RECEPTOR AND COMPLEMENT RECEPTOR-MEDIATED PHAGOCYTOSIS IN HOST-DEFENSE

Authors
VIDARSSON G VANDEWINKEL JGJ
Citation
G. Vidarsson et Jgj. Vandewinkel, RECEPTOR AND COMPLEMENT RECEPTOR-MEDIATED PHAGOCYTOSIS IN HOST-DEFENSE, Current opinion in infectious diseases, 11(3), 1998, pp. 271-278
Citations number
70
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Current opinion in infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
09517375
Volume
11
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
271 - 278
Database
ISI
SICI code
0951-7375(1998)11:3<271:RACRPI>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
In the past few years significant progress in the area of phagocyte bi ology has been made in unravelling the mechanism of phagocytosis. In t his review we discuss the characteristics and functions of complement and Fc receptors and the role they play as bridges between humoral and cellular immunity. We focus on the function of these receptors in a c omprehensive way and propose a novel model to explain the integration of various signals for the optimal functioning of phagocytic cells. (C ) 1998 Lippincott-Raven Publishers.