The Kallikrein-Kinin System: A Novel Mediator of IL-17-Driven Anti-Candida Immunity in the Kidney

The incidence of life-threatening disseminated Candida albicans infections is increasing in hospitalized patients, with fatalities as high as 60%. Death from disseminated candidiasis in a significant percentage of cases is due to fungal invasion of the kidney, leading to renal failure. Treatment of...

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Main Authors: Ramani, Kritika, Garg, Abhishek V., Jawale, Chetan V., Conti, Heather R., Whibley, Natasha, Jackson, Edwin K., Shiva, Sruti S., Horne, William, Kolls, Jay K., Gaffen, Sarah L., Biswas, Partha S.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5096720/