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  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
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13 Pages

Bovine Intelectin 2 Expression as a Biomarker of Paratuberculosis Disease Progression

  • Cristina Blanco Vázquez,
  • Ana Balseiro,
  • Marta Alonso-Hearn,
  • Ramón A. Juste,
  • Natalia Iglesias,
  • Maria Canive and
  • Rosa Casais

12 May 2021

Paratuberculosis (PTB), a chronic granulomatous enteritis caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), is responsible for important economic losses in the dairy industry. Our previous RNA-sequencing (RNA-Seq) analysis showed that...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,989 Views
30 Pages

Omentin—General Overview of Its Role in Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome and Other Diseases; Problem of Current Research State

  • Hubert Mateusz Biegański,
  • Krzysztof Maksymilian Dąbrowski and
  • Anna Różańska-Walędziak

Background: Omentin (omentin-1, intelectin-1, ITLN-1) is an adipokine considered to be a novel substance. Many chronic, inflammatory, or civilization diseases are linked to obesity, in which omentin plays a significant role. Methods: MEDLINE and SCOP...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,234 Views
17 Pages

Potential Involvement of the South American Lungfish Intelectin-2 in Innate-Associated Immune Modulation

  • Gabriela Patrícia Martins de Almeida Bernardes,
  • Gustavo Marques Serra,
  • Lucas da Silva e Silva,
  • Maíra Pompeu Martins,
  • Louise Neiva Perez,
  • Fábio Alberto de Molfetta,
  • Agenor Valadares Santos and
  • Maria Paula Cruz Schneider

Intelectins belong to a family of lectins with specific and transitory carbohydrate interaction capabilities. These interactions are related to the activity of agglutinating pathogens, as intelectins play a significant role in immunity. Despite the p...