Loa loa microfilariae evade complement attack in vivo by acquiring regulatory proteins from host plasma

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3886-3893

  Haapasalo, Karita ^a   Meri, Taru ^a   Jokiranta, T Sakari ^a,b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1Q; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3B; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5B; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; IODINE 125; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LOIASIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LOIASIS; MALE; MICROFILARIA;

EID: 69049107561     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01583-08     Document Type: Article

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