EFFECT OF MANNOSE-BINDING PROTEIN ON BINDING OF CRYPTOCOCCUS-NEOFORMANS TO HUMAN PHAGOCYTES

被引:30
作者
LEVITZ, SM [1 ]
TABUNI, A [1 ]
TRESELER, C [1 ]
机构
[1] BOSTON UNIV, MED CTR HOSP, DEPT MED, BOSTON, MA 02118 USA
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10.1128/IAI.61.11.4891-4893.1993
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
The capacity of human peripheral blood monocytes, neutrophils, and monocyte-derived macrophages to bind the yeast Cryptococcus neoformans was increased when the phagocytes were cultured on surfaces containing recombinant human mannose-binding protein. In contrast, soluble mannose-binding protein had no effect on cryptococcal binding by phagocytes.
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页码:4891 / 4893
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