Mannose-binding lectin (MBL ... A study on COVID-19 patients highlighted the role of MASP-2 in the lectin pathway of complement activation. The researchers developed a sensitive assay to measure ...

D-mannose, a distinctive type of sugar naturally occurring in various fruits such as cranberries and apples, is increasingly acknowledged as a supplement for its potential to enhance urinary tract ...

The total protein concentration was determined using a bicinchoninic acid (BCA) assay (297-73101, FUJIFILM). To detect the binding between OX40 and OX40L, purified OX40L proteins were added to ELISA ...

We explored that the decreased levels of complement factor H and C1-inhibitor significantly elevate these components, whereas tissue factor pathway inhibitor and alpha-2-macroglobulin have ... such as ...

Center for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials and Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Sensing Materials and Devices, School of ...

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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 ...

D-mannose is a type of sugar (a monosaccharide isomer of glucose), which is thought to inhibit bacterial adherence to uroepithelial cells by binding to a site on the tip of the fimbria12 and has shown ...