This review is the sixth update of the original article published in 1999 on the application of
MALDI mass spectrometry to the analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates and brings …

Early sensing of pathogenic bacteria by the host immune system is important to develop
effective mechanisms to kill the invader. Microbial recognition, activation of signaling …

Innate immune system is the first line of host defense against invading microorganisms. It
relies on a limited number of germline-encoded pattern recognition receptors that recognize …

Adhesion is crucial for the infective lifestyles of bacterial pathogens. Adhesion to non-living
surfaces, other microbial cells, and components of the biofilm extracellular matrix are crucial …

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α inhibitors are considered to be effective in the treatment of
psoriatic plaques, although the precise therapeutic pathway is not clear. Pro-inflammatory …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell wall consist variety of mannose containing glycoconjugates
including lipomannan (LM) and lipoarabinomannan (LAM). These lipoglycans are involved …

Lipids are ubiquitous molecules, known to play important roles in various cellular processes.
Alterations to the lipidome can therefore be used as a read-out of the signs of disease …

Autophagy is a lysosomal degradative process that plays essential functions in innate
immunity, particularly, in the clearance of intracellular bacteria such as Mycobacterium …

One-third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), which
causes tuberculosis. Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell envelope components such as …

Innate immune recognition is the first line of host defense against invading microorganisms.
It is a based on the detection, by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), of invariant molecular …