Acquisition of complement factor H is important for pathogenesis of Streptococcus pyogenes infections: Evidence from bacterial in vitro survival and human genetic association

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 426-435

  Haapasalo, Karita ^a,b   Vuopio, Jaana ^c   Syrjänen, Jaana ^d,e   Suvilehto, Jari ^a   Massinen, Satu ^a   Karppelin, Matti ^d,e   Järvelä, Irma ^a   Meri, Seppo ^a,b   Kere, Juha ^a,f   Jokiranta, T Sakari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3A; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B BINDING PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5B; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BINDING SITE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYSIPELAS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; TONSILLITIS;

COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; ERYSIPELAS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 84855392622     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: 15506606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1102545     Document Type: Article

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