Surfactant protein D modulates HIV infection of both T-cells and dendritic cells

Surfactant Protein D (SP-D) is an oligomerized C-type lectin molecule with immunomodulatory properties and involvement in lung surfactant homeostasis in the respiratory tract. SP-D binds to the enveloped viruses, influenza A virus and respiratory syncytial virus and inhibits their replication in vit...

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Main Authors: Madsen, Jens (Author), Gaiha, Gaurav D. (Author), Palaniyar, Nades (Author), Dong, Tao (Author), Mitchell, Daniel A. (Author), Clark, Howard W. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2013-03-18.
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