Enterococcus faecalis aggregation substance promotes opsonin-independent binding to human neutrophils via a complement receptor type 3-mediated mechanism

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-60

  Vanek, Natalie N ^a   Simon, Scott I ^b   Jacques Palaz, Karen ^a   Mariscalco, M Michele ^b   Dunny, Gary M ^c   Rakita, Robert M ^a  

^a Dept Int Med Ctr Stud E ^*  (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation substance; Complement receptor; Enterococcus faecalis; Neutrophil

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; ARGINYLGLYCYLASPARTIC ACID; CD11B ANTIGEN; CD18 ANTIGEN; CD47 ANTIGEN; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; COMPLEMENT RECEPTOR; L SELECTIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; OPSONIN; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CHO CELL; COMPLEMENT FIXATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE ADHESION DEFICIENCY; LIGAND BINDING; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD47; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; MACROPHAGE-1 ANTIGEN; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NEUTROPHILS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; OPSONIN PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, VITRONECTIN;

EID: 0032851640     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(99)00120-0     Document Type: Article

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