Affiliation:
1. Federal Research Institute of Medical Problems of the North, Siberian Department of Russian Academy of Medical Science
Abstract
Mannosebinding lectin is a part of the innate immunity that, being the first barrier of the antiinfectious defense, acts in first minutes or hours after pathogen challenge. The review provides data about mechanisms of action of mannosebinding lectin and its particular pathogenic role in a wide range of respiratory diseases: bacterial pneumonia, viral respiratory tract infections, tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and asthma in adults and children.
Publisher
Scientific and Practical Reviewed Journal Pulmonology
Subject
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
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6 articles.
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