Candida albicans Increases Tumor Cell Adhesion to Endothelial Cells In Vitro: Intraspecific Differences and Importance of the Mannose Receptor
Figure 2
Study of the carbohydrate/protein composition in different strains and morphologies.
(A) Carbohydrate/protein ratio in the crude extracts of the different strains of Candida albicans: Blastoconidia (□) and germ tubes (▪). The results shown correspond to the mean ± SD of three independent experiments. Statistically significant differences between different morphologies are indicated by two asterisks (**) (p<0.05). (B). Regression line for the B16 melanoma (B16M) cell adhesion to hepatic sinusoidal endothelial (HSE) cells induced by the strains and morphologies of C. albicans that lead a significant effect versus their carbohydrate/protein ratio.