Dectin-1 Mediates the Biological Effects of β-Glucans

The ability of fungal-derived β-glucan particles to induce leukocyte activation and the production of inflammatory mediators, such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, is a well characterized phenomenon. Although efforts have been made to understand how these carbohydrate polymers exert their immunomod...

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Main Authors: Brown, Gordon D., Herre, Jurgen, Williams, David L., Willment, Janet A., Marshall, Andrew S. J., Gordon, Siamon
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 2003
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2193964/