Contribution of the infection-associated complement regulator-acquiring surface protein 4 (ErpC) to complement resistance of Borrelia burgdorferi [PDF]
, 2012 Borrelia burgdorferi evades complement-mediated killing by interacting with complement regulators through distinct complement regulator-acquiring surface proteins (CRASPs).
Teresia Hallström +14 more
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Yersinia enterocolitica serum resistance proteins YadA and ail bind the complement regulator C4b-binding protein. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2008 Many pathogens are equipped with factors providing resistance against the bactericidal action of complement. Yersinia enterocolitica, a Gram-negative enteric pathogen with invasive properties, efficiently resists the deleterious action of human ...
Vesa Kirjavainen +5 more
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Antimicrobial peptides and complement in neonatal hypoxia-ischemia induced brain damage [PDF]
, 2015 Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a clinical condition in the neonate, resulting from oxygen deprivation around the time of birth. HIE affects 1-5/1000 live births worldwide and is associated with the development of neurological deficits ...
Rocha-Ferreira, E +5 more
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Properdin and factor H: Opposing players on the alternative complement pathway "see-saw" [PDF]
, 2013 This article has been made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund.Properdin and factor H are two key regulatory proteins having opposite functions in the alternative complement pathway.
Kouser, L +17 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with high‐risk cancer face complex developmental, psychosocial, and ethical challenges that extend beyond disease‐directed treatment. Although international recommendations exist for communication, psychosocial care, pediatric palliative care, survivorship, and shared decision‐making, these have largely evolved within ...
Johanna M. C. Blom +15 more
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Inhibition of monocyte complement receptor enhancement by low molecular weight material from human lung cancers [PDF]
, 1981 We have studied the effect of dialysates from lung cancer homogenates to alter both the expression of complement (C3b) receptors per se and also to inhibit leucoattractant-induced enhancement of complement rosettes on monocytes from healthy individuals ...
Kay, A B, Abell, C A, Glass, E J
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Role of Complement Receptors (CRs) on DCs in Anti-HIV-1 Immunity
Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 Upon entry of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) into the host, innate immune mechanisms are acting as a first line of defense, that considerably also modify adaptive immunity by the provision of specific signals. Innate and adaptive immune responses
Wilfried Posch +4 more
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Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine +17 more
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Membrane changes in murine macrophages after in-vivo stimulation and activation [PDF]
, 1983 The expression of various receptors and other surface determinants on resident, glycogen-and Corynebacterium parvum- elicited mouse peritoneal macrophages has been described.
GLASS, EJ, WEIR, DM, STEWART, J
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben +4 more
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