The sweet side of a long pentraxin: how glycosylation affects PTX3 functions in innate immunity and inflammation
Innate immunity represents the first line of defence against pathogens and plays key roles in activation and orientation of the adaptive immune response. The innate immune system comprises both a cellular and a humoral arm. Components of the humoral arm include soluble pattern recognition molecules...
Main Authors: | Antonio eInforzato, Patrick C. Reading, Elisa eBarbati, Barbara eBottazzi, Cecilia eGarlanda, Alberto eMantovani |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2012.00407/full |
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