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Therapeutic effects of recombinant forms of full-length and truncated human surfactant protein D in a murine model of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.
Molecular immunology - 1 Jul 2009
Singh Mamta, Madan Taruna, Waters Patrick, Sonar Sanchaita, Singh Shiv K, Kamran Mohammad F, Bernal Andrés López, Sarma P Usha, Singh Vijay K, Crouch Erika C, Kishore Uday
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Aspergillus fumigatus (Afu) is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that can cause fatal invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in immunocompromised individuals. Previously, surfactant protein D (SP-D), a surfactant-associated innate immune molecule, has been shown to enhance phagocytosis and killing...
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