Ficolins do not alter host immune responses to lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in vivo

Abstract Ficolins are a family of pattern recognition molecules that are capable of activating the lectin pathway of complement. A limited number of reports have demonstrated a protective role of ficolins in animal models of infection. In addition, an immune modulatory role of ficolins has been sugg...

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Main Authors: Ninette Genster, Olga Østrup, Camilla Schjalm, Tom Eirik Mollnes, Jack B. Cowland, Peter Garred
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04121-w