Evidence map›Paper›PMID 35320543›Full record

ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2022

Evaluation of the Bactericidal Activity of Galectins.

Nourine A Kamili, Anu Paul, Shang-Chuen Wu, Marcelo Dias-Baruffi, Richard D Cummings, Connie M Arthur, Sean R Stowell

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nourine A KamiliJoint Program in Transfusion Medicine, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Anu PaulJoint Program in Transfusion Medicine, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Shang-Chuen WuJoint Program in Transfusion Medicine, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Marcelo Dias-BaruffiDepartment of Clinical Analysis, Toxicological and Bromatological, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
Richard D CummingsHarvard Glycomics Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Connie M ArthurJoint Program in Transfusion Medicine, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Sean R StowellJoint Program in Transfusion Medicine, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. srstowell@bwh.harvard.edu.
Harvard University · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USUniversidade de São Paulo · BR

Funding

Examining the Mechanisms of RBC Alloimmunization HyperrespondersR01HL154034 · NHLBI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI ARTHUR, CONNIE M · 2020 to 2024
$2.1M
Integrating microbial glycan arrays with genomic sequences to study host microbe interactionsU01CA242109 · NCI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI CUMMINGS, RICHARD D, STOWELL, SEAN R · 2019 to 2021
$1.5M
Characterization of Naturally Occurring Anti-Blood Group Antibody FormationF31HL138934 · NHLBI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI KAMILI, NOURINE AHMED · 2017 to 2021
$189k
NCI NIH HHS U01 CA242109NHLBI NIH HHS F31 HL138934NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL154034
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over a century ago, Karl Landsteiner discovered that blood group antigens could predict the immunological outcome of red blood cell transfusion. While the discovery of ABO(H) blood group antigens revolutionized transfusion medicine, many questions remain regarding the development and regulation of naturally occurring anti-blood group antibody formation. Early studies suggested that blood group antibodies develop following stimulation by bacteria that express blood group antigens. While this may explain the development of anti-blood group antibodies in blood group-negative individuals, how blood group-positive individuals protect themselves against blood group-positive microbes remained unknown. Recent studies suggest that several members of the galectin family specifically target blood group-positive microbes, thereby providing innate immune protection against blood group antigen-positive microbes regardless of the blood group status of an individual. Importantly, subsequent studies suggest that this unique form of immunity may not be limited to blood group expressing microbes, but may reflect a more generalized form of innate immunity against molecular mimicry. As this form of antimicrobial activity represents a unique and unprecedented form of immunity, we will examine important considerations and methodological approaches that can be used when seeking to ascertain the potential antimicrobial activity of various members of the galectin family.

Indexed as

Blood Group AntigensGalectinsHumansImmunity, InnateMolecular MimicryBlood Group AntigensGalectinsAntimicrobialBlood group–positive microbesGalectinInnate immune lectinMolecular mimicry

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PMID35320543
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