Melanization of Cryptococcus neoformans affects lung inflammatory responses during cryptococcal infection

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2012-2019

  Mednick, Aron J ^a   Nosanchuk, Joshua D ^a   Casadevall, Arturo ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 4; LACCASE; MELANIN; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; CYTOKINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CYTOKINE RELEASE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG INFILTRATE; MELANOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL COUNT; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; LUNG; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; LUNG; MELANINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

EID: 16244395447     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.4.2012-2019.2005     Document Type: Article

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