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Mannose-binding lectin and its genetic variants [PDF]

Genes & Immunity, 2006
Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a collagen-like serum protein that mediates activation of the complement system and is of importance for host defence. Common variant alleles situated both in the promoter and structural region of the human MBL gene (MBL2) influence the stability and the serum concentration of the protein.
P, Garred, F, Larsen, J, Seyfarth, R, Fujita, H O, Madsen   +4 more
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Machine Learning‐Enhanced Analysis of Exosomal Surface Sialic Acid Using Surface‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis and Therapeutic Monitoring

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Machine learning‐assisted surface‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy analysis of exosomal sialic acid for ovarian cancer diagnosis, as well as independent monitoring of exosomal sialic acid expression levels across different treatment periods, reveals a potential correlation with treatment response.
Lili Cong, Jiaqi Wang, Sijun Huang, Xiaxia Man, Yi Guo, Shuping Xu, Songling Zhang   +6 more
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Association of Mannose-Binding Lectin 2 (mbl2) gene heterogeneity and its serum concentration with osteoporosis in postmenopausal women

Biomolecules & Biomedicine, 2014
The aim of the study was to detect prevalence of MBL2 exon 1 (codons 52, 54 and 57) genetic polymorphism in postmenopausal women in Bosnia and Herzegovina and its possible role as genetic risk factor for susceptibility to occurrence of osteoporosis in ...
Emina Kiseljaković, Sabaheta Hasić, Amina Valjevac, Mirela Mačkić-Đurović, Radivoj Jadrić, Bakir Mehić, Elma Kučukalić-Selimović, Slavka Ibrulj   +7 more
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Characterization of a Novel Mannose-Binding Lectin with Antiviral Activities from Red Alga, Grateloupia chiangii

Biomolecules, 2020
Lectins have the ability to bind specific carbohydrates and they have potential applications as medical and pharmacological agents. The unique structure and usefulness of red algal lectin have been reported, but these lectins are limited to a few marine ...
Hyun-Ju Hwang, Jin-Wook Han, Hancheol Jeon, Kichul Cho, Ju-hee Kim, Dae-Sung Lee, Jong Won Han   +6 more
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Mannose-binding lectin levels and MBL2 gene polymorphisms are associated with dengue infection in Brazilian children at the early ages

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background: The mannose-binding lectin (MBL) plays an important role in innate immunity. Genetically determined variations in serum levels of MBL may influence the susceptibility and clinical outcome of dengue infection in early life.
Marília A. Sena, Priscila Mayrelle da Silva Castanha, Ana Beatriz Giles Guimarães, Paula Alexandra dos Santos Oliveira, Maria Almerice Lopes da Silva, Marli Tenório Cordeiro, Patricia Moura, Cynthia Braga, Luydson Richardson Silva Vasconcelos   +8 more
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Identification of Mannose‐Capped‐Arabinomannan 101‐mer as a Potential Influenza Virus Vaccine Adjuvant

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Well‐defined and synthetic mannose‐capped arabinomannan 101‐mer from Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell wall was identified as a potent influenza vaccine adjuvant, boosting the antibody response, realizing full protection and showing excellent safety. ABSTRACT Many natural bacterial components as adjuvants can activate the host immune system, but the ...
Yu‐Fang Zhang, Ruihong Xu, Jia Luo, Yuxin Ma, Guozhi Xiao, Ye Liu   +5 more
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Extracellular Vesicles in Autoimmune Diseases: From Diagnostic Biomarkers to Engineered Therapeutics

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review provides a systematic comparison of extracellular vesicles (EVs) from both mammalian and plant sources in the context of autoimmune diseases. It highlights their emerging roles as precision biomarkers and engineered therapeutic platforms.
Yufei Wu, Huiyuan Ma, Tinghui Zhu, Shuwei Huang, Manxi Lu, Qiong Wang, Zai‐Long Chi   +6 more
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Mannose-binding lectin deficiency and acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

International Journal of COPD, 2012
Richard K Albert,1 John Connett,2 Jeffrey L Curtis,3,4 Fernando J Martinez,3 MeiLan K Han,3 Stephen C Lazarus,5 Prescott G Woodruff51Medicine Service, Denver Health and Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, 2Division of ...
Woodruff PG, Lazarus SC, Han MK, Martinez FJ, Curtis JL, Connett J, Albert RK   +6 more
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Mannose‐Binding Lectin Polymorphisms in Clinical Tuberculosis [PDF]

The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2003
Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) mediates protection against infections by using the complement system, but certain microorganisms may increase infectivity by exploiting this host defense system. Thus, it has been speculated whether genetically determined low MBL levels may confer partial protection against certain intracellular microorganisms, such as ...
Søborg, Christian, Madsen, Hans O., Andersen, Åse B., Lillebaek, Troels, Kok-Jensen, Axel, Garred, Peter   +5 more
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Dynamic Shifts in ER–Plasma Membrane Junctions Signaling Define Pro‐Metastatic N‐Glycosylation and Predict Prostate Cancer Progression

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Prostate cancer remains a leading cause of male cancer death, yet screening cannot reliably identify aggressive disease, underscoring the need for tissue biomarkers. It is shown that primary tumors increase ER–plasma membrane junction signaling via STIM1/ORP5, whereas metastasis features their loss, Golgi dispersal, and rapid conversion of high‐mannose
Amanda J. Macke, Tania Kamal, Taylor E. Divita, Artem N. Pachikov, Chad A. LaGrange, Rajesh Ravichandran, Martha Morton, Robert Powers, Haowen Qiu, Jean‐Jack M. Riethoven, Colm Morrissey, Melinda Wojtkiewicz, Rebekah L. Gundry, Carol A. Casey, Armen Petrosyan   +14 more
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