Plasma Lectin Pathway Complement Proteins in Patients With COVID-19 and Renal Disease

Plasma Lectin Pathway Complement Proteins in Patients With COVID-19 and Renal Disease

We do not understand why non-white ethnicity and chronic kidney disease increase susceptibility to COVID-19. The lectin pathway of complement activation is a key contributor to innate immunity and inflammation. Concentrations of plasma lectin pathway proteins influence pathway activity and vary with...

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Main Authors: Nicholas R. Medjeral-Thomas, Anne Troldborg, Annette G. Hansen, Jack Gisby, Candice L. Clarke, Maria Prendecki, Stephen P. McAdoo, Eleanor Sandhu, Liz Lightstone, David C. Thomas, Michelle Willicombe, Marina Botto, James E. Peters, Matthew C. Pickering, Steffen Thiel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
COVID-19
coronavirus
lectin
complement
chronic kidney disease
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.671052/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.671052/full

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