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ReviewAdvances in experimental medicine and biology2025

Collectins and Ficolins.

Hajra Gupta, Ann Mary Joseph, Mughair Abdul Aziz, Faryal Saeed, Rekha Kumari, Khaled Masmoudi, Uday Kishore, Taruna Madan

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Review in Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Hajra GuptaDepartment of Innate Immunity, ICMR-NIRRCH, Mumbai, India.
Ann Mary JosephDepartment of Veterinary Medicine (CAVM), United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE.
Mughair Abdul AzizDepartment of Integrative Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE.
Faryal SaeedDepartment of Integrative Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE.
Rekha KumariDepartment of Zoology, A. N. College, Patna, Bihar, India.
Khaled MasmoudiDepartment of Integrative Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE.
Uday KishoreDepartment of Veterinary Medicine (CAVM), United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE.
Taruna MadanDepartment of Innate Immunity, ICMR-NIRRCH, Mumbai, India. guptat@nirrh.res.in.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein-carbohydrate interactions are utilized by the immune system for several defense activities. Collectins and ficolins have a key role in maintaining the balance of surfactants in the lungs and supporting the immune system in the lungs, respectively. This chapter provides an extensive description of two soluble pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), collectins and ficolins. It covers their structure, specificity for binding to certain ligands, biological functions along with initiating immune response by various mechanisms, their genetic characteristics, associations with various diseases, and their potential for use in therapy and diagnosis. The potential of collectins as diagnostic markers and therapeutic agents in diverse malignancies for their antitumorigenic effects has also been investigated. These findings have greatly enhanced our understanding of the innate immune system's previously overlooked specificity and effectiveness.

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CollectinsLectinsAnimalsFicolinsHumansImmunity, InnateNeoplasmsReceptors, Pattern RecognitionCollectinsFicolinsLectinsReceptors, Pattern Recognition

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