CRIg plays an essential role in intravascular clearance of bloodborne parasites by interacting with complement

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Although CRIg was originally identified as a macrophage receptor for binding complement C3b/iC3b in vitro, recent studies reveal that CRIg functions as a pattern recognition receptor in vivo for Kupffer cells (KCs) to directly bind bacterial pathogens in a complement-independent manner. This raises the critical question of whether CRIg captures circulating pathogens through interactions with complement in vivo...

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