TY - JOUR
T1 - Mannan-binding lectin in diabetic kidney disease
T2 - the impact of mouse genetics in a type 1 diabetes model
AU - Østergaard, Jakob Appel
AU - Bjerre, Mette
AU - RamachandraRao, Satish Posettihalli
AU - Sharma, Anoop Kumar
AU - Nyengaard, Jens Randel
AU - Hansen, Troels Krarup
AU - Thiel, Steffen
AU - Flyvbjerg, Allan
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - BACKGROUND. Mannan-binding lectin (MBL) is involved in the development of diabetic nephropathy. MBL is a part of the innate immune system where it can activate the complement system. Serum MBL level predicts later renal impairment in diabetes patients. Direct involvement of MBL in the development of diabetic kidney disease is observed in one animal strain. However, this involvement may differ among the animal strains. We thus examined the impact of the genetic background on the role of MBL in diabetic nephropathy.
AB - BACKGROUND. Mannan-binding lectin (MBL) is involved in the development of diabetic nephropathy. MBL is a part of the innate immune system where it can activate the complement system. Serum MBL level predicts later renal impairment in diabetes patients. Direct involvement of MBL in the development of diabetic kidney disease is observed in one animal strain. However, this involvement may differ among the animal strains. We thus examined the impact of the genetic background on the role of MBL in diabetic nephropathy.
U2 - 10.1155/2012/678381
DO - 10.1155/2012/678381
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22645604
SN - 1687-5214
VL - 2012
SP - 678381
JO - Experimental Diabetes Research
JF - Experimental Diabetes Research
ER -