ABSTRACT: The glucocorticoid betamethasone (BM) is frequently employed in the clinical practice because of its anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties. In this study, we investigated the effect of BM (1 and 2 mM) on the ability of Candida albicans to adhere to, invade and damage oral, intestinal or vaginal epithelial cells, as well as to elicit cytokine and chemokine release. BM at 2 ...

ABSTRACT: Saccharomycotina comprises a diverse group of yeasts that includes numerous species of industrial or clinical relevance. Opportunistic pathogens within this clade are often assigned to the genus Candida but belong to phylogenetically distant lineages which also comprise non-pathogenic species. This indicates that the ability to infect humans has evolved independently several times among ...

On 28-29 July 2016, the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Satellite Event will be held at the University of Manchester. This event invites all MSCA fellows and alumni to come together to discuss the theme of "Researcher in Society". The event will reflect on the mission of researchers in society and their moral duty to share their knowledge with the general public, and to be ethical and transparent when presenting scientific data.