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Infect Immun
; 69(4): 2743-7, 2001 Apr.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11254646
RESUMO
The mannose receptor (MR) plays an important role in the recognition of some pathogens in nonopsonic phagocytosis and in antigen presentation to T cells. We found that Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme borreliosis, adheres to monocyte-derived macrophages and to rat MR-transfected cells but not to untransfected cells. Antibodies to MR and sugars such as mannose, mannan, fucose, and some lectins significantly lowered the adhesion, confirming participation of the MR in the binding.