The role of Mannose Binding Lectin in the immune response against Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato

The causative agents of Lyme borreliosis, spirochetes belonging to the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato group, have developed several ways to protect themselves against killing by the host complement system. In addition, it has been shown that serum sensitive isolates are (partially) protected by the...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Scientific reports Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 1431
Main Authors:	Coumou, Jeroen, Wagemakers, Alex, Narasimhan, Sukanya, Schuijt, Tim J., Ersoz, Jasmin I., Oei, Anneke, de Boer, Onno J., Roelofs, Joris J. T. H., Fikrig, Erol, Hovius, Joppe W.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 05.02.2019 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	14/34 631/250/262 631/326/421 64/60 692/420/254 82 Borrelia burgdorferi Borreliosis Complement activation Humanities and Social Sciences Immune clearance Immune response Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulins Infectious diseases Lectins Leukocyte migration Macrophages Mannose multidisciplinary Oligosaccharides Peritoneum Phagocytosis Salivary gland Science Science (multidisciplinary) Skin Spirochetes
ISSN:	2045-2322, 2045-2322
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Be the first to leave a comment!