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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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Jens Madsen, Gaurav D Gaiha, Nades Palaniyar, Tao Dong, Daniel A Mitchell, Howard W Clark
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Online Access:	https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0059047&type=printable