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Human C-Reactive Protein Protects Mice from Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection without Binding to Pneumococcal C-Polysaccharide()

Human C-reactive protein (CRP) protects mice from lethality after infection with virulent Streptococcus pneumoniae type 3. For CRP-mediated protection, the complement system is required; however, the role of complement activation by CRP in the protection is not defined. Based on the in vitro propert...

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Main Authors: Suresh, Madathilparambil V., Singh, Sanjay K., Ferguson, Donald A., Agrawal, Alok
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3818096/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17202380
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