The complement system is a group of immune system proteins that work together to destroy foreign invaders (pathogens), trigger inflammation, and remove debris from cells and tissues. Mannose-binding lectin can also stimulate special immune cells to engulf and break down the attached pathogen.. Mutations in the MBL2 gene can reduce the production of the mannose-binding lectin subunit or eliminate the subunits ability to assemble into functional mannose-binding lectin. A decrease in the availability of the normal subunit protein may lead to a reduction of the functional mannose-binding lectin in blood. With decreased levels of mannose-binding lectin, the body does not recognize and fight foreign invaders efficiently. Consequently, infections can be more common in people with this condition.. However, not everyone with a change in the MBL2 gene has decreased levels of mannose-binding lectin, and not everyone with decreased protein levels is prone to infection. Researchers believe that a number of ...

To investigate the point mutation at codon 54 of mannose binding lectin (MBL) gene, detect the plasma MBL level, and analyze the correlation between the gene mutation frequency and plasma MBL concentration. A method for detecting MBL gene point mutation (PCR-RFLP) was established with self-designed primers according to MBL genomic sequence. The plasma MBL concentration was detected by MBL Oliger ELISA kit. The PCR-RFLP for detecting the point mutation at codon 54 of MBL gene was established. Frequency of point mutation at codon 54 of MBL gene in healthy Mongolians was 0.18. The plasma MBL concentration was (2.53+/-1.96)mg/L. There was negative correlation between plasma MBL concentration and MBL gene mutation frequency in Mongolians (r = -0.641). The established method of PCR-RFLP was proved to have high specificity, excellent reproducibility and high sensitivity. The relationship between frequency of mutation at codon 54 of MBL gene and the plasma MBL concentration in healthy Mongolians is ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Genetic mannose binding lectin deficiency is associated with airway microbiota diversity and reduced exacerbation frequency in COPD. AU - Dicker, Alison J.. AU - Crichton, Megan L.. AU - Cassidy, Andrew J.. AU - Brady, Gill. AU - Hapca, Adrian. AU - Tavendale, Roger. AU - Einarsson, Gisli G.. AU - Furrie, Elizabeth. AU - Elborn, J. Stuart. AU - Schembri, Stuart. AU - Marshall, Sara E.. AU - Palmer, Colin N. A.. AU - Chalmers, James D.. N1 - Funding: Chief Scientist Office, Scotland (ETM/262). JDC is supported by the GSK/British Lung Foundation Chair of Respiratory Research and a fellowship from the Wellcome Trust (099084/Z/12/Z) . GoSHARE was supported by the Wellcome Trust (099177/Z/12/Z).. PY - 2018/6. Y1 - 2018/6. N2 - Background: In cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis, genetic mannose binding lectin (MBL) deficiency is associated with increased exacerbations and earlier mortality; associations in COPD are less clear. Preclinical data suggests MBL interferes with phagocytosis ...

Several common mutations of the MBL2 gene can lead to a condition called mannose-binding lectin deficiency. People with this condition have low levels of mannose-binding lectin and may be susceptible to recurrent infections. Several of the disease-associated mutations occur in a region of the MBL2 gene known as exon 1 and result in a change to single protein building blocks (amino acids) in the mannose-binding lectin subunit. Other mutations occur in an area of DNA near the MBL2 gene called the promoter region, which helps control the production of the mannose-binding lectin subunit.. The change of a single amino acid in the mannose-binding lectin subunit eliminates its ability to assemble into the functional mannose-binding lectin. Similarly, certain mutations in the promoter region of the MBL2 gene reduce production of the mannose-binding lectin subunit, leading to a decreased number of subunits available for protein assembly and a reduction in the amount of functional protein. With decreased ...

Hemodialysis patients have higher rates of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality compared to the general population. Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) plays an important role in the development of cardiovascular disease. In addition, hemodialysis alters MBL concentration and functional activity. The present study determines the predictive value of MBL levels for future cardiac events (C-event), cardiovascular events (CV-event) and all-cause mortality in HD patients. We conducted a prospective study of 107 patients on maintenance hemodialysis. Plasma MBL, properdin, C3d and sC5b-9 was measured before and after one dialysis session. The association with future C-events, CV-events, and all-cause mortality was evaluated using Cox regression models. During median follow-up of 27 months, 36 participants developed 21 C-events and 36 CV-events, whereas 37 patients died. The incidence of C-events and CV-events was significantly higher in patients with low MBL levels (|319 ng/mL, lower quartile). In fully adjusted

Low mannose-binding lectin concentration, but not genotype, was associated with disease recurrence in a large prospective cohort of patients with Clostridium difficile infection. Background. Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) plays a key role in the activation of the lectin-complement pathway of innate immunity, and its deficiency has been linked with several acute infections. However, its role in predisposing to, or modulating disease severity in, Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has not been investigated. Methods. We prospectively recruited 308 CDI case patients and 145 control patients with antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD). CDI outcome measures were disease severity, duration of symptoms, 30-day mortality, and 90-day recurrence. Serum concentrations of MBL were determined using a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay transferred to an electrochemiluminescence-based platform. MBL2 polymorphisms were typed using a combination of pyrosequencing and TaqMan genotyping assays. Results. ...

From different parts of the world, South Asian ethnicity has been reported to be an independent risk factor for cardiovascular events [1, 18], although survival thereafter does not seem to be worse compared to Caucasians [19, 20]. We studied the effect of MBL genotype and level in a group of type 2 diabetic subjects of South Asians descent.. The main finding of the present study is that in type 2 diabetic South Asians, the O/O MBL genotype was significantly associated with the occurrence of cardiovascular events compared to wild-type.. The association between low MBL genotype and cardiovascular events has previously been reported in different populations [12, 21, 22]. For instance, the Strong Heart Study included American Indians [12], which - like South Asians-have a high burden of diabetes and subsequent vascular complications. A low MBL genotype was associated with a threefold increased risk for coronary heart disease.. With respect to serum MBL levels and cardiovascular events, data are more ...

BACKGROUND: The role of the innate immune protein mannose-binding lectin (MBL) in host defence against severe respiratory infection remains controversial. Thoracic empyema is a suppurative lung infection that arises as a major complication of pneumonia and is associated with a significant mortality. Although the pathogenesis of thoracic empyema is poorly understood, genetic susceptibility loci for this condition have recently been identified. The possible role of MBL genotypic deficiency in susceptibility to thoracic empyema has not previously been reported. METHODS: To investigate this further we compared the frequencies of the six functional MBL polymorphisms in 170 European individuals with thoracic empyema and 225 healthy control individuals. RESULTS: No overall association was observed between MBL genotypic deficiency and susceptibility to thoracic empyema (2 x 2 Chi square = 0.02, P = 0.87). Furthermore, no association was seen between MBL deficiency and susceptibility to the Gram-positive or

BACKGROUND: The role of the innate immune protein mannose-binding lectin (MBL) in host defence against severe respiratory infection remains controversial. Thoracic empyema is a suppurative lung infection that arises as a major complication of pneumonia and is associated with a significant mortality. Although the pathogenesis of thoracic empyema is poorly understood, genetic susceptibility loci for this condition have recently been identified. The possible role of MBL genotypic deficiency in susceptibility to thoracic empyema has not previously been reported. METHODS: To investigate this further we compared the frequencies of the six functional MBL polymorphisms in 170 European individuals with thoracic empyema and 225 healthy control individuals. RESULTS: No overall association was observed between MBL genotypic deficiency and susceptibility to thoracic empyema (2 x 2 Chi square = 0.02, P = 0.87). Furthermore, no association was seen between MBL deficiency and susceptibility to the Gram-positive or

RATIONALE: Recombinant human mannose-binding lectin (MBL) may be effective in preventing infection in young patients with fever and neutropenia receivin

Research abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a severe disease characterized by various symptoms of immune dysfunction. CFS onset is typically with an infection and many patients suffer from frequently recurrent viral or bacterial infections. Immunoglobulin and mannose binding lectin … Continue reading →. ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether variant alleles in the coding portion of the mannose-binding lectin (MBL) gene are associated with increased susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and concomitant infections. METHODS: MBL alleles and serum concentrations were determined by polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, respectively, in 91 Danish patients with SLE and in 250 controls. RESULTS: Homozygosity for MBL variant alleles was observed in 7.7% of the SLE patients compared with 2.8% of the controls (P = 0.06), while no difference was seen for heterozygosity (33.0% versus 34.4%). Homozygotes had an increased risk of acquiring serious infections compared with patients who were heterozygous or homozygous for the normal allele (odds ratio 8.6, 95% confidence interval 1.5-47.6, P = 0.01). The time interval from the diagnosis of SLE to the first infectious event was shorter (P = 0.017), and the annual number of infectious events was 4 times higher, among homozygotes (P = 0

Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) mediates the innate immune response either through direct opsonisation of microorganisms or through activation of the complement system. There are conflicting data whether MBL deficiency leads to increased susceptibility to infections or not. The aim of this study was to determine if low levels of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) predict sepsis development, sepsis severity and outcome from severe sepsis or septic shock. Patients aged 18 years or more with documented sepsis within 24 h after admission to the intensive care unit were included if they had participated in a health survey and donated blood samples prior to the sepsis event. A subset of these patients had stored plasma also from the acute phase. Two matched referents free of known sepsis were selected for each case. Plasma levels MBL were determined in stored samples from health surveys (baseline) and from ICU admission (acute phase). The association between MBL and sepsis, sepsis severity and in-hospital mortality

Background: Mannose-binding lectin is a collectin involved in host defense against infection. Whether mannose-binding lectin deficiency is associated with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is debated. Methods: Participants in a ...

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Mannan Binding Lectin (MBL) is a member of the lectin pathway of the complement system and plays an important role in the innate immune system. MBL replacement in MBL-deficient children with chemotherapy-induced neutropenia represents a new approach to lower the risk of febrile episodes, of hospital admission, of prolonged use of intravenous antibiotics and of severe infections.. The aim of the Phase II study is to find evidence for the correct prediction of plasma levels of MBL necessary for clinical effects and biological efficacy, to confirm the dosage regimen needed to reach the required MBL plasma levels, and reconfirm the safety and lack of side-effects. ...

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Mannose-binding lectin deficiency linked to cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation and survival in lung transplantation (pages 410-416). J. M. Kwakkel-van Erp, A. W. M. Paantjens, D. A. van Kessel, J. C. Grutters, J. M. M. van den Bosch, E. A. van de Graaf and H. G. Otten. Version of Record online: 27 JUN 2011 , DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2011.04436.x. ...

Structural variants of the Mannose Binding Lectin (MBL) cause quantitative and qualitative functional deficiencies, which are associated with various patterns of susceptibility to infectious diseases and other disorders. We determined genetic MBL variants in 2010 Ghanaian patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and 2346 controls and characterized the mycobacterial isolates of the patients. Assuming a recessive mode of inheritance, we found a protective association between TB and the MBL2 G57E variant (odds ratio 0.60, confidence interval 0.4-0.9, P 0.008) and the corresponding LYQC haplotype (Pcorrected 0.007) which applied, however, only to TB caused by M. africanum but not to TB caused by M. tuberculosis. In vitro, M.africanum isolates bound recombinant human MBL more efficiently than did isolates of M. tuberculosis. We conclude that MBL binding may facilitate the uptake of M. africanum by macrophages, thereby promoting infection and that selection by TB may have favoured the spread of ...

My daughter was just diagnosed with a MBL (mannose-binding lectin) deficiency. She is 6 years old now and has been plagued by multiple pneumonias and sinus infections. What is the prognosis of this def...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Sequence analysis of the mannose-binding lectin (MBL2) gene reveals a high degree of heterozygosity with evidence of selection. AU - Bernig, T.. AU - Taylor, J. G.. AU - Foster, C. B.. AU - Staats, B.. AU - Yeager, M.. AU - Chanock, S. J.. N1 - Funding Information: We thank A Hughes, V Kristensen, E Choi, E Tarazona, B Packer, S Savage and HC Erickson for discussion of the data; M Kiley, BJ Stewart, M Brown, A Crenshaw and D Kressley for their excellent technical assistance. TB was partially supported by a research traineeship-training grant of the Community Medicine program of the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University Greifswald, Germany and the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach foundation, Essen, Germany.. PY - 2004/9. Y1 - 2004/9. N2 - Human mannose-binding protein (MBL) is a component of innate immunity. To capture the common genetic variants of MBL2, we resequenced a 10.0 kb region that includes MBL2 in 102 individuals representing four major US ethnic groups. In all, 87 ...

Mannose binding lectin (MBL) is a calcium-dependent lectin that plays an important role innate immunity by activating the complement pathway. There have been a number of studies describing an association between the MBL genotype and disease susceptibility. ...

Mannose binding lectin (MBL) is an important host defence protein against opportunistic fungal pathogens. This carbohydrate-binding protein, an opsonin and lectin pathway activator, binds through multiple lectin domains to the repeating sugar arrays displayed on the surface of a wide range of clinically relevant microbial species. We investigated the contribution of MBL to antifungal innate immunity towards C. parapsilosis in vitro. High avidity binding was observed between MBL and C. albicans and C. parapsilosis. Addition of MBL to MBL deficient serum increased the deposition of C4 and C3b and enhanced the uptake of C. albicans, C. parapsilosis and acapsular C. neoformans by polymorphonuclear cells (PMNs). Compared to other microorganisms, such as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Cryptococcus neoformans, C. parapsilosis and Candida albicans were potent activators of the lectin pathway. Our results suggest that MBL plays a crucial role in the innate immunity against infections caused by yeast

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Recently, an association between the presence of antibodies to Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ASCA) and mutations in exon 1 and the promoter region of the mannan binding lectin (MBL) gene was described in 58 patients with Crohns disease (CD).1 A possible link between ASCA and MBL mutations in patients with CD is plausible. MBL is a component of the innate immune system that can bind to S cerevisiae and the serum concentration of MBL … ...

MBL : Evaluation of children and adults with a clinical history of recurrent infections Results may be useful for genetic counseling and support aggressive management of recurrent infections in patients with reduced levels of mannose-binding lectin

Individuals with low levels of mannan-binding lectin (MBL) appear to be susceptible to infectious diseases. This suggests that substitution therapy with MBL might be a beneficial treatment of patients with MBL deficiency. A production process for an MBL product has been developed from a fraction II+III precipitate obtained by ethanol fractionation of plasma. The MBL process includes three chromatographic steps, where the first and key step is affinity chromatography on a cross-linked agarose matrix selecting for oligomeric, carbohydrate-binding MBL. The yield from the production process is about 25% of the plasma MBL content, and the purity is about 65%. The MBL product shows mannan-binding activity and complement-activating ability. A safety study has shown this plasma-derived MBL to be safe and well tolerated in adult MBL-deficient volunteers. ...

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Mannose-binding lectin status is associated with risk of major infection following myeloablative sibling allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Functional mannose-binding lectin (f-MBL) plays an important role in the innate neonatal immune system. We studied the origin of f-MBL in umbilical cord blood (UCB) by measuring maternal MBL (n=47), collected before elective cesarean section, and neo

Mannan-Binding lectin (MBL) is a serum lectin and an important constituent of the innate immune system. Processes linked to the innate immune response have previously been implicated in Alzheimers disease (AD). MBL is associated with blood vessels in the brain and AD patients demonstrate lower MBL levels in the cerebrospinal fluid compared to controls. We investigated six single nucleotide polymorphisms, linked to MBL deficiency, in the corresponding MBL2 gene in AD patients and controls. Two MBL2 haplotypes, LXP and LYQ, were significantly associated with AD risk (OR = 1.6, p = 0.01 and OR = 1.5, p = 0.02, respectively). The present study is the first investigating MBL2 genotypes and haplotypes in relation to AD. Our findings support that the MBL2 gene impact the disease risk.

Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) este o glicoproteina care activeaza complementul dupa legarea specifica a manozei si a N-acetil glucozaminei. Structura subunitatii MBL este formata din trei lanturi peptidice organizate intr-o tripla helix cu 3 domenii de lectina C-terminal. MBL multimer se leaga de mai multe fragmente diferite de oligozaharide, inclusiv cele din peretii celulari al multor bacterii, drojdii si unele virusuri, inclusiv HIV 1, HIV 2 si gripa A.. Persoanele cu deficienta de MBL au susceptibilitatea la infectie crescuta, in special daca deficienta de MBL apare concomitent cu o alta anomalie a sistemului imunitar ereditar.. Masurarea MBL este in mare masura dependenta de specificitatea anticorpului anti-MBL utilizat pentru a lega si detecta MBL. Anticorpii care detecteaza multimeri se coreleaza cu activitatea MBL functionala si pot fi utilizati pentru a examina persoanele suspectate de deficienta MBL functionala.. ...

Mannose-binding protein is a component of the innate or natural immune system which binds to mannose residues on a variety of different microorganisms. When bound, this lectin will trigger the complement pathway resulting in opsonization. Mannose-binding protein is also an acute phase reactant produced by the liver. Patients who have abnormal levels of mannose-binding protein may have recurrent significant infections in the absence of abnormalities in the four major arms of the immune system. Abnormal mannose-binding protein concentrations have been found in patients with infectious disorders such as tuberculosis, hepatitis B, and in autoimmune disorders including recurrent spontaneous abortion and systemic lupus erythematosis ...

Background and Aim: Mannose binding-lectin (MBL) is an important component of innate immunity, and activator of the lectin complement pathway. Within the MBL2 gene are seven secretor haplotypes that code for altered serum MBL levels and complement activation. As complement is important in the pathophysiology of myocardial injury, we determined if MBL2 secretor haplotypes are independently associated with an increased risk of in-hospital, postoperative MI in patients undergoing CABG surgery.. Methods: Prospective, longitudinal multi-institutional study of 978 patients undergoing primary, elective CABG-only surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass between 8/2001 and 5/2005. Genotyping of 18 polymorphic sites within the MBL2 gene was performed at the National Cancer Institute using Sequenom MALDI-TOF. Multivariate, stepwise logistic regression was performed controlling for patient demographics, preoperative risk factors, medications and intraoperative variables to determine if MBL2 secretor haplotypes ...

FIG 2 Human MBL neutralizes insect cell-derived DENV-2 independent of complement activation. (A and B) MBL binds to DENV-2. C6/36 cell-derived DENV-2 (A) or both C6/36 cell-derived and Vero cell-derived DENV-2 (B) virions were captured on a microtiter plate using an anti-DENV prM protein-specific MAb (2H2) or isotype control anti-hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) E2 MAb (H77.16) and incubated with an increasing concentration of purified human MBL. MBL binding was detected with an anti-MBL specific MAb and inhibited by the presence of 10 mM EDTA or 100 µg/ml mannan. Error bars indicate SEM for up to 6 independent experiments. Black asterisks indicate statistical differences compared to EDTA-treated samples. Grey asterisks denote values of C6/36 cell-derived DENV binding to MBL that are different from those of Vero cell-derived DENV-2. O.D. 450 nm, optical density at 450 nm. (C) In parallel experiments, captured DENV virions derived from C6/36 or Vero cells were detected with an anti-DENV ...

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The ficolins share a common organization and function with the collectins: serum mannose-binding and the pulmonary surfactant proteins A and D. All of these proteins are soluble mediators of innate immunity and consist of globular sugar-binding domains attached to collagenous stalks, which can invoke innate immune responses either through complement fixation or interaction with receptors on the surfaces of macrophages. Amongst these proteins, the ficolins have been most extensively investigated with CFG resources, while mannose-binding protein is the best characterized. The ficolins have fibrinogen-like sugar-binding domains, rather than C-type carbohydrate-recognition domains, but conceptually fall within the same group. See also: paradigm page for Ficolin M (Ficolin 1) ...

The ficolins share a common organization and function with the collectins: serum mannose-binding and the pulmonary surfactant proteins A and D. All of these proteins are soluble mediators of innate immunity and consist of globular sugar-binding domains attached to collagenous stalks, which can invoke innate immune responses either through complement fixation or interaction with receptors on the surfaces of macrophages. Amongst these proteins, the ficolins have been most extensively investigated with CFG resources, while mannose-binding protein is the best characterized. The ficolins have fibrinogen-like sugar-binding domains, rather than C-type carbohydrate-recognition domains, but conceptually fall within the same group. See also: paradigm page for Ficolin M (Ficolin 1) ...

Results. The frequencies of extended MBL expression genotypes did not differ between patients and controls. There were 82 patients with SLE who had high MBL expression genotypes and 43 who had medium and low MBL expression genotypes. Patients with the high MBL expression genotype had renal disorders more frequently than patients in the group with medium and low MBL expression genotypes [54/82 (65.9%) vs 18/43 (41.9%), respectively; p = 0.013] and fewer serious bacterial infections [22/82 (26.8%) vs 20/43 (46.5%); p = 0.030]. Using logistic regression for patients with SLE, a high MBL expression genotype was independently associated with renal disorders (OR 2.49, 95% CI 1.15-5.39, p = 0.021) and had a protective effect against serious bacterial infections (OR 0.29, 95% CI 0.12-0.71, p = 0.007). MBL levels decreased significantly when patients with active SLE reached an inactive stage (1.56 ± 0.55 μg/ml vs 1.08 ± 0.65 μg/ml; p = 0.001), but these levels were still higher than those in controls. ...

This gene encodes a serine protease that functions as a component of the lectin pathway of complement activation. The complement pathway plays an essential role in the innate and adaptive immune response. The encoded protein is synthesized as a zymogen and is activated when it complexes with the pathogen recognition molecules of lectin pathway, the mannose-binding lectin and the ficolins. This protein is not directly involved in complement activation but may play a role as an amplifier of complement activation by cleaving complement C2 or by activating another complement serine protease, MASP-2. The encoded protein is also able to cleave fibrinogen and factor XIII and may may be involved in coagulation. A splice variant of this gene which lacks the serine protease domain functions as an inhibitor of the complement pathway. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants.[provided by RefSeq, Apr 2010 ...

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The high degree of parallelism in complement activation hinders a better understanding of the individual roles and relative importance of the three activation pathways both in physiological as well as in pathological processes. Specific inhibitors are extremely useful tools for basic research and therapeutic purposes. Previously, there were attempts to develop pathway-selective inhibitors by preventing the binding of the recognition molecules (C1q and MBL) to their targets (50, 51). Each activation pathway is associated with unique proteases, which could be appropriate targets for such inhibitors. Although SPs are among the most druggable targets of the complement system, early drug development efforts failed to yield specific complement inhibitors (21).. There are several X-ray structures of complement initiator proteases, but none of these present the protease in complex with an interacting peptide substrate or inhibitor (38-40, 52, 53). Without such a binding partner, the functional binding ...

Since an initial publication in 1998, population-based studies identified mannose-binding lectin (MBL) as a modifier of atherosclerosis development; both proatherogenic and antiatherogenic roles of MBL were demonstrated. However, as stated by G.K. Hansson in his 2006 Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology editorial, confusion prevails. The mechanisms by which MBL influences atherosclerosis development are unknown, and epidemiological data are conflicting, emphasizing the need for additional experimental studies. MBL is considered to be an important initiating complement component with immune regulatory properties and considerable variation in plasma levels between individuals. Its function ranges from complement activation to the MBL-mediated uptake of late apoptotic cells, cellular debris, and foreign organisms by macrophages. In the present study, local MBL-A and MBL-C gene expressions were demonstrated in murine atherosclerotic lesions. Interestingly, mice carrying MBL-A and -C ...

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The complement system constitutes a critical component of the innate immune response. The lectin pathway is one of the three activation pathways of the complement activation cascade that can recognise and respond to structures on oxygen deprived cells and contribute to ischaemia and reperfusion injury (IRI). Cerebral IRI mediated inflammation is known to be responsible for secondary damage in the penumbra region surrounding the initial area of infarct and the prevention of IRI-mediated secondary damage provides an attractive target for therapeutic intervention. Mannose binding lectin associated serine protease 2 (MASP-2) is the key effector enzyme of the lectin pathway, since depletion of this enzyme completely ablates lectin pathway function or activity. This study assessed the impact of MASP-2 deficiency on cerebral IRI and to what extent MASP-2 targeting can reduce the secondary inflammatory damage following an ischaemic insult. The 3 vessel occlusion (3-VO) model of stroke was found to be ...

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TY - JOUR. T1 - High rate of early restenosis after carotid eversion endarterectomy in homozygous carriers of the normal mannose-binding lectin genotype. AU - Rugonfalvi-Kiss, Szabolcs. AU - Dósa, Edit. AU - Madsen, Hans O.. AU - Endrész, Valéria. AU - Prohászka, Zoltán. AU - Laki, Judit. AU - Karádi, István. AU - Gönczöl, Éva. AU - Selmeci, László. AU - Romics, László. AU - Füst, George. AU - Entz, László. AU - Garred, Peter. PY - 2005/5/1. Y1 - 2005/5/1. N2 - Background and Purpose - Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is thought to influence the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease by decreasing the risk of advanced atherosclerosis and by contributing to enhanced ischemia reperfusion injury. Thus, we investigated the role of MBL in restenosis after eversion endarterectomy in patients with severe carotid atherosclerosis. Methods - In a prospective study, 123 patients who underwent carotid endarterectomy were followed-up by carotid duplex scan (CDS) sonography for 14 months. In a ...

Corals form the framework of the worlds coral reefs and are under threat from increases in disease and bleaching (symbiotic dysfunction), yet the mechanisms of pathogen and symbiont recognition remain largely unknown. Here we describe the isolation and characterisation of an ancient mannose-binding lectin in the coral Acropora millepora, which is likely to be involved in both processes. The lectin (Millectin) was isolated by affinity chromatography and was shown to bind to bacterial pathogens as well as coral symbionts, dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium. cDNA analysis of Millectin indicate extensive sequence variation in the binding region, reflecting its ability to recognise various mannose-like carbohydrate structures on non-self cells, including symbionts and pathogens. This is the first mannose-binding lectin to show extensive sequence variability as observed for pattern recognition proteins in other invertebrate immune systems and, given that invertebrates rely on non-adaptive ...

Background: There have been studies focused on mannose binding lectin (MBL) polymorphism and susceptibility to recurrent respiratory tract infections (RRTI) with inconclusive results. This present study is a meta-analysis of possible MBL and RRTI association in children. ...

MBL forms oligomers of subunits, which are trimers (6- to 18-heades correspond to a dimer and a hexamer, respectively). Multimers of MBL form a complex with MASP1 (Mannose-binding lectin-Associated Serine Protease), MASP2 and MASP3, that are protease zymogens. The MASPs are very similar to C1r and C1s molecules of the classical complement pathway, respectively, and are thought to have a common evolutionary ancestor. When the carbohydrate-recognising heads of MBL bind to specifically arranged mannose residues on the surface of a pathogen, MASP-1 and MASP-2 are activated to cleave complement components C4 and C2 into C4a, C4b, C2a, and C2b. In addition, two smaller MBL-associated proteins (MAps) are found in complex with MBL. MBL-associated protein of 19 kDa (MAp19) and MBL-associated protein of 44 kDa (Map44). MASP-1, MASP-3 and MAp44 are alternative splice products of the MASP1 gene, while MASP-2 and MAp19 are alternative splice products of the MASP-2 gene. MAp44 has been suggested to act as a ...

This prospective study shows that patients undergoing eversion endarterectomy for carotid stenosis are at higher risk for experiencing restenosis provided they are homozygous for the normal MBL A/A genotype than those carrying 1 or 2 variant MBL alleles (A/O or O/O). As has been shown in other studies a higher rate of restenosis after carotid eversion endarterectomy was seen in females than in males in the prospective study.28 However, significant differences between male and female patients in the restenosis rate were seen only in those who carried the A/A genotype (Figure 3). The findings were corroborated by the analysis of the relationship between MBL serum concentration and restenosis. The observation in the prospective study was substantiated in a retrospective study performed ,2.5 years after surgery. In the latter matched case-control study, the gender effect could not be tested. The mechanisms behind the gender effect are at present unknown but suggest a complicated interplay between ...

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(lek tin) The lectin pathway for complement activation is triggered by the binding of a serum lectin (mannan binding lectin; MBL) to mannose containing proteins or to carbohydrates on viruses or bacteria

Structural and functional characterization of two mannan-binding lectin homologues from the urochordate species Ciona intestinalis: Insight to the origin and evolution of the lectin complement ...

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Objective Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased overall and cardiovascular mortality. Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) may play differentiated roles in the pathogenesis of RA. We had observed that high serum levels of MBL increased the risk of ischemic heart disease in patients with RA. In this followup study we describe the mortality in a cohort of 229 Danish patients with RA. We examine if previously reported factors and MBL influence the risk of overall death and death due to cardiovascular disease. Methods Known predictors of RA mortality were assessed. MBL extended genotypes (YA/YA, YA/XA, XA/XA, YA/YO, XA/YO, YO/YO) were determined; MBL serum concentrations were measured. The vital status and causes of death were assessed in a prospective study. Results The median followup was 10.3 years. The overall risk of death was 4% per year. Comparing mortality in the RA cohort with mortality in an age- and sex-matched cohort based on the general Danish population, we found significantly ...

4AKD: Structures and Binding Specificity of Galactose- and Mannose-Binding Lectins from Champedak: Differences from Jackfruit Lectins

The key event in complement activation is the proteolytic cleavage of C3 to C3a and C3b. Three pathways can lead to C3 cleavage, namely, classical, alternative, and mannose-binding lectin (MBL) pathways. C3 cleavage leads on to the activation of the terminal complement pathway, causing the generation of the membrane attack complex (MAC), which assembles…

C1-INH is a heavily glycosylated, single chain, plasma glycoprotein with an apparent molecular weight of 105 kd on sodium dodecyl sulfate-PAGE. It consists of 478 amino acids comprising a backbone molecular weight of 52,880 (1). The protein acts as a serine protease inhibitor (serpin) binding to and forming covalent bonds with a variety of plasma proteases and thus inhibiting their activity (2, 3). The protein is known to inhibit C1s and C1r, two subcomponents of the complement protein C1. It is for these properties that it received its name. However, it is a known inhibitor of factor FXIIa and FXIIf, kallikrein, FXIa, plasmin, MASP1, and MASP2. Thus it inhibits proteins of the intrinsic coagulation, kinin generating, and fibrinolytic pathways, as well as the mannan binding lectin pathway of complement activation (5-9). As such, it is a potent down regulator of inflammation. C1-INH has been administered to animals in a variety of animal models of disease and shown to have profound inhibitory ...

(= MBL; formerly mannan binding protein, MBP) Plasma protein (32 kD) structurally related to complement C1, that binds specific carbohydrates (mannans) on the surface of various microorganisms including bacteria, yeasts, parasitic protozoa, and…

Infection due to herpes simplex virus (HSV) is associated with recurrent aseptic meningitis (Mollarets meningitis); however, the neuropathogenesis of this disease remains unknown. We collected 20 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens that were positive for HSV DNA by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay from patients with a clinical diagnosis of Mollarets meningitis. Patients were predominantly female (female:male, 22:1), with an average age of 32.8 years (range, 18-46 years). Using direct sequence analysis of HSV PCR products obtained from the CSF, we determined that all of the patients were infected with HSV type 2. In addition, we evaluated polymorphisms in 2 human genomic loci, which are associated with either severe or recurrent microbial infections (interferon-γ receptor [IFN-γR] and mannose binding lectin [MBL]); these host genes were also amplified directly from the CSF specimens. No mutations were found in exons 2 or 3 of the IFN-γR gene (n=20). In contrast, there were 4 ...

nitrile specifier protein 3 (NSP3); FUNCTIONS IN: molecular_function unknown; INVOLVED IN: glucosinolate catabolic process, nitrile biosynthetic process; LOCATED IN: chloroplast; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Galactose oxidase/kelch, beta-propeller (InterPro:IPR011043), Kelch repeat type 1 (InterPro:IPR006652), Mannose-binding lectin (InterPro:IPR001229), Myrosinase-binding related, jacalin-like lectin (InterPro:IPR017388), Kelch-type beta propeller (InterPro:IPR015915); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: nitrile specifier protein 1 (TAIR:AT3G16400.2); Has 10576 Blast hits to 6248 proteins in 399 species: Archae - 10; Bacteria - 398; Metazoa - 6052; Fungi - 597; Plants - 2343; Viruses - 26; Other Eukaryotes - 1150 (source: NCBI BLink ...

Results 202 proteins showed significant differential expression between the CAD patients and the control subjects (P , 0.05). CAD patients had selective depletion of antioxidants; glutathione peroxidase 3 (GPX3) (p , 1e-28), clusterin (p , 1e-12) and serum paroxonase-1 (PON1) (p , 1e-7) compared with controls. Furthermore, there was selective up-regulation of proteins concerned with inflammation; serum amyloid A-1 (p , 1e-12), mannan binding lectin serine protease 1 (MASP1) (p , 1e-8) and galectin-3-binding protein (p = 0.001) in the CAD patients compared with the control subjects. Phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) (p , 0.001) and apolipoprotein (a) (p = 0.002) were over expressed in the CAD patients. ...

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Vanwetswinkel, S., A. Volkov, Y. G. J. Sterckx, A. Garcia-Pino, L. Buts, W. F. Vranken, J. Bouckaert, R. Roy, L. Wyns, and N. A. J. van Nuland, Study of the structural and dynamic effects in the FimH adhesin upon α-d-heptyl mannose binding., J Med Chem, vol. 57, issue 4, pp. 1416-27, 2014 Feb 27. ...

Vanwetswinkel, S., A. Volkov, Y. G. J. Sterckx, A. Garcia-Pino, L. Buts, W. F. Vranken, J. Bouckaert, R. Roy, L. Wyns, and N. A. J. van Nuland, Study of the structural and dynamic effects in the FimH adhesin upon α-d-heptyl mannose binding., J Med Chem, vol. 57, issue 4, pp. 1416-27, 2014 Feb 27. ...

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MBLのおすすめAnti-LC3 pAb（Polyclonal, Polyclonal）。 使用法：Western Blotting, Immunoprecipitation, Flow Cytometry, Immunocytochemistry, Immunohistochemistry 交差性：Human, Mouse, Rat, Hamster, Zebrafish

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Did you know that pressure cooking-while it works with many foods to destroy or drastically reduce lectin protein content-actually functions to enhance and strengthen it in others? ...

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