Inhibition of the complement membrane attack complex by the galactose-specific adhesin of Entamoeba histolytica

Arch Med Res. 1992;23(2):133.

Authors

L L Braga¹, H Ninomiya, J J McCoy, K Adal, T Wiedmer, C Pham, P J Sims, W A Petri Jr

Affiliation

¹ University of Virginia, Charlottesville.

PMID: 1340275

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Animals
Complement Membrane Attack Complex / antagonists & inhibitors*
Entamoeba histolytica / physiology*
Host-Parasite Interactions
Humans
Lectins*
Membrane Glycoproteins / pharmacology*
Protozoan Proteins / pharmacology*

Substances

Complement Membrane Attack Complex
Lectins
Membrane Glycoproteins
Protozoan Proteins
galactose inhibitable adherence protein, Entamoeba histolytica