Barousse Melissa M, Espinosa Terri, Dunlap Kathleen, Fidel Paul L
Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
Infect Immun. 2005 Nov;73(11):7765-7. doi: 10.1128/IAI.73.11.7765-7767.2005.
Vaginal epithelial cell (VEC) anti-Candida albicans activity, despite being measured in vitro, is considered an innate host defense mechanism. This was supported further by the fact that women protected from symptomatic infection following a live intravaginal Candida challenge had increased VEC anti-Candida activity compared to those who acquired a symptomatic infection.
阴道上皮细胞(VEC)抗白色念珠菌活性尽管是在体外测量的,但被认为是一种先天性宿主防御机制。以下事实进一步支持了这一点:在经阴道给予活的白色念珠菌进行挑战后,未发生症状性感染的女性相比发生症状性感染的女性,其VEC抗白色念珠菌活性有所增加。