Recognition of fungal RNA by TLR7 has a nonredundant role in host defense against experimental candidiasis

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2632-2643

  Biondo, Carmelo ^a   Malara, Antonio ^a   Costa, Alessandro ^a   Signorino, Giacomo ^a   Cardile, Francesco ^a   Midiri, Angelina ^a   Galbo, Roberta ^a   Papasergi, Salvatore ^a   Domina, Maria ^a   Pugliese, Michela ^a   Teti, Giuseppe ^a   Mancuso, Giuseppe ^a   Beninati, Concetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Dendritic cells; Fungal infections; Inflammation; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL RNA; INTERLEUKIN 12P70; MYELOID DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 88; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 7; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IRF1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDIFICATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDOSOME; GENE INDUCTION; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHAGOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST;

ANIMALS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CYTOKINES; DENDRITIC CELLS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; ENDOSOMES; IMMUNITY; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR-1; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RNA, FUNGAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 7;

EID: 84867208270     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201242532     Document Type: Article

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