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How Histopathology Can Contribute to an Understanding of Defense Mechanisms against Cryptococci
Joint Authors
Shimodaira, Kayoko
Nemoto, Tetsuo
Shinozaki, Minoru
Okubo, Yoichiro
Kaneko, Yukihiro
Ohno, Hideaki
Makimura, Koichi
Tochigi, Naobumi
Yamaguchi, Hideyo
Nakayama, Haruo
Miyazaki, Yoshitsugu
Uchida, Katsuhisa
Ishiwatari, Takao
Shibuya, Kazutoshi
Wakayama, Megumi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-08-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Invasive fungal infections, particularly those considered opportunistic, have become a common and significant complication of procedures performed in advanced contemporary medicine.
Among such infections, cryptococcosis, which is usually caused by infection with Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, is particularly problematic because this fungal infection occurs in immunocompromised and apparently immunocompetent individuals.
It has been largely accepted that Cryptococcus species are recognized by cellular receptors and that Th1-type immune responses play an important role in defense mechanisms against the yeast.
However, the interaction between the yeast and host tissue varies depending on the characteristics of the yeast and the immune status of the host.
To gain a better understanding of the pathophysiology of cryptococcosis, we wish to emphasize the usefulness of histopathological examinations, because it allowed more detailed information of an extremely complex interaction between the causative yeasts and tissue response.
In the present review, we describe the pathophysiology of cryptococcosis as largely revealed in our previous histopathological investigations of the experimental infection.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Okubo, Yoichiro& Tochigi, Naobumi& Wakayama, Megumi& Shinozaki, Minoru& Nakayama, Haruo& Ishiwatari, Takao…[et al.]. 2013. How Histopathology Can Contribute to an Understanding of Defense Mechanisms against Cryptococci. Mediators of Inflammation،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Okubo, Yoichiro…[et al.]. How Histopathology Can Contribute to an Understanding of Defense Mechanisms against Cryptococci. Mediators of Inflammation No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-473725
American Medical Association (AMA)
Okubo, Yoichiro& Tochigi, Naobumi& Wakayama, Megumi& Shinozaki, Minoru& Nakayama, Haruo& Ishiwatari, Takao…[et al.]. How Histopathology Can Contribute to an Understanding of Defense Mechanisms against Cryptococci. Mediators of Inflammation. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-473725
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-473725