Role of iron in the nitric oxide-mediated fungicidal mechanism of IFN-gamma-activated murine macrophages against Paracoccidioides brasiliensis conidia Papel do ferro no mecanismo fungicida mediado pelo óxido n��trico de macrófagos murinos ativados com IFN-gama contra conídias do Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Iron is an essential growth element of virtually all microorganisms and its restriction is one of the mechanisms used by macrophages to control microbial multiplication. Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, the agent of paracoccidioidomycosis, an important systemic mycosis in Latin America, is inhibited i...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Angel Gonzalez, Angela Restrepo, Luz E. Cano
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2007
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652007000100003
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