Induction of TNF-α in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells by the mannoprotein of cryptococcus neoformans involves human mannose binding protein

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2979-2985

  Chaka, Wendy ^a   Verheul, André F M ^a   Vaishnav, Varsha V ^b   Cherniak, Robert ^b   Scharringa, Jelle ^a   Verhoef, Jan ^a   Snippe, Harm ^a   Hoepelman, Andy I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN; MANNOPROTEINS; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MONONUCLEAR CELL;

ANTIGENS, CD; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELLS, CULTURED; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTINS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0031571723     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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