Mannan-Binding Lectin Regulates Inflammatory Cytokine Production, Proliferation, and Cytotoxicity of Human Peripheral Natural Killer Cells

• Main Authors: Jia Zhou (Author), Mengyao Hu (Author), Jie Li (Author), Yan Liu (Author), Jialiang Luo (Author), Liyun Zhang (Author), Xiao Lu (Author), Daming Zuo (Author), Zhengliang Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Natural killer (NK) cells represent the founding members of innate lymphoid cells (ILC) and play critical roles in inflammation and the immune response. NK cell effector functions are regulated and fine-tuned by various immune modulators. Mannan (or mannose)-binding lectin (MBL), a soluble C-type le...