The mimicry of human glycolipids and glycosphingolipids by the lipooligosaccharides of pathogenic Neisseria and Haemophilus

Journal of Autoimmunity

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 257-262

  Harvey, H A ^a   Swords, W E ^a   Apicella, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Human asialoglycoprotein receptor; I antigen; Mucosal pathogens; Paragloboside; Platelet activating factor receptor pK antigen

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GLYCOLIPID; GLYCOSPHINGOLIPID; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CELL ADHESION; CELL INVASION; CELL SURFACE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HAEMOPHILUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; INFECTION CONTROL; LIPID ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034988798     PISSN: 08968411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaut.2000.0477     Document Type: Conference Paper

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