| Literature DB >> 9673289 |
H Schroten1, C Stapper, R Plogmann, H Köhler, J Hacker, F G Hanisch.
Abstract
S-fimbriated Escherichia coli strains cause sepsis and meningitis in newborns and are known to recognize the carbohydrate sequence sialyl-(alpha2-3)-galactoside. We show that adhesion of cloned S-fimbriated E. coli to human epithelial cells is inhibited Fab independently by sialyloligosaccharides on secretory immunoglobulin A (s-IgA). This indicates an anti-infective function of s-IgA (Fc), particularly in early human milk.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9673289 PMCID: PMC108467
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441