Despite great efforts in the investigation, the exact etiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a matter of intensive research.We recently advanced the idea that ALS might be caused by fungal infection.Indeed, fungal yeast and hyphal structures can be directly visualized in neural tissue of ALS patients, and a number of fungal species have
The cross-talk between the innate and the adaptive immune system is facilitated by the initial interaction of antigen with dendritic cells.As DCs express a large array of TLRs, evidence has accumulated that engagement of these molecules contributes to the activation of adaptive immunity.We have evaluated the immunostimulatory role of the highly-con
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