Vaccination is one of the greatest public health achievements in the past century, protecting
and improving the quality of life of the population worldwide. However, a safe and effective …

Protective immunity against Paracoccidioides consists of a stepwise activation of numerous
effector mechanisms that comprise many cellular and soluble components. At the initial …

Background: Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a chronic disease that causes sequelae and
requires prolonged treatment; therefore, new therapeutic approaches are necessary. In view …

Introduction Fungal infections are caused by a broad range of pathogenic fungi that are
found worldwide with different geographic distributions, incidences, and mortality rates …

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is an endemic mycosis in Latin America caused by the
thermodimorphic fungi of the genus Paracoccidioides spp. Paracoccidioides lutzii (PL) is …

Background: Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a chronic disease that causes sequelae and
requires prolonged treatment; therefore, new therapeutic approaches are necessary. In view …

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are released by virtually all live cells. In fungal organisms, the
EVs traverse the cell wall and reach the extracellular environment, where they can interact …

This review is about Dr. Luiz Rodolpho Raja Gabaglia Travassos' scientific contributions to
paracoccidioidomycosis as told by myself, Rosana Puccia, but co-written with Dr. Carlos P …

Most people infected with the fungus Paracoccidioides spp. do not get sick, but
approximately 5% develop paracoccidioidomycosis. Understanding how host immunity …

We investigated the in vitro effects of two Paracoccidioides brasiliensis antigens on
monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDCs) from patients with paracoccidioidomycosis …