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Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effect of an extract of coccidioides pos...
Pinto, Ana Carolina Matias Dinelly; Cordeiro, Rossana de Aguiar; Sidrim, José Julio Costa; Leite, Ana Karine Rocha de MeloTrying to surpass host defenses, fungal infections alter the immune response. Components from nonpathogenic fungi present therapeutic anti-inflammatory and immunomodulating activities. This study reveals that proteins present in a Coccidioides posadasii extract provide anti-inflammatory benefit in experimental arthritis. Zymosan was given intra-articularly to rats and mice, and groups were pretreated with C. po...
Efeito protetor dos extratos de Ascaris suum e Coccidioides posadasii e da lect...
Leite, Ana Karine Rocha de MeloThe interactions between innate and acquired immune responses participate in the pathophysiology of the autoimmune diseases. Though infections are associate with the development of the chronic arthritis it is possible that exposure to some germs as helminthes and fungi influences potentially the prevalence and/or gravity of the immune diseases. Lectins derivate of the plants can modulate the inflammation by act...