Role of filamentation in Galleria mellonella killing by Candida albicans
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Physical stress primes the immune response of Galleria mellonella larvae to infection by Candida albicans.
Larvae of the greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella) that had been subjected to physical stress by shaking in cupped hands for 2 min showed reduced susceptibility to infection by Candida albicans when infected 24 h after the stress event. Physically stressed larvae demonstrated an increase in haemocyte density and elevated mRNA levels of galiomicin and an inducible metalloproteinase inhibitor (...
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عنوان ژورنال: Microbes and Infection
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1286-4579
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2010.03.001