Surfactant Protein D Enhances Phagocytosis and Killing of Unencapsulated Phase Variants of Klebsiella pneumoniae

Pulmonary surfactant protein D (SP-D) is a collagenous C-type lectin (collectin) that is secreted into the alveoli and distal airways of the lung. We have studied the interactions of SP-D and alveolar macrophages with Klebsiella pneumoniae, a common cause of nosocomial pneumonia. SP-D does not agglu...

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Main Authors: Ofek, Itzhak, Mesika, Adi, Kalina, Moshe, Keisari, Yona, Podschun, Ranier, Sahly, Hany, Chang, Donald, McGregor, David, Crouch, Erika
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2001
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Molecular Pathogenesis
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC97851/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11119485
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.69.1.24-33.2001
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