Pulmonary surfactant protein A binds to Cryptococcus neoformans without promoting phagocytosis

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-92

  Walenkamp, A M E ^b   Verheul, A F M ^b   Scharringa, J ^b   Hoepelman, I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans; Opsonin; Phagocytosis; Surfacant protein

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; MANNOSE; SURFACTANT PROTEIN A;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BINDING SITES; CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; MANNOSE; OPSONIN PROTEINS; PHAGOCYTES; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEOLIPIDS; PULMONARY SURFACTANT-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN A; PULMONARY SURFACTANT-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN D; PULMONARY SURFACTANT-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; RATS;

EID: 0032967395     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.1999.00429.x     Document Type: Article

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