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REVISTA IBEROAMERICANA DE MICOLOGIA
Volume 31, Issue 1, Pages 62-66Publisher
ASOCIACION ESPANOLA MICOLOGIA-AEM
DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2013.09.015
Keywords
Candida; Sporothrix; Immune sensing; Cell wall
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- CONACyT [CB2011/166860]
- Universidad de Guanajuato [0025/11]
- PROMEP [UGTO-PTC-261]
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Candida albicans is the main causative agent of systemic candidiasis, a condition with high mortality rates. The study of the interaction between C. albicans and immune system components has been thoroughly studied and nowadays there is a model for the anti-C albicans immune response; however, little is known about the sensing of other pathogenic species of the Candida genus. Sporothrix schenckii is the causative agent of sporotrichosis, a subcutaneous mycosis, and thus far there is limited information about its interaction with the immune system. In this paper, we review the most recent information about the immune sensing of species from genus Candida and S. schenckii. Thoroughly searches in scientific journal databases were performed, looking for papers addressing either Candida- or Sporothrix-immune system interactions. There is a significant advance in the knowledge of non-C albicans species of Candida and Sporothrix immune sensing; however, there are still relevant points to address, such as the specific contribution of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) for sensing by different immune cells and the immune receptors involved in such interactions. This manuscript is part of the series of works presented at the V International Workshop: Molecular genetic approaches to the study of human pathogenic fungi (Oaxaca, Mexico, 2012). (C) 2013 Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L. All rights reserved.
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