Mannan-binding lectin plasma levels in leprosy: deficiency confers protection against the lepromatous but not the tuberculoid forms

Mannan-binding lectin (MBL) is an important component of the first-line defence against infections. Evidence has shown that MBL deficiency, reducing phagocytosis and internalization of intracellular pathogens may protect the host against intracellular infections such as leprosy. In this study, we sp...

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Main Authors: Dornelles, LN, Pereira-Ferrari, L, Messias-Reason, I
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Blackwell Science Inc 2006
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Clinical Studies
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1809702/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16907914
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2249.2006.03161.x
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