The role of lectins in allergic sensitization and allergic disease

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-36

  Salazar, Fabían ^a   Sewell, Herb F ^a   Shakib, Farouk ^a   Ghaemmaghami, Amir M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergen; Asthma; C type lectin receptor; DC SIGN; Dendritic cells; Galactins; Glycosylation; House dust mite; Lectin; Mannose receptor; Toll like receptor; Type I hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CARBOHYDRATE; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; DECTIN 2; ECALECTIN; GALECTIN; GALECTIN 3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; LECTIN; LECTIN RECEPTOR; MANNOSE RECEPTOR; PROLACTIN; PROTEINASE;

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC SENSITIZATION; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EOSINOPHILIA; GLYCOSYLATION; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RHINITIS; SENSITIZATION; TH2 CELL;

EID: 84882895129     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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