)-8 production by human microglia but inhibits neutrophil migration toward IL-8

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 260-263

  Lipovsky, Myriam M ^b   Gekker, Genya ^b   Hu, Shuxian ^b   Ehrlich, Laura C ^b   Hoepelman, Andy I M ^b   Peterson, Phillip K ^a  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 8; MANNAN;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION RISK; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; MICROGLIA; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031965015     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517368     Document Type: Article

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