Genome Medicine (May 2018)

Antifungal immune responses: emerging host–pathogen interactions and translational implications

  • Vinod Kumar,
  • Frank L. van de Veerdonk,
  • Mihai G. Netea

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-018-0553-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

Abstract

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Editorial summary Understanding the complex and highly dynamic interactions between fungi and host cells in a tissue-specific manner is crucial to facilitate the development of new therapeutic approaches to infections. Here, we discuss recent studies that are revealing the mechanisms underlying this context-dependent interplay.