The immunomodulatory effect of plant lectins: A review with emphasis on ArtinM properties

Glycoconjugate Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 641-657

  Souza, Maria A ^a   Carvalho, Fernanda C ^b   Ruas, Luciana P ^b   Ricci Azevedo, Rafael ^b   Roque Barreira, Maria Cristina ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ArtinM lectin; Immunomodulation; Leishmania; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Plant lectins; Toll like receptor

Indexed keywords

ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; GLYCAN; INTERLEUKIN 12; PLANT LECTIN; RECOMBINANT ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL MATURATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DENDRITIC CELL; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PLANT SEED; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PROTEIN CARBOHYDRATE INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOUTH AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS; TH1 CELL; TH17 CELL;

ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS; LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS;

ANIMALS; ARTOCARPUS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; PLANT LECTINS; TH1 CELLS;

EID: 84884588168     PISSN: 02820080     EISSN: 15734986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10719-012-9464-4     Document Type: Review

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