Mannose-binding lectin binds to a range of clinically relevant microorganisms and promotes complement deposition

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 688-693

  Neth, Olaf ^a   Jack, Dominic L ^a   Dodds, Alister W ^c,d   Holzel, Helen ^b   Klein, Nigel J ^a   Turner, Malcolm W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^d MRC Immunochemistry Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; LECTIN; MANNOSE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; KLEBSIELLA; LECTIN BINDING; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIA; CANDIDA; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHILD; COLLECTINS; COMPLEMENT C4; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS;

EID: 0033978938     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.2.688-693.2000     Document Type: Article

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