Melanin in the dimorphic fungal pathogen Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: Effects on phagocytosis, intracellular resistance and drug susceptibility

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 197-205

  Da Silva, Marcelo B ^a   Marques, Alexandre F ^a   Nosanchuk, Josh D ^b   Casadevall, Arturo ^b   Travassos, Luiz R ^c   Taborda, Carlos P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Melanin; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Phagocytosis; Resistance

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; LACCASE; LECTIN RECEPTOR; LEVODOPA; MANNAN; MELANIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; LACCASE; LEVODOPA; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MANNANS; MELANINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 31344443901     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2005.06.018     Document Type: Article

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