TY  - BOOK
AU  - De Messias-Reason,Iara
AU  - Boldt,Angelica B.W.
TI  - Mannose-Binding Lectin in the Innate Immune System
SN  - 9781614702078
AV  - QP552.L42 -- D44 2009eb 
U1  - 616.079 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Hauppauge
PB  - Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated
KW  - Lectins
KW  - Natural immunity
KW  - Mannose
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN INTHE INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM -- MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN INTHE INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN (MBL)CHARACTERISTICS -- 1a. MBL2 Gene and Protein Structure -- 1b. MBL2 Transcription and Translation -- 2. MBL FUNCTIONS -- 2a. Activation of Complement -- 2b. Opsonophagocytosis -- 2c. Modulation of Inflamation -- 2d. Recognition of Altered Self and Apoptosis -- 2e. Other MBL Functions -- 3. MBL2 GENE POLYMORPHISM -- 3a. MBL2 Variants and Allelic Haplotypes -- 3b. Worldwide Distribution of MBL2 Haplotypes -- MBL2 ASSOCIATION WITH DISEASES -- 1. POSITIVE ASSOCIATION OF MBL DEFICIENCYWITH DISEASES -- 1a. Otitis Media and other Pediatric Infections -- 1b. Meningitis -- 1c. Mycoplasma Infection -- 1d. Emergent Viral Infection -- 1e. Fungal Infections -- 1f. Malaria -- 1g. Neutropenia -- 1h. Hepatitis B -- 1i. HIV Infection -- 1j. Cystic Fibrosis -- 1k. Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome -- 1l. Cardiovascular Diseases -- 1m. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus -- 1n. Gastrointestinal Diseases -- 2. NEGATIVE ASSOCIATION OF MBL DEFICIENCYWITH DISEASES -- 2a. Leprosy -- 2b. Tuberculosis -- 2c. Leishmaniasis -- 2d. Hepatitis C -- 2e. Rheumatic Heart Disease -- 2f. Rheumatoid Arthritis -- 2g. Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury -- 2h. Other Diseases -- 3. MBL AND HETEROZYGOTE ADVANTAGE -- 4. MBL THERAPY -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX
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