Enhanced binding of Aspergillus fumigatus spores to A549 epithelial cells and extracellular matrix proteins by a component from the spore surface and inhibition by rat lung lavage fluid

Thorax

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 579-584

  Yang, Zhan ^a   Jaeckisch, Stephanie M ^a   Mitchell, Colin G ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A539 epithelial cells; Aspergillus fumigatus; Bronchoalveolar larage fluid; Extracellular matrix proteins; Surfactant pmrein D

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; FIBRONECTIN; LAMININ; LUNG SURFACTANT; SCLEROPROTEIN; SURFACTANT PROTEIN D;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FUNGUS SPORE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LUNG LAVAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; COLLAGEN; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FIBRONECTINS; LAMININ; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPORES;

EID: 0034044764     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.55.7.579     Document Type: Article

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