Surfactant protein-A binds group B streptococcus enhancing phagocytosis and clearance from lungs of surfactant protein-A-deficient mice

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 279-286

  LeVine, Ann Marie ^a,b   Kurak, Kim E ^a,b   Wright, Jo Rae ^a,b   Watford, Wendy T ^a,b   Bruno, Michael D ^a,b   Ross, Gary F ^a,b   Whitsett, Jeffrey A ^a,b   Korfhagen, Thomas R ^a,b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

LUNG SURFACTANT; PROTEOLIPID; SUPEROXIDE; SURFACTANT ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; SURFACTANT PROTEIN A;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LUNG; MICE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROTEOLIPIDS; PULMONARY SURFACTANT-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN A; PULMONARY SURFACTANT-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 0033074471     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.20.2.3303     Document Type: Article

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