The “sweet” side of a long pentraxin: how glycosylation affects PTX3 functions in innate immunity and inflammation
Innate immunity represents the first line of defense 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...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3539679/ |