The contribution of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) to protection from malaria was assessed
by comparing plasma concentrations of MBL and the frequency of MBL gene polymorphisms …

Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a serum protein which initiates innate immune responses
to microbial pathogens by binding to non-self surface oligosaccharides. MBL deficiency is …

Variant alleles in the mannose-binding lectin (MBL) gene (mbl2) causing low levels of
functional MBL are associated with susceptibility to different infections and are common in …

Abstract Mannose-binding lectin (MBL2) variants that decrease the plasma level of the
protein or encode dysfunctional proteins are frequently associated with the severity of a …

The mannan-binding lectin (MBL) is a serum protein, which is involved in the immune
defence against viruses, bacteria and parasites. Children who have mutations in the MBL …

Human mannose-binding lectin (MBL) encoded by the MBL2 gene is a pattern recognition
protein and has been associated with many infectious diseases, including malaria. We …

Background. Human ficolin 2 (encoded by FCN2) and mannose-binding lectin (encoded by
MBL2) bind to specific pathogen-associated molecular patterns, activate the complement …

Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) plays an important role in the early stages of primary
infections and during the decay of maternal antibodies in infants. Various studies have …

When the adaptive immune response is either immature or compromised, the innate
immune system constitutes the principle defense against infection. Mannose-binding lectin …

Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a calcium-dependent lectin shown to play an important role
in innate immunity to infection by activating the classical complement pathway and …