The complement system comprises several fluid-phase and membrane-associated proteins.
Under physiological conditions, activation of the fluid-phase components of complement is …

New insights gained through the use of state-of-the-art technologies, including next-
generation sequencing, are starting to reveal that the association between the …

A major function of the immune system is to protect the host from microbial infections. The
complement system plays important roles in both the innate and the adaptive immune …

Synthesis of well-defined neoglycopolymer− protein biohybrid materials and a preliminary
study focused on their ability of binding mammalian lectins and inducing immunological …

Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a serum protein that plays an important role in host
defenses as an opsonin and through activation of the complement system. The objective of …

Objectives This study intended to investigate the dynamics of anti-spike (S) IgG and IgM
antibodies in COVID-19 patients. Methods Anti-S IgG/IgM was determined by a semi …

Collectins are collagen-containing C-type (calcium-dependent) lectins which are important
pathogen pattern recognising innate immune molecules. Their primary structure is …

Brain fog can be described as a constellation of new-onset neuropsychiatric sequelae in the
post-acute phase of COVID-19 (long COVID). The symptoms include inattention, short-term …

While hepatitis C exemplifies the role of host genetics in infectious diseases outcomes, there
is no comprehensive overview of polymorphisms influencing spontaneous and/or treatment …

L-ficolin, one of lectin families, is a recently identified complement factor that initiates lectin
pathway of complement. Little is known about its role in viral hepatitis. In the present study …