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T-cell Subsets and Antifungal Host Defenses.
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PMID:  20976286     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
It has been long appreciated that protective immunity against fungal pathogens is dependent on activation of cellular adaptive immune responses represented by T lymphocytes. The T-helper (Th)1/Th2 paradigm has proven to be essential for the understanding of protective adaptive host responses. Studies that have examined the significance of regulatory T cells in fungal infection, and the recent discovery of a new T-helper subset called Th17 have provided crucial information for understanding the complementary roles played by the various T-helper lymphocytes in systemic versus mucosal antifungal host defense. This review provides an overview of the role of the various T-cell subsets during fungal infections and the reciprocal regulation between the T-cell subsets contributing to the tailored host response against fungal pathogens.
Authors:
Frank L van de Veerdonk; Mihai G Netea
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2010-9-30
Journal Detail:
Title:  Current fungal infection reports     Volume:  4     ISSN:  1936-377X     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-26     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101306636     Medline TA:  Curr Fungal Infect Rep     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  238-243     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine (463), Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 8, Nijmegen, 6525 GA The Netherlands.
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