Immune response in human chromoblastomycosis and eumycetoma – focusing on human interleukin‐17A, interferon‐gamma, tumour necrosis factor‐alpha, interleukin‐1 beta and human beta‐defensin‐2

This study demonstrated IL‐17A expression in human eumycetoma and HBD‐2 expression in human chromoblastomycosis for the first time. However, their role in immune response remains to be elucidated.

Source: Mycoses - June 30, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Charussri Leeyaphan, Carren Hau, Shintaro Takeoka, Yayoi Tada, Sumanas Bunyaratavej, Penvadee Pattanaprichakul, Panitta Sitthinamsuwan, Angkana Chaiprasert, Yuko Sasajima, Koichi Makimura, Shinichi Watanabe Tags: Original Article Source Type: research