Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Contain Calprotectin, a Cytosolic Protein Complex Involved in Host Defense against Candida albicans
Figure 7
Fine structure of C. albicans induced NETs in pulmonary infection.
(A–C) SEM analysis of sections from C. albicans infected mouse lungs 24 h after intranasal challenge. (A) Image shows a bronchiole colonized with C. albicans and infiltrated by host immune cells, b = bronchiole. (B) High resolution image of boxed area in (n) shows respiratory epithelium of the bronchiole colonized with C. albicans yeast-form (arrow) and hyphae (arrowhead). (C) High resolution image of boxed area in (O) showing NETs covering fungal surfaces (arrow). Scale bars in (N) = 100 µm, in (O) = 10 µm and in (P) = 2 µm.