Active Cryptococcus neoformans glucuronoxylomannan production prevents elimination of cryptococcal CNS infection in vivo
Abstract Background Cryptococcus neoformans (Cn) causes life-threatening meningoencephalitis in individuals with AIDS. Cn’s polysaccharide capsule is mainly composed of glucuronoxylomannan (GXM) and plays a key role in the dysregulation of immunity, resistance to antifungal drugs, and systemic disse...
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| Main Authors: | Vanessa Enriquez, Melissa E. Munzen, Luz M. Porras, Claudia L. Charles-Niño, Fahong Yu, Karina Alviña, Raddy L. Ramos, Michael R. Dores, Paola Giusti-Rodriguez, Luis R. Martinez |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2025-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Neuroinflammation |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-025-03384-9 |
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