Melanin particles isolated from the fungus Fonsecaea pedrosoi activates the human complement system

BACKGROUND: Melanin production has been associated with virulence in various pathogenic fungi, including Fonsecaea pedrosoi, the major etiological agent for chromoblastomycosis, a subcutaneous fungal disease that occurs in South America. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects o...

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Pubblicato in:Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
Autori principali: Pinto, Lysianne, Granja, Luiz Fernando Zmetek, de Almeida, Mariana Amorim, Alviano, Daniela Sales, da Silva, Maria Helena, Ejzemberg, Regina, Rozental, Sonia, Alviano, Celuta Sales
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Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2018
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6014723/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29947713
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760180120
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