Tag: Neutrophils

The study found that Candida albicans—a common fungus that normally lives harmlessly in many healthy people—can suppress a key immune response used by neutrophils, the white blood cells that form the body’s first line of defence against infections. By reducing the production of reactive nitrogen species (RNS), toxic molecules that help destroy invading microbes, the fungus effectively weakens the immune system’s ability to eliminate the infection.