Absence of galectin-3 leads to lower survival in mice infected by <i>P. brasiliensis</i>.

<p>The survival rate of gal3^+/+ (black squares) and gal3^−/− (open squares) mice after intraperitoneal infection with 5×10⁶ yeasts cells (P<0.0001, compared with infected gal3^+/+ mice.). Data are representative of two experiments, each performed with eight to ten mice per group.