Innate recognition of virus proteins is an important component of the immune response to
viral pathogens. A component of this immune recognition is the family of lectins; pattern …

The identification of chemokine receptors as necessary co-receptors for HIV entry into target
cells represented a breakthrough in the understanding of the pathogenesis of this viral …

Animal Lectins: Form, Function and Clinical Applications presents up-to-date knowledge of
animal lectins. Detailed descriptions on biological activities, tissue and/or subcellular …

Several epidemiology studies suggest that host genetic factors play important roles in
susceptibility, protection and progression of tuberculosis infection. Here we have reviewed …

CC chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2) is the most potent monocyte chemoattractant and inter-
individual differences in its expression level have been associated with genetic variants …

Familial risk of tuberculosis (TB) has been recognized for centuries. Largely through studies
of mono-and dizygotic twin concordance rates, studies of families with Mendelian …

BACKGROUND: It has been found that the− 2518 CC motif ligand (CCL)-2 promoter variant
increases the risk of developing active tuberculosis (TB). OBJECTIVE: To study the …

Tuberculosis (TB) is the frequent major opportunistic infection in HIV-infected patients, and is
the leading cause of mortality among HIV-infected patients. Genetic susceptibility to TB in …

Compared to other complications the genetics of diabetic foot ulcer is poorly studied. The
Interleukin (IL)-6 (− 174G> C/rs1800795), Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)-α (− 308G> …

The association of genetic variants of chemokines, CCL2 [MCP-1 (monocyte
chemoattractant protein-1)], CCL5 [RANTES (regulated on activation, normal T-cell …