Pentraxins in Complement Activation and Regulation

PTX3, a Humoral Pattern Recognition Molecule, in Innate Immunity, Tissue Repair, and Cancer

(2018) Cecilia Garlanda et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

The Pentraxins 1975–2018: Serendipity, Diagnostics and Drugs

(2018) Mark. B. Pepys   Frontiers in Immunology

A journey through the lectin pathway of complement-MBL and beyond

(2016) Peter Garred et al.   IMMUNOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Ficolins Promote Fungal Clearance in vivo and Modulate the Inflammatory Cytokine Response in Host Defense against Aspergillus fumigatus

(2016) Ninette Genster et al.   Journal of Innate Immunity

Pentraxin 3 recruits complement factor H to protect against oxidative stress-induced complement and inflammasome overactivation

(2016) Lei Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Monomeric C-reactive protein and inflammation in age-related macular degeneration

(2016) Kathleen R Chirco et al.   JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

PTX3 Is an Extrinsic Oncosuppressor Regulating Complement-Dependent Inflammation in Cancer

(2015) Eduardo Bonavita et al.   CELL

Soluble Collectin-12 (CL-12) Is a Pattern Recognition Molecule Initiating Complement Activation via the Alternative Pathway

(2015) Ying Jie Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

The Serum Opsonin L-ficolin Is Detected in Lungs of Human Transplant Recipients Following Fungal Infections and Modulates Inflammation and Killing ofAspergillus fumigatus

(2015) Stefan Bidula et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Complement-Coagulation Cross-Talk: A Potential Mediator of the Physiological Activation of Complement by Low pH

(2015) Hany Ibrahim Kenawy et al.   Frontiers in Immunology

Binding of the Long Pentraxin PTX3 to Factor H: Interacting Domains and Function in the Regulation of Complement Activation

(2014) L. Deban et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Genetic PTX3 Deficiency and Aspergillosis in Stem-Cell Transplantation

(2014) Cristina Cunha et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Investigations on Collectin Liver 1

(2013) Esben Axelgaard et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Heteromeric Complexes of Native Collectin Kidney 1 and Collectin Liver 1 Are Found in the Circulation with MASPs and Activate the Complement System

(2013) M. L. Henriksen et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Structural basis for the stabilization of the complement alternative pathway C3 convertase by properdin

(2013) M. Alcorlo et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Opsonizing properties of rat ficolin-A in the defence against Cryptococcus neoformans

(2012) Silke Schelenz et al.   IMMUNOBIOLOGY

Collectin-11/MASP Complex Formation Triggers Activation of the Lectin Complement Pathway - The Fifth Lectin Pathway Initiation Complex

(2012) Ying Jie Ma et al.   Journal of Innate Immunity

C-reactive protein and complement factor H in aged human eyes and eyes with age-related macular degeneration

(2011) I. A. Bhutto et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

Human Pentraxin 3 Binds to the Complement Regulator C4b-Binding Protein

(2011) Anne Braunschweig et al.   PLoS One

Heterocomplexes of Mannose-binding Lectin and the Pentraxins PTX3 or Serum Amyloid P Component Trigger Cross-activation of the Complement System

(2010) Ying Jie Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Heparan Sulfate, Including That in Bruch's Membrane, Inhibits the Complement Alternative Pathway: Implications for Age-Related Macular Degeneration

(2010) U. Kelly et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Complement: a key system for immune surveillance and homeostasis

(2010) Daniel Ricklin et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Monomeric CRP contributes to complement control in fluid phase and on cellular surfaces and increases phagocytosis by recruiting factor H

(2009) M Mihlan et al.   CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION

Synergy between Ficolin-2 and Pentraxin 3 Boosts Innate Immune Recognition and Complement Deposition

(2009) Ying Jie Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Complement Factor H Binds at Two Independent Sites to C-reactive Protein in Acute Phase Concentrations

(2009) Azubuike I. Okemefuna et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

MBL2, FCN1, FCN2 and FCN3—The genes behind the initiation of the lectin pathway of complement

(2009) Peter Garred et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Local Inflammation Induces Complement Crosstalk Which Amplifies the Antimicrobial Response

(2009) Jing Zhang et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Complement Factor H Binds to Denatured Rather than to Native Pentameric C-reactive Protein

(2008) Svetlana Hakobyan et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Cancer-related inflammation

(2008) Alberto Mantovani et al.   NATURE

Modulation of the antitumor immune response by complement

(2008) Maciej M Markiewski et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY