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ArticleVirus research2013

Efficacy of recombinant chimeric lectins, consisting of mannose binding lectin and L-ficolin, against influenza A viral infection in mouse model study.

Kazue Takahashi, Patience Moyo, Lorencia Chigweshe, Wei-Chuan Chang, Mitchel R White, Kevan L Hartshorn

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Article in Virus research, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Collectins and Ficolins.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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  2. Innate Immunity and Influenza A Virus Pathogenesis: Lessons for COVID-19.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2020
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  6. Human lectins and their roles in viral infections.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2015
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  7. Ficolins and infectious diseases.Virologica Sinica · 2014
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kazue TakahashiProgram of Developmental Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: ktakahashi1@partners.org.
Patience Moyo
Lorencia Chigweshe
Wei-Chuan Chang
Mitchel R White
Kevan L Hartshorn
Harvard University · USBoston University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

Development of novel immunotherapy for influenza virus infectionU01AI074503 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI TAKAHASHI, KAZUE · 2007 to 2011
$4.7M
NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI074503NIAID NIH HHS UO1AI074503
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Influenza A virus infection could result in fatal complications. Although immunization is the most effective prevention it is not effective to pandemic infection and is less effective or not approved for certain age groups. Some influenza virus strains have developed resistance to antiviral agents. Thus, new therapeutic agents are urgently needed. We focused on innate immune molecules, including mannose-binding lectin (MBL). In order to optimize its antiviral activities, we have previously generated three recombinant chimeric lectins (RCL), by introducing portions of L-ficolin, another innate immune lectin. Our in vitro characterizations previously selected RCL2 and RCL3 for further investigations against viruses, including influenza viruses. Here, we examined efficacy of these lectins against infection with PR8 (H1N1) influenza A virus using mouse model studies and a human tracheal epithelial cell system. Our results provide in vivo evidence that RCL3 is effective agent against influenza virus infection. The therapeutic mechanisms are in part by providing host protective responses mediated by cytokines. We conclude that RCL3 is a potential new innate immune anti-influenza virus therapeutic agent.

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AnimalsAntiviral AgentsCell LineDisease Models, AnimalEpithelial CellsFicolinsImmunologic FactorsInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeLectinsMannose-Binding LectinMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsTreatment OutcomeAntiviral AgentsFicolinsImmunologic FactorsLectinsMannose-Binding LectinFicolinHost responseInflammationInfluenza A virusInnate immunityMannose-binding lectin

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PMID24140629
PMCPMC3885334
OpenAlexW2069701958

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