Role of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPS) in immune responses to fungal infections

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 808, Issue , 2017, Pages 8-13

  Taghavi, Mehdi ^a   Khosravi, Alireza ^a   Mortaz, Esmaeil ^b,c   Nikaein, Donya ^a,d   Athari, Seyyed Shamsadin ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^e TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Fungal infection; Innate immunity; Pathogen associated molecular pattern; Toll like receptors

Indexed keywords

PATHOGEN ASSOCIATED MOLECULAR PATTERN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 9;

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INNATE IMMUNITY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; MYCOSES; PATHOGEN-ASSOCIATED MOLECULAR PATTERN MOLECULES; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS;

EID: 85006835870     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.11.013     Document Type: Article

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