- ►mastgrp.com [PDF] S Thiel, PD Frederiksen, JC Jensenius - Molecular immunology, 2006 - Elsevier The innate immune system is attracting interest, not only because of its action
in the immediate defence against infections, but also because of its importance
for activating an adequate specific immune response. A number of different ... Cited by 48 - Related articles - All 11 versions
- ►man.ac.uk [PDF] LH Bouwman, BO Roep, A Roos - Human immunology, 2006 - Elsevier Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a recognition molecule of the lectin pathway of
complement and a key component of innate immunity. MBL variant alleles have been
described in the coding region of the MBL gene, which are associated with ... Cited by 35 - Related articles - All 6 versions
K Ichinose, E Kawasaki, K Eguchi - Am J Nephrol, 2007 - content.karger.com Type 1 diabetes mellitus is an autoimmune disease characterized by progressive
destruction of pancreatic beta cells by genetic and environmental factors which
leads to an absolute dependence of insulin for survival and maintenance of ... Cited by 22 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
J Østergaard, TK Hansen, S Thiel, A Flyvbjerg - Clinica Chimica Acta, 2005 - Elsevier Diabetes mellitus is a major and increasing health problem worldwide. One of the
most serious consequences of diabetes is the development of diabetic angiopathy,
which includes cardiovascular disease, neuropathy, retinopathy and ... Cited by 20 - Related articles - All 5 versions
- ►diabetesjournals.org LH Bouwman, P Eerligh, OT Terpstra, MR Daha, … - Diabetes, 2005 - Am Diabetes Assoc Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a recognition molecule of the lectin pathway of
complement and a key component of innate immunity. MBL polymorphisms have been
described that are associated with MBL serum concentration, impaired ... Cited by 18 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
TK Hansen, MA Gall, L Tarnow, S Thiel, CD … - Archives of Internal Medicine, 2006 - Am Med Assoc Results During follow-up, 169 patients died. The risk of dying was significantly
higher among patients with MBL levels greater than or equal to 1000 µg/L than
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- ►peoriaendocrine.com [PDF] P Rossing - Diabetologia, 2006 - Springer Abstract Diabetic nephropathy is a major problem for patients and health care
systems. The costs of treatment remain high. To confront the ongoing challenge,
we need to identify individuals at high risk for initiation and progres- ... Cited by 12 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
SP Berger, A Roos, MR Daha - Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 2005 - ERA-EDTA The complement system is not only an important component of the innate immune
system but it also plays an essential role in the initiation and control of the
adaptive immune response. The three pathways of complement activation ... Cited by 10 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►asnjournals.org SP Berger, A Roos, MJK Mallat, AFM … - Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2007 - Am Soc Nephrol Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPKT) is the treatment of choice
for patients with type 1 diabetes and renal failure. However, this procedure is
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- ►ciberobn.es [PDF] JM Fernández-Real, M Straczkowski, J … - Diabetologia, 2006 - Springer Received: 13 March 2006 /Accepted: 30 May 2006 / Published online: 29 August
2006 # Springer-Verlag 2006 ... Abstract Aims/hypothesis Decreased sensing of
the innate immune system may lead to chronic activation of the inflammatory ... Cited by 10 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
