Extracellular Adenosine Triphosphate: A Modulator of Cutaneous Candida albicans Infection

Stephan M Caucheteux; Vincent Piguet

doi:10.1016/j.jid.2021.04.013

Extracellular Adenosine Triphosphate: A Modulator of Cutaneous Candida albicans Infection

J Invest Dermatol. 2021 Sep;141(9):2107-2108. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.04.013.

Authors

Stephan M Caucheteux¹, Vincent Piguet²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Dermatology, Women's University College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 34420675
DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.04.013

Abstract

Typically found in the skin, Candida albicans can be both commensal and pathogen. In their report, Zhang et al. (2021) address the regulation of C. albicans skin infection by extracellular adenosine triphosphate-a metabolite actively released by the fungus-that potentially modulates cutaneous infection.

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MeSH terms

Adenosine Triphosphate*
Candida albicans*
Skin

Substances

Adenosine Triphosphate