"Lectins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Proteins that share the common characteristic of binding to carbohydrates. Some ANTIBODIES and carbohydrate-metabolizing proteins (ENZYMES) also bind to carbohydrates, however they are not considered lectins. PLANT LECTINS are carbohydrate-binding proteins that have been primarily identified by their hemagglutinating activity (HEMAGGLUTININS). However, a variety of lectins occur in animal species where they serve diverse array of functions through specific carbohydrate recognition.
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D037102
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.503
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| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lectins" by people in Profiles.
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Increased Release of Proinflammatory Proteins in Primary Human Adipocytes and Activation of the Inflammatory NF?B, p38, and ERK Pathways upon Omentin Treatment. Obes Facts. 2020; 13(2):221-236.
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Higher circulating omentin is associated with increased risk of primary cardiovascular events in individuals with diabetes. Diabetologia. 2020 02; 63(2):410-418.
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Omentin-regulated proteins combine a pro-inflammatory phenotype with an anti-inflammatory counterregulation in human adipocytes: A proteomics analysis. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2019 01; 35(1):e3074.
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Independent and opposite associations of serum levels of omentin-1 and adiponectin with increases of glycaemia and incident type 2 diabetes in an older population: KORA F4/FF4 study. Eur J Endocrinol. 2017 Oct; 177(4):277-286.
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A genome-wide association study identifies nucleotide variants at SIGLEC5 and DEFA1A3 as risk loci for periodontitis. Hum Mol Genet. 2017 07 01; 26(13):2577-2588.
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Identification of cDC1- and cDC2-committed DC progenitors reveals early lineage priming at the common DC progenitor stage in the bone marrow. Nat Immunol. 2015 Jul; 16(7):718-28.
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Adiponectin may mediate the association between omentin, circulating lipids and insulin sensitivity: results from the KORA F4 study. Eur J Endocrinol. 2015 Apr; 172(4):423-32.
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Anti-mistletoe lectin antibodies are produced in patients during therapy with an aqueous mistletoe extract derived from Viscum album L. and neutralize lectin-induced cytotoxicity in vitro. Klin Wochenschr. 1990 Sep 14; 68(18):896-900.
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