Exploitation of the complement system by Leishmania promastigotes

Serum lectin with known structure activates complement through the classical pathway.

Ken Ikeda, Takayoshi Sannoh, Norioki Kawasaki et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1987 · 424 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Immunology +14

Role of the Leishmania surface protease gp63 in complement fixation, cell adhesion, and resistance to complement-mediated lysis

Andrew Brittingham, Coleman Morrison, W. Robert McMaster et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 1995 · 322 citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Molecular Biology +17

Macrophage complement and lectin-like receptors bind Leishmania in the absence of serum.

Jenefer M. Blackwell, R. Alan B. Ezekowitz, Morven B. Roberts et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 1985 · 304 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +17

The mouse macrophage receptor for C3bi (CR3) is a major mechanism in the phagocytosis of Leishmania promastigotes.

David M. Mosser, Paul J. Edelson · The Journal of Immunology · 1985 · 258 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +17

CR1, the C3b receptor, mediates binding of infective <i>Leishmania major</i> metacyclic promastigotes to human macrophages.

R P Da Silva, Bradford Hall, Keith A. Joiner et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 1989 · 257 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +17