All-Trans Retinoic Acid in Combination with Primaquine Clears Pneumocystis Infection
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP) develops in immunocompromised patients. Alveolar macrophages play a key role in the recognition, phagocytosis, and degradation of Pneumocystis, but their number is decreased in PcP. Our study of various inflammatory components during PcP found that myeloid-derived suppr...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3537623/ |