Open AccessMechanisms of Resistance to Oxidative and Nitrosative Stress: Implications for Fungal Survival in Mammalian Hosts
Author(s) -
Tricia A. Missall,
Jennifer K. Lodge,
Joan E. McEwen
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
eukaryotic cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1535-9778
pISSN - 1535-9786
DOI - 10.1128/ec.3.4.835-846.2004
Subject(s) - biology , oxidative stress , oxidative phosphorylation , resistance (ecology) , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , ecology
The ability of a fungal pathogen to cause disease requires the ability to survive in the host. Survival in the host is dependent on evasion of the host's immune system, including the microbial killing mechanisms of phagocytes. The innate immune system is comprised of macrophages and neutrophils,
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