| Literature DB >> 17093102 |
Fabiane M Barbosa1, Fernanda L Fonseca, Rodrigo T Figueiredo, Marcelo T Bozza, Arturo Casadevall, Leonardo Nimrichter, Marcio L Rodrigues.
Abstract
Glucuronoxylomannan (GXM) is the major capsular polysaccharide of Cryptococcus neoformans. GXM receptors have been characterized in phagocytes and endothelial cells, but epithelial molecules recognizing the polysaccharide remain unknown. In the current study, we demonstrate that GXM binds to the CD14 receptor in human type II alveolar epithelial cells, resulting in the production of the proinflammatory chemokine interleukin-8.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17093102 PMCID: PMC1797707 DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00296-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Vaccine Immunol ISSN: 1556-679X