title: Requirement of heat-labile opsonins for maximal phagocytosis of Candida albicans.
abstract: The requirement for heat-labile opsonins for phagocytosis of 2 serologically distinct strains and a number of clinical isolates of Candida albicans was examined by a previously described radiometric technique. The results indicated that both strains and all 10 isolates of C. albicans examined required heat-labile opsonins for maximal phagocytosis. The data suggest that heat-labile opsonins play an important role in immunity to C. albicans. However, the possibility that some strains of C. albicans may not utilize heat-labile opsonins cannot be excluded.
mesh_terms: D002176:Candida albicans / Q000276:immunology*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology*; D009895:Opsonin Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D010587:Phagocytosis
chemical_list: D009895:Opsonin Proteins