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Chloroquine induces human mononuclear phagocytes to inhibit and kill Cryptococcus neoformans by a mechanism independent of iron deprivation.

Infections due to Cryptococcus neoformans are common in AIDS patients. We investigated the effect of chloroquine, which raises the pH of phagolysosomes, on the anticryptococcal activity of mononuclear phagocytes. C. neoformans multiplied within monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM) in the absence of ch...

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Autores principales: Levitz, S M, Harrison, T S, Tabuni, A, Liu, X
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: 1997
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC508346/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9294133
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