Candida albicans is both the most common fungal commensal microorganism in healthy
individuals and the major fungal pathogen causing high mortality in at-risk populations …

Oral candidosis (syn. Oral candidiasis; OC), is a collective term given to a group of oral
mucosal disorders caused by the fugal pathogen belonging to the genus Candida. The …

Objetivo identificar la prevalencia de Candida albicans y su relación con cambios en el pH
vaginal. Métodos se analizaron 412 tomas de muestra cervico-vaginal con la finalidad de …

The Candida albicans heat shock protein 90 kDa (hsp90-CA) is an important target for
protective antibodies in disseminated candidiasis of experimental mice and humans. Hsp90 …

Purposes To investigate the early molecular events in oral keratinocytes induced by
Candida albicans challenge. Methods The oral keratinocyte cell line, Tca8113, was used to …

Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) caused by Candida spp. affects 70–75% of women at least
once during their lives. We aim to elucidate the potential mechanism of VVC and investigate …

Candida species are commonly considered harmless commensals, and are isolated from
the vagina, mouth and gastrointestinal tracts. When the host-fungus interaction becomes …

The human skin not only provides passive protection as a physical barrier against external
injury, but also mediates active surveillance via epidermal cell surface receptors that …

The majority of HIV infections are initiated at mucosal sites. The oral mucosal tissue has
been shown to be a potential route of entry in humans and primates. Whereas HIV RNA …

The interplay between HIV‐1 and epithelial cells represents a critical aspect in mucosal HIV‐
1 transmission. Epithelial cells lining the oral cavity cover subepithelial tissues, which …