Puccetti P, Romani L, Bistoni F
Dept of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy.
Trends Microbiol. 1995 Jun;3(6):237-40. doi: 10.1016/s0966-842x(00)88931-3.
An imbalance in TH1-type and TH2-type responses may allow Candida albicans to modify the host response to favor its own persistence. This hypothesis has important consequences for allergy, autoimmunity and co-infection, and also highlights a potential role for cytokine and anti-cytokine therapy in Candida-related pathology.