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AIDS patients have increased surfactant protein D but normal mannose binding lectin levels in lung fluid

BACKGROUND: Surfactant protein D (SP-D) and Mannose Binding Lectin (MBL) are collectins that have opsonic and immunoregulatory functions, are found in lung fluid and interact with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We compared collectin levels in lung fluid and serum from HIV infected and norma...

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Autores principales: Jambo, Kondwani C, French, Neil, Zijlstra, Ed, Gordon, Stephen B
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1906751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17567900
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-8-42