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11504674

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-8-15
pubmed:abstractText
Surfactant protein (SP) A and SP-D are members of the collectin superfamily. They are widely distributed within the lung, are capable of antigen recognition, and can discern self versus nonself. SPs recognize bacteria, fungi, and viruses by binding mannose and N-acetylglucosamine residues on microbial cell walls. SP-A has been shown to stimulate the respiratory burst as well as nitric oxide synthase expression by alveolar macrophages. Although nitric oxide (NO.) is a well-recognized microbicidal product of macrophages, the mechanism(s) by which NO. contributes to host defense remains undefined. The purpose of this symposium was to present current research pertaining to the specific role of SPs and reactive oxygen-nitrogen species in innate immunity. The symposium focused on the mechanisms of NO*-mediated toxicity for bacterial, human, and animal models of SP-A- and NO.-mediated pathogen killing, microbial defense mechanisms against reactive oxygen-nitrogen species, specific examples and signaling pathways involved in the SP-A-mediated killing of pulmonary pathogens, the structure and binding of SP-A and SP-D to bacterial targets, and the immunoregulatory functions of SP-A.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1040-0605
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
281
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
L517-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Lung surfactant and reactive oxygen-nitrogen species: antimicrobial activity and host-pathogen interactions.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35249, USA. Judy.Hickman-Davis@ccc.uab.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review