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21051879

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-12-16
pubmed:abstractText
Bacterial infections represent a serious health care problem, and all multicellular organisms have developed defense mechanisms to eliminate pathogens that enter the host via different paths including wounds. Many invertebrates have an open circulatory system, and effective coagulation systems are in place to ensure fast and efficient closure of wounds. It was proposed early on that coagulation systems in invertebrates play a major role not only in sealing wounds but also in preventing systemic infections. More recent evidence suggests that vertebrates, too, rely on clotting as an immune effector mechanism. Here we discuss the evolution of clotting systems against the background of their versatile function in innate immunity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1662-8128
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
34-40
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Coagulation systems of invertebrates and vertebrates and their roles in innate immunity: the same side of two coins?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. Torsten.Loof@med.lu.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't