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Suppressive effects of interleukin-10 on human mononuclear phagocyte function against Candida albicans and
E Roilides1, A Anastasiou-Katsiardani, A Dimitriadou-Georgiadou
13rd Department of Pediatrics, University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
The Journal of Infectious Diseases
|November 17, 1998
Abstract:
The effects of interleukin (IL)-10, a potent antiinflammatory cytokine, on human monocyte functions against two medically important pathogens, Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus, were studied. Incubation with 20-100 ng/mL IL-10 for 2-3 days decreased the fungicidal activity of monocytes against serum-opsonized C. albicans blastoconidia (P