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H2 O2 /AMB-mediated cell death in A. fumigatus triggers apoptotic-like phenotype

Published in AIDS Weekly, September 13th, 2004

H2 O2 /amphotericin B-mediated cell death in Aspergillus fumigatus triggers an apoptotic-like phenotype.

"When protoplasts of the opportunistic fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus were treated with low but toxic levels of hydrogen peroxide (0-1 mM) or amphotericin B (0.5 mcg/mL-1), loss of cell viability and death were associated with a number of phenotypic changes characteristic of apoptosis.

"The percentage of protoplasts staining positive with annexin V-FITC, an indicator of the externalization of phosphatidylserine and an early marker of apoptosis, rose to approximately 55% within 1 hour,"...

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