Evidence of Involvement of the Mannose Receptor in Adhesion of Borrelia burgdorferi to Monocyte/Macrophages
AUTOR(ES)
Cinco, Marina
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
The mannose receptor (MR) plays an important role in the recognition of some pathogens in nonopsonic phagocytosis and in antigen presentation to T cells. We found that Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme borreliosis, adheres to monocyte-derived macrophages and to rat MR-transfected cells but not to untransfected cells. Antibodies to MR and sugars such as mannose, mannan, fucose, and some lectins significantly lowered the adhesion, confirming participation of the MR in the binding.
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http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=98218Documentos Relacionados
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