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Chimeric Proteins Containing MAP-1 and Functional Domains of C4b-Binding Protein Reveal Strong Complement Inhibitory Capacities

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2018
The complement system is a tightly regulated network of proteins involved in defense against pathogens, inflammatory processes, and coordination of the innate and adaptive immune responses.
Cecilie E. Hertz   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spirochetal Lipoproteins and Immune Evasion. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Spirochetes are a major threat to public health. However, the exact pathogenesis of spirochetal diseases remains unclear. Spirochetes express lipoproteins that often determine the cross talk between the host and spirochetes.
Boyadjian, Ani   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Systems Biology Modeling of the Complement System Under Immune Susceptible Pathogens

open access: yesFrontiers in Physics, 2021
The complement system is assembled from a network of proteins that function to bring about the first line of defense of the body against invading pathogens.
Nehemiah T. Zewde   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A common theme in interaction of bacterial immunoglobulin-binding proteins with immunoglobulins illustrated in the equine system [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The M protein of Streptococcus equi subsp. equi known as fibrinogen-binding protein (FgBP) is a cell wall-associated protein with antiphagocytic activity that binds IgG. Recombinant versions of the seven equine IgG subclasses were used to investigate the
Abi-Rached   +49 more
core   +4 more sources

Detection and characterisation of Complement protein activity in bovine milk by bactericidal sequestration assay [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Susan Maye is in receipt of a Teagasc Walsh Fellowship. Financial support by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is gratefully acknowledged.Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 2015 (Institute of Food Research and the ...
Fitzgerald, Gerald F   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Ancient origins: complement in invertebrates [PDF]

open access: yesInvertebrate Survival Journal, 2005
Proteins with obvious similarities to mammalian complement are widely distributed in the animal kingdom.In the vertebrate lineage, deuterostomes like sea urchins and tunicates express proteins that arehomologues of C3, the central component of the ...
SV Nair, A Ramsden, DA Raftos
doaj   +2 more sources

Characterization of serum proteins attached to distinct sol–gel hybrid surfaces [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The success of a dental implant depends on its osseointegration, an important feature of the implant biocompatibility. In this study, two distinct sol–gel hybrid coating formulations [50% methyltrimethoxysilane: 50% 3-glycidoxypropyl-trimethoxysilane ...
Azkargorta, Mikel   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Circulating histones as clinical biomarkers in critically ill conditions

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Circulating histones are emerging as promising biomarkers in critical illness due to their diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic potential. Detection methods such as ELISA and mass spectrometry provide reliable approaches for quantifying histone levels in plasma samples.
José Luis García‐Gimenez   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the three-finger protein domain fold and CD59-like proteins in Schistosoma mansoni. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013
It is believed that schistosomes evade complement-mediated killing by expressing regulatory proteins on their surface. Recently, six homologues of human CD59, an important inhibitor of the complement system membrane attack complex, were identified in the
Leonardo P Farias   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

The epithelial barrier theory proposes a comprehensive explanation for the origins of allergic and other chronic noncommunicable diseases

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Exposure to common noxious agents (1), including allergens, pollutants, and micro‐nanoplastics, can cause epithelial barrier damage (2) in our body's protective linings. This may trigger an immune response to our microbiome (3). The epithelial barrier theory explains how this process can lead to chronic noncommunicable diseases (4) affecting organs ...
Can Zeyneloglu   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

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