Diverse Functions of Pulmonary Collectins in Host Defense of the Lung

Pulmonary Collectins Play Distinct Roles in Host Defense against Mycobacterium avium

(2011) S. Ariki et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Innate Immune Collectin Surfactant Protein D Simultaneously Binds Both Neutrophil Extracellular Traps and Carbohydrate Ligands and Promotes Bacterial Trapping

(2011) D. N. Douda et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Elastase Provides an Escape from Phagocytosis by Degrading the Pulmonary Surfactant Protein-A

(2011) Zhizhou Kuang et al.   PLoS One

Pulmonary Collectins Protect Macrophages against Pore-forming Activity ofLegionella pneumophilaand Suppress Its Intracellular Growth

(2010) Kaku Sawada et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Surfactant Protein A (SP-A)-mediated Clearance ofStaphylococcus aureusInvolves Binding of SP-A to the Staphylococcal Adhesin Eap and the Macrophage Receptors SP-A Receptor 210 and Scavenger Receptor Class A

(2010) Zvjezdana Sever-Chroneos et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Pandemic H1N1 Influenza A Viruses Are Resistant to the Antiviral Activities of Innate Immune Proteins of the Collectin and Pentraxin Superfamilies

(2010) E. R. Job et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Anionic Pulmonary Surfactant Phospholipids Inhibit Inflammatory Responses from Alveolar Macrophages and U937 Cells by Binding the Lipopolysaccharide-interacting Proteins CD14 and MD-2

(2009) Koji Kuronuma et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Interactions of  -,  -, and  -Defensins with Influenza A Virus and Surfactant Protein D

(2009) M. Doss et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Surfactant Proteins A and D Suppress Alveolar Macrophage Phagocytosis via Interaction with SIRPα

(2008) William J. Janssen et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Pulmonary Surfactant Protein D Binds MD-2 through the Carbohydrate Recognition Domain†

(2008) Xiaomeng Nie et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Pulmonary Surfactant Protein D Inhibits Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced Inflammatory Cell Responses by Altering LPS Binding to Its Receptors

(2008) Masami Yamazoe et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

S-Nitrosylation of Surfactant Protein-D Controls Inflammatory Function

(2008) Chang-Jiang Guo et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY