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Requirement for the Alternative Pathway as Well as C4 and C2 in Complement-Dependent Hemolysis Via the Lectin Pathway by Suankratay, Chusana, Zhang, Xiao-Hui, Zhang, Yonghong, Lint, Thomas F, Gewurz, Henry

“…Mannan-binding lectin (MBL) is a C1q-like molecule opsonic for several micro-organisms. MBL can activate C4, C2, and later acting complement components in the…”
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Lysis via the lectin pathway of complement activation: minireview and lectin pathway enhancement of endotoxin-initiated hemolysis by Zhang, Yonghong, Suankratay, Chusana, Zhang, Xiao-Hui, Lint, Thomas F, Gewurz, Henry

“…Lysis via the newly discovered lectin pathway of complement activation is reviewed. Mannan-coated erythrocytes sensitized with MBL are lysed in human serum…”
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Enhancement of human peripheral blood monocyte respiratory burst activity by aggregated C-reactive protein by Zeller, J M, Landay, A L, Lint, T F, Gewurz, H

“…We had previously demonstrated that C-reactive protein (CRP), an acute phase reactant, when aggregated or coupled to a ligand, interacts with monocytes and…”
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Interaction of C-Reactive Protein with Lymphocytes and Monocytes: Complement-Dependent Adherence and Phagocytosis by Mortensen, Richard F, Osmand, Alexander P, Lint, Thomas F, Gewurz, Henry

“…The serum constituent C-reactive protein (CRP), which activates the classical complement (C) pathway when reacting with its substrates, was examined for its…”
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Ficolin binding and lectin pathway activation by acetylated-LDL by Faro, Jonathan, Chen, Ying, Oza, Pooja, Jhaveri, Perrin, Spear, Gregory T., Lint, Thomas F., Gewurz, Henry

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Roles for C3 and alpha-2 macroglobulin in the transportation and activation of MASP-2 in normal human serum by Chen, Ying, Faro, Jonathan, Spear, Gregory T., Lint, Thomas F., Gewurz, Henry

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Activation of Human Complement by Liposomes: A Model for Membrane Activation of the Alternative Pathway by Cunningham, Carolyn M, Kingzette, Mae, Richards, Roberta L, Alving, Carl R, Lint, Thomas F, Gewurz, Henry

“…Liposomal model membranes were found to activate the alternative pathway of human complement. Activation was measured by C3 conversion and component…”
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Restriction of Complement-Mediated Membrane Damage by the Eighth Component of Complement: A Dual Role for C8 in the Complement Attack Sequence by Nemerow, Glen R, Yamamoto, Ken-Ichi, Lint, Thomas F

“…Inhibitors of the fluid phase complex were examined in serum from which the lipoproteins had been removed. A limited number of these nonlipoprotein inhibitors…”
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Studies on the Inhibition of C5̄6̄-Induced Lysis (Reactive Lysis) by Baker, Patricia J., Lint, Thomas F., McLeod, Bruce C., Behrends, Carole L., Gewurz, Henry

“…Multiple polyanions and polycations were tested for their ability to influence formation of from C, C7, and sheep erythrocytes. Six of 11 polyanions tested,…”
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Antibodies to Mucin 1 in Relation to Ovarian Cancer and Ovarian Cancer Risk by Nam, Nancy J

“…Mucins (MUC) are large glycoproteins that form epithelial cell surface barriers, protect proteins from proteolysis and are immunosuppressive. Antibodies to…”
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Deficiency of C7 with systemic lupus erythematosus: solubilization of immune complexes in complement-deficient sera by Zeitz, H J, Miller, G W, Lint, T F, Ali, M A, Gewurz, H

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Tumor necrosis factor/cachectin: induction of hemorrhagic necrosis in normal tissue requires the fifth component of complement (C5) by ROTHSTEIN, J. L, LINT, T. F, SCHREIBER, H

“…TNF induces hemorrhagic necrosis (HN) when injected into skin exposed to bacterial agents but not when injected into normal skin. In this paper, we present…”
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Complement and antibody mediate enhancement of HIV infection by increasing virus binding and provirus formation by June, R A, Schade, S Z, Bankowski, M J, Kuhns, M, McNamara, A, Lint, T F, Landay, A L, Spear, G T

“…Previous studies have shown that infection of complement receptor (CR2)-bearing cells with HIV pretreated with antibody (Ab) plus complement (C) resulted in…”
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Activation of the alternative pathway of complement by twelve different rabbit-mouse chimeric transfectoma IgA isotypes by Schneiderman, RD, Lint, TF, Knight, KL

“…Previous experiments have resulted in the identification and cloning of 13 nonallelic genes encoding the constant region of rabbit IgA H chains. The genes, C…”
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Direct binding of complement component C1q to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and human T lymphotrophic virus-I (HTLV-I) coinfected cells by Spear, G T, Jiang, H X, Sullivan, B L, Gewurz, H, Landay, A L, Lint, T F

“…Previous studies have shown that coinfection of the human T lymphotrophic virus type I (HTLV-I) chronically infected cell line MT4 with human immunodeficiency…”
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In vivo decrease in the expression of complement receptor 2 on B-cells in HIV infection by Scott, M E, Landay, A L, Lint, T F, Spear, G T

“…To investigate changes in the expression of complement receptor 2 (CR2) on B-cells from HIV-infected individuals. CR2 is the C3d/Epstein-Barr virus receptor…”
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An enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay for the quantitation of the terminal complement complex from cell membranes or in activated human sera by Gawryl, M S, Simon, M T, Eatman, J L, Lint, T F

“…A sensitive and simple enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA) has been developed to measure the terminal complement complex (TCC) in solution…”
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Absence of the sixth component of complement in a patient with repeated episodes of meningococcal meningitis by Lim, D, Gewurz, A, Lint, T F, Ghaze, M, Sepheri, B, Gewurz, H

“…A previously healthy 6-year-old boy who presented with meningococcal meningitis responded favorably to ampicillin, but suffered two and possibly three repeat…”
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Enhancement of C5̄6̄-Initiated Lysis by Cell-Bound C3 Fragments: Evidence for a Mechanism Independent of the Prior Binding of C5̄6̄ to C3b by Yamamoto, Ken-Ichi, Lint, Thomas F., Gewurz, Henry

“…Cell-bound C3b can reversibly bind C, activated complex of the fifth (C5) and sixth (C6) components of complement, and in this way potentiate C-initiated lysis…”
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Serum Lipoproteins and C5̄6̄7̄-INH Activity by Lint, Thomas F., Behrends, Carole L., Gewurz, Henry

“…Serum contains an activity termed C-INH which inhibits the attachment of the C complex of complement to bystander cells. The serum constituents which express…”
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