University at Buffalo, SUNY, Department of Oral Biology, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Microbes Infect. 2010 Jul;12(7):518-27. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2010.03.013. Epub 2010 Apr 8.
Candida albicans causes mucosal and disseminated candidiasis, which represent serious problems for the rapidly expanding immunocompromised population. Until recently, Th1-mediated immunity was thought to confer the primary protection, particularly for oral candidiasis. However, emerging data indicate that the newly-defined Th17 compartment appears to play the predominant role in mucosal candidiasis.
白色念珠菌可引起黏膜和播散性念珠菌病,这对迅速扩大的免疫功能低下人群构成严重威胁。直到最近,人们还认为 Th1 介导的免疫可提供主要保护,特别是针对口腔念珠菌病。然而,新出现的数据表明,新定义的 Th17 细胞群似乎在黏膜念珠菌病中发挥主要作用。