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Immunology and Infection

Viability Assay of Trichoderma stromaticum Conidia Inside Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear-Derived Macrophages
Uener Ribeiro dos Santos *1, Julyanna Oliveira de Castro *1, Melissa Ercília Santos Matos 1, Giulia De Bonis 2, Jane Lima dos Santos 1
1Laboratory of Immunobiology - Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Santa Cruz - UESC, 2Università Degli Studi di Genova

The technique involving the phagocytosis of fungal conidia by macrophages is widely used for studies evaluating the modulation of the immune responses against fungi. The purpose of this manuscript is to present a method for evaluating the phagocytosis and clearance abilities of human peripheral blood mononuclear-derived macrophages stimulated with Trichoderma stromaticum conidia.

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