Abstract
Disseminated candidiasis is a hospital-acquired infection that results in high degree of mortality despite antifungal treatment. Autopsy studies revealed that kidneys are the major target organs in disseminated candidiasis and death due to kidney damage is a frequent outcome in these patients. Thus, the need for effective therapeutic strategies to mitigate kidney damage in disseminated candidiasis is compelling. Recent studies have highlighted the essential contribution of kidney-specific immune response in host defense against systemic infection. Crosstalk between kidney-resident and infiltrating immune cells aid in the clearance of fungi and prevent tissue damage in disseminated candidiasis. In this review, we provide our recent understanding on antifungal immunity in the kidney with an emphasis on IL-17-mediated renal defense in disseminated candidiasis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-7 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Current Opinion in Microbiology |
| Volume | 62 |
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| State | Published - Aug 2021 |
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