Role of Mannose-binding Lectin and Association with Microbial Sensitization in a Cohort of Patients with Atopic Dermatitis [PDF]
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2023 Atopic dermatitis is a relapsing inflammatory skin condition, in which bacteria, fungi and viruses may colonize the skin and aggravate the condition. Mannose-binding lectin is part of the innate immune system.
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Influence of the presence of mannose-binding lectin polymorphisms on the occurrence of leishmaniasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2022 Background Leishmaniasis is caused by an intracellular protozoan of the Leishmania genus. Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a serum complement protein and recognizes lipoprotein antigens in protozoa and the bacterial plasma membrane. Nucleotide variants in
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Activity of Mannose-Binding Lectin on Bacterial-Infected Chickens—A Review [PDF]
Animals, 2021 In recent years, diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria have profoundly impacted chicken production by causing economic loss in chicken products and by-product revenues. MBL (mannose-binding lectin) is part of the innate immune system (IIS), which is the
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Echinococcus multilocularis Calreticulin Inhibits Lectin Pathway of Complement Activation by Directly Binding to Mannose-Binding Lectin [PDF]
PathogensAlveolar Echinococcosis (AE) is a serious zoonotic disease caused by infection of Echinococcus multilocularis larvae. To survive within the host, E. multilocularis has developed a complex immune evasion mechanism including the inhibition of complement ...
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Steroid‐Refractory Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonia (COP) in a Patient With Mannose‐Binding Lectin (MBL) Deficiency [PDF]
Respirology Case ReportsWe report a 67‐year‐old man with a relapse characterised by fever, respiratory failure and bilateral infiltrates following completion of a short‐term empirical methylprednisolone regimen for a similar episode.
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Mannose-binding lectin may affect pregnancy outcome
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2015 Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a component of the innate immune system and acts as a complement activator through the lectin pathway. Genetic variations of MBL and low MBL levels cause several infection problems, which may also be related to ...
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Cells, 2021 Betacoronaviruses, responsible for the “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome” (SARS) and the “Middle East Respiratory Syndrome” (MERS), use the spikes protruding from the virion envelope to attach and subsequently infect the host cells.
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Structural determinants for activity and specificity of the bacterial toxin LlpA. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2013 Lectin-like bacteriotoxic proteins, identified in several plant-associated bacteria, are able to selectively kill closely related species, including several phytopathogens, such as Pseudomonas syringae and Xanthomonas species, but so far their mode of ...
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COVID-19 Recurrence Without Seroconversion in a Patient With Mannose-Binding Lectin Deficiency
Allergy & Rhinology, 2021 Introduction The SARS-CoV-2 virus has infected more than 63,000,000 people worldwide after emerging from Wuhan, China in December 2019. This outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency in January 2020, and a pandemic in March. While rare, reinfection
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Cell-surface protein YwfG of Lactococcus lactis binds to α-1,2-linked mannose
PLoS ONE, 2023 Lactococcus lactis strains are used as starter cultures in the production of fermented dairy and vegetable foods, but the species also occurs in other niches such as plant material. Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis G50 (G50) is a plant-derived strain and
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