Melanin from Fonsecaea pedrosoi Induces Production of Human Antifungal Antibodies and Enhances the Antimicrobial Efficacy of Phagocytes

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 229-237

  Alviano, Daniela S ^a   Franzen, Anderson J ^a   Travassos, Luiz R ^b   Holandino, Carla ^a   Rozental, Sonia ^a   Ejzemberg, Regina ^a   Alviano, Celuta S ^a   Rodrigues, Marcio L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIBODY; GLYCOSIDASE; MELANIN; PROTEINASE;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHROMOMYCOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FONSECAEA PEDROSOI; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; HOST CELL; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERNALIZATION; MELANOGENESIS; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHAGOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; ASCOMYCOTA; CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALE; MELANINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEUTROPHILS; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

EID: 0347511921     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.1.229-237.2004     Document Type: Article

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