Mannose-binding lectin complement pathway plays a key role in complement activation by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 48, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 26-36

  Toledo, Renan G ^a   Da Silva, Wilmar D ^b   Calich, Vera L G ^c   Kipnis, Thereza L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Complement system; Mannose binding lectin; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Paracoccidioidomycosis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3B; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5B; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C9; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT HEMOLYSIS TEST; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS;

PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 78649493739     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2010.09.015     Document Type: Article

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