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

Mannose-Binding Lectin (MBL)-Associated Serine Protease (MASP)-1 Contributes to Activation of the Lectin Complement Pathway

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Mannose-Binding Lectin (MBL) Facilitates Opsonophagocytosis of Yeasts but Not of Bacteria despite MBL Binding

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A Novel Mannose-binding Lectin/Ficolin-associated Protein Is Highly Expressed in Heart and Skeletal Muscle Tissues and Inhibits Complement Activation

(2010) Mikkel-Ole Skjoedt et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

An Integrated View of Humoral Innate Immunity: Pentraxins as a Paradigm

(2009) Barbara Bottazzi et al.   Annual Review of Immunology

Usefulness of the “Candida score” for discriminating between Candida colonization and invasive candidiasis in non-neutropenic critically ill patients: A prospective multicenter study

(2009) Cristóbal León et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

MBL-associated serine protease-3 circulates in high serum concentrations predominantly in complex with Ficolin-3 and regulates Ficolin-3 mediated complement activation

(2009) Mikkel-Ole Skjoedt et al.   IMMUNOBIOLOGY

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

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

Essential role of Mannose-binding lectin-associated serine protease-1 in activation of the complement factor D

(2009) Minoru Takahashi et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Binding site of C-reactive protein on M-ficolin

(2009) Michikazu Tanio et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Local Inflammation Induces Complement Crosstalk Which Amplifies the Antimicrobial Response

(2009) Jing Zhang et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Mannose binding lectin plays a crucial role in innate immunity against yeast by enhanced complement activation and enhanced uptake of polymorphonuclear cells

(2008) Eveline C van Asbeck et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Semi-national surveillance of fungaemia in Denmark 2004–2006: increasing incidence of fungaemia and numbers of isolates with reduced azole susceptibility

(2008) M.C. Arendrup et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Structural Characterization of PTX3 Disulfide Bond Network and Its Multimeric Status in Cumulus Matrix Organization

(2008) Antonio Inforzato et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Characterization of a polymorphism in the coding sequence of FCN3 resulting in a Ficolin-3 (Hakata antigen) deficiency state

(2008) Lea Munthe-Fog et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY